The Complainant is a cooperative owned by more than 12,500 dairy farmers and is one of the largest dairy companies in the world. Established in 2000 with the merger of MD foods and Arla ekonomisk Förening, the Complainant now has around 21,895 employees and had a global revenue of around €13.8 billion in 2024.<\/p>\n
The Complainant states that its products are easily recognized by consumers around the world due to the significant investments made by the Complainant in promoting its products and brands, and offering high quality products. Its products are sold under brands such as ARLA, LURPAK, CASTELLO, and APETINA, amongst others.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also operates Arla Pro, its foodservice division, which supplies professional kitchens with high quality dairy products tailored for chefs, restaurants, and catering businesses. Arla Pro enjoys a strong presence globally, including in China.<\/p>\n
The Complainant has a strong online presence through its official website, and its social media platforms.<\/p>\n
The Respondent is wu qing ru of huai yin qu huang he dong lu yi he hua yuan B qu 12 dong, huai an shi, 223000, China.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name resolved to a GoDaddy.com parking page listing the disputed domain name for sale.<\/p>\n
On May 26, 2025, the Complainant sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Respondent and the Registrar through the contact forms provided on the WhoIs records. Reminders were sent on June 5, 2025 and June 11, 2025 but no response was received.<\/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 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": "
Language of the Proceeding<\/strong><\/p>\n The language of the Registration Agreement for the disputed domain name is Chinese. Pursuant to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Rules“)<\/span>, paragraph 11(a), in the absence of an agreement between the parties, or unless specified otherwise in the registration agreement, the language of the administrative proceeding shall be the language of the registration agreement.<\/p>\n The Complaint was filed in English. The Complainant requested that the language of the proceedings be English for these reasons:<\/p>\n The Respondent did not make any submissions with respect to the language of the proceeding. <\/p>\n In exercising its discretion to use a language other than that of the registration agreement, the Panel has to exercise such discretion judicially in the spirit of fairness and justice to both parties, taking into account all relevant circumstances of the case, including matters such as the language\/script of the domain name particularly where the same as that of the complainant’s mark, potential unfairness or unwarranted delay in ordering the complainant to translate the complaint, and evidence of other respondent-controlled domain names registered, used, or corresponding to a particular language, (see section 4.5.1 WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition (“WIPO Overview 3.0”).<\/p>\n Having considered the circumstances of this case including the composition of the disputed domain name which contains the English terms “pro” and “.info”, the Panel determines that the language of the proceeding shall be English. There does not appear to be any reason which warrants a delay and additional expense in ordering the Complainant to translate the Complaint.<\/p>\n Other procedural matters<\/strong><\/p>\n 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": [
"Francine Tan"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2025-09-16 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the owner of the ARLA, and ARLA PRO trade marks, which are used in relation with, inter alia, agricultural products and related products.<\/p>\n The Complainant has numerous trademark registrations for ARLA and ARLA PRO including the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The International registrations include designations of China.<\/p>\n The Complainant is the owner of various domain names, including these:<\/p>\n The Respondent registered the disputed domain name on December 30, 2024. As at the time of filing the Complaint, the disputed domain name resolved to a Godaddy webpage, where it was offered for sale for USD950.<\/p>",
"decision_domains": {
"arlapro.info": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}\n
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