The Complainant in this proceeding is Arla Foods, the fifth-largest dairy company in the world. 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 Amba employs 119,190 people across 105 countries and reached a global revenue of EUR 11,2 billion for the year 2021. It sells its milk-based products under its brands such as ARLA®, LURPAK®, CASTELLO®, APETINA® and others. The Complainant owns numerous EU, international, and jurisdiction-specific (such as in Denmark) trademark registrations for ARLA and ARLA FOODS. The Complainant also owns numerous domain names containing the trademarks ARLA and ARLA FOODS, among them: <arla.com> (registered on July 15, 1996), <arla.ph> (registered on August 31, 2001), <arla.eu> (registered on June 1, 2006), <arlafoods.com>, <arlafoods.co.uk> (registered on October 1, 1999) and <arlafoods.ca> (registered on November 29, 2000). 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. <\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on<\/span> <\/span>April 11, <\/span>2023,<\/span> years after the<\/span> first <\/span>registration of the Complainant’s trademark<\/span>s<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>",
"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.<\/p>",
"no_response_filed": " The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.<\/p>\n NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED. <\/p>",
"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).<\/p>",
"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).<\/p>",
"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).<\/p>",
"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.<\/p>",
"decision": "Accepted",
"panelists": [
"Carrie Shang"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2023-11-25 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant in this proceeding is Arla Foods, the fifth-largest dairy company in the world. 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 Amba employs 119,190 people across 105 countries and reached a global revenue of EUR 11,2 billion for the year 2021. It sells its milk-based products under its brands such as ARLA®, LURPAK®, CASTELLO®, APETINA® and others. The Complainant owns numerous EU, international, and jurisdiction-specific (such as in Denmark) trademark registrations for ARLA and ARLA FOODS. The Complainant also owns numerous domain names containing the trademarks ARLA and ARLA FOODS, among them: <arla.com> (registered on July 15, 1996), <arla.ph> (registered on August 31, 2001), <arla.eu> (registered on June 1, 2006), <arlafoods.com>, <arlafoods.co.uk> (registered on October 1, 1999) and <arlafoods.ca> (registered on November 29, 2000). 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. <\/p>\n The Respondent has not submitted any response in this case to identify its rights. <\/p>",
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"arlfoods.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
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}