Arla Foods is the fifth-largest dairy company in the world and a cooperative owned by more than 12,500 dairy farmers. 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 around 21,985 full-time employees and reached a global revenue of EUR 13,8 billion for the year 2024. The Complainant enjoys a strong presence globally via its official website and social media accounts.<\/p>\n
The Complainant submits that Arla Food’s products are easily recognized by 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 the brand names ARLA®, LURPAK®, CASTELLO®, APETINA®, and others.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <arlalogistics.org> was first registered on 6 November 2024. The disputed domain name currently resolves to an inactive error page. There is no evidence before the Panel that the disputed domain name has ever been used for an active website since it was registered.<\/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.
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 trade mark 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": [ "Gregor Kleinknecht LLM MCIArb (Presiding Panelist)" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-09-14 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns numerous word and device trade marks consisting of the name ARLA in multiple classes and numerous countries around the world, including the International trade mark ARLA, registration number 731917, designating the United States, first registered on 20 March 2000 in international classes 01, 05, 29, 30, 31, and 32; the International trade mark ARLA, registration number 990596, designating the United States, first registered on 8 September 2008 in international classes 01, 05, 29, 30, 31 and 32; and the EU trade mark ARLA, registration number 001520899, first registered on 7 May 2001, in international classes 1, 5, 29, and 30-32. The Complainant’s trade mark registrations predate the registration of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainant owns multiple domain names consisting of the name ARLA, including <arla.com>, registered on 15 July 1996; and <arla.eu>, registered on 1 June 2006, which are all connected to the Complainant's official websites through which it informs Internet users and consumers about its products and services.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "arlalogistics.org": "TRANSFERRED" } }