{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-103066",
    "time_of_filling": "2020-05-18 14:44:14",
    "domain_names": [
        "arlafoobs.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Šárka Glasslová (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Arla Foods Amba"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "BRANDIT GmbH",
    "respondent": [
        "Sonia Rubio"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "The Complainant Arla Foods Amba is cooperatively owned by 9,759 farmers, producing and commercializing dairy products. Arla Foods Amba was constituted in 2000, when the largest Danish dairy cooperative MD Foods merged with its Swedish counterpart Arla ekonomisk Förening. Arla Foods is the fourth largest dairy company in the world, based on milk intake and the world’s largest organic dairy producer; it sells its products in 151 countries. Arla Foods Amba employs around 19,190 people across 105 countries in 2018 and after its Consolidated Annual Report 2018 reached a global revenue of EUR 10,5 billion for the year 2019.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant Arla Foods Amba has a strong and established presence in Canada dairy market; 3.1 volume growth in Canada in 2019 compared to 2018. Arla Foods has office in Canada and operates the Canadian web-site <arlafoods.ca> to connect and promote their products among customers.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant´s products are easily recognized by the consumers all over the world due to the significant investments of the company in promoting its products and brands and offering high quality products. It sells its milk-based products under its famous brands ARLA®, LURPAK®, CASTELLO®, APETINA® and others.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant also enjoys a strong online presence via its official website and social media. Due to extensive use, advertising and revenue associated with its trademarks worldwide, the Complainant enjoys a high degree of renown around the world.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant is present in the USA via its registered companies (including ARLA FOODS, INC. incorporated in 1970, and runs a US related web-site <arlausa.com>. The history of the Complainant in USA goes back to 1998 and now the plant (Wisconsin Hollandtown dairy) employs over 150 people. The Complainant is very active on social media to promote its mark, products and services. The Complainant is followed by 1,195,982 people on Facebook, the US account of the Complainant on Instagram followed by 2,677 followers, Twitter accounts are also popular among consumers.\r\n",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "The Panel is not aware of any other pending or decided legal proceedings relating to the disputed domain name.",
    "no_response_filed": "No administratively compliant Response has been filed.\r\n\r\nThe Panel shall decide this administrative proceeding on the basis of the Complainant's undisputed allegations pursuant to paragraphs 5(f), 14(a) and 15(a) of the Rules and draw such inferences it considers appropriate pursuant to paragraph 14(b) of the Rules because of the Respondent's failure to submit a response.\r\n\r\nTherefore, in the absence of a response, it is appropriate to accept as true all allegations of the Complaint.",
    "rights": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark 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": [
        "JUDr. Vojtěch Trapl"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2020-06-22 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant Arla Foods Amba is a globally well-known company.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations for ARLA and ARLA FOODS (thereafter the “Complainant’s trademarks”), such as but not limited to:\r\n\r\n- Canadian trademark registration No. 1049852 ARLA registered on June 3, 2003;\r\n- Canadian TM registration ARLA (logo) No. 1410246 registered on August 23, 2010;\r\n- International trademark ARLA No. 731917, registered on March 20, 2000;\r\n- International trademark ARLA No. 990596, registered on September 8, 2008;\r\n- Denmark trademark ARLA FOODS No. VR 2000 01185, registered on March 6, 2000.\r\n\r\nThe trademarks of the Complainant ARLA and ARLA FOODS are considered as well-known trademarks, see for example: Arla Foods Amba v. Nashan, CAC Case No. 101486.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant also owns numerous domain names containing the trademark ARLA, among them: <arla.com> (registered on July 15, 1996), <arlafoods.eu> (registered on April 23, 2006), <arlafoods.com> (registered on October 1, 1999), <arlafoods.co.uk> (registered on October 1, 1999), <arlafoods.ca> (registered on November 29, 2000), <arlafoods.us> (registered on April 29, 2002). The Complainant uses these domain names to resolve to its official websites through which it informs Internet users and potential consumers about its ARLA mark and its products and services.\r\n\r\nThe disputed domain name <ARLAFOOBS.COM> ",
    "decision_domains": {
        "ARLAFOOBS.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}