{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107979",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-09-23 09:31:30",
    "domain_names": [
        "fermentis-lesaffre.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.",
    "respondent": [
        "Max Osswald (fermentis lesaffre)"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant, LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE is a French company specialized in the design, manufacture and markets solutions for baking, food taste, health care and biotechnology. Based in the North of France, FERMENTIS is a Business Unit of the Lesaffre and is specialized in fermentation for beer, wine, spirits and other fermented beverages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Respondent registered the disputed domain name &lt; fermentis-lesaffre.com&gt; on September 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant submitted the following documents to prove the abovementioned facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annex-1: Information regarding the Complainant<\/li>\n<li>Annex-2: Information regarding FERMENTIS<\/li>\n<li>Annex-3: Complainant&rsquo;s trademarks LESAFFRE<\/li>\n<li>Annex-5: Complainant&rsquo;s domain names<\/li>\n<li>Annex-4: Complainant&rsquo;s trademarks FERMENTIS<\/li>\n<li>Annex-6: Whois of the disputed domain name<\/li>\n<li>Annex-7: Copy of the website<\/li>\n<li>Annex-8: DNS configuration<\/li>\n<li>Annex-9: Information regarding the presence of the Complainant in America<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "<p>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": "<p><b>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/b>&nbsp;<\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": [
        "Nathalie Dreyfus"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-10-23 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant has proved to own the following trademark rights, inter alia:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International trademark LESAFFRE n&deg;1775809 registered on October 12, 2023;<\/li>\n<li>International trademark FERMENTIS n&deg; 800762 registered on March 7, 2003, and duly renewed;<\/li>\n<li>French trademark LESAFFRE n&deg; 3202372 registered on January 2, 2003, and duly renewed;<\/li>\n<li>European trademark FERMENTIS n&deg; 002970663 registered on February 26, 2004, duly renewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Complainants also owns the following domain names:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;lesaffre.com&gt; registered since December 19, 1996 and duly renewed;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;fermentis.com&gt; registered since December 16, 2002 and duly renewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "fermentis-lesaffre.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}