{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-101787",
    "time_of_filling": "2017-11-29 10:29:57",
    "domain_names": [
        "ukarlafoods.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Arla Foods Amba"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "BrandIT GmbH",
    "respondent": [
        "Tahir Shah"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:\r\n\r\nArla is a global dairy company and co-operative owned by 12,650 dairy farmers in seven countries. The company has operations worldwide. In the UK, Arla operates through its subsidiary, Arla Foods UK plc. Arla has over 19,000 employees worldwide and reached global revenue of EUR 10.3 billion in 2015. The UK business has a yearly combined milk pool of circa 3.2 billion litres and a turnover in excess of £2 billion. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant, Arla Foods Amba, is the owner of the registered trade marks ARLA as a word mark and device as well as ARLA FOODS in numerous of countries all over the world including in the UK. The Complainant's trade marks registrations predate the registration of the disputed domain name.\r\n\r\nThe Respondent registered the disputed domain name on 31 October 2017.\r\n\r\nOn 7 November 2017, the Complainant sent a cease and desist letter to the Respondent's e-mail address listed in the Whois record. Reminders were sent on 13 November and 20 November 2017. On 21 November 2017, the Respondent replied to the letter as follows: “Hi I no longer own this domain. Apologies for the confusion.”\r\n\r\nOn 27 November 2017, the Whois record was changed replacing the Registrant Name, Admin Name and Tech Name, as well as the phone and e-mail details, with \"*\" characters, rather than legitimate contact information. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant has also registered a number of domain names under generic top-level domains (\"gTLD\") and country-code top-level domains (\"ccTLD\") containing the term “Arla” and “Arla Foods”. For example, <arlafoods.com> (registered 1 October 1999), <arla.com> (registered 15 July 1996), <arlafoods.co.uk> (registered 1 October 1999) and <arlafoods.net> (registered 21 February 2000). The Complainant is using the domain names to connect to a website through which it informs potential customers about its trade marks, products and services.\r\n",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain name.  ",
    "no_response_filed": "NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED.\r\n\r\n",
    "rights": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trade mark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy).",
    "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the Respondent to have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy).  ",
    "bad_faith": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy).  ",
    "procedural_factors": "The Panel is satisfied that all procedural requirements under UDRP were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.",
    "decision": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "Mrs Veronica  Bailey"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2018-01-17 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant owns the following trade mark registrations:\r\n\r\na)\tARLA (word mark), EUTM registration number 001520899, registered 24 February 2000.\r\nb)\tARLA (figurative), EUTM registration number 001902592, registered 13 October 2000.\r\nc)\tARLA (figurative colour), EUTM registration number 009012981, registered 8 April 2010.\r\nd)\tARLA FOODS (word mark), Danish national registration number VR 2000 01185,  registered 6 March 2000.\r\ne)\tARLA (word mark), UK trade mark registration number UK00002226454, registered 20 March 2000.\r\n\r\nThese trade mark registrations predate the registration of the disputed domain name on 31 October 2017. \r\n",
    "decision_domains": {
        "UKARLAFOODS.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}