{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108040",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-10-21 10:27:44",
    "domain_names": [
        "arlaredo.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Arla Foods Amba"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Abion GmbH ",
    "respondent": [
        "Neal  Ryan "
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is the fifth-largest dairy company in the world and a cooperative owned by more than 12,500 dairy farmers. It was established in 2000 through the merger of the Danish dairy cooperative MD Foods and the Swedish cooperative Arla ekonomisk F&ouml;rening. The Complainant employs approximately 21,895 full-time employees and reported global revenues of EUR 13.8 billion in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant&rsquo;s products are recognized by consumers worldwide as a result of substantial and continuous investments in marketing, brand development, and product quality. The Complainant commercializes a wide range of dairy products under several well-known trademarks, including ARLA, LURPAK, CASTELLO and APETINA, among others. Through extensive use, advertising, and commercial success, these marks have acquired a high degree of renown globally.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant also maintains a strong online presence through its official website and social media channels. It furthermore has a significant business footprint in the United States, where it operates through Arla Foods Inc., USA, and Arla Foods Hollandtown Dairy.<\/p>\n<p>The Respondent is an individual residing in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name was registered on 15 April 2024 and does not resolve to any active website.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant sent a cease and desist letter to the Respondent without obtaining response.<\/p>",
    "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>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<p>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/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": [
        "Ivett Paulovics"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-11-17 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complaint, carrying out business under the company or trade name Arla Foods, is owner of the following trademarks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the International trademark ARLA (word) No. 731917, registered since 20 March 2000 in classes 1, 5, 29, 30, 31 and 32, designating, among the others, the United States;<\/li>\n<li>the International trademark ARLA (device) No. 990596, registered since 8 September 2008 in classes 1, 5, 29, 30, 31 and 32, designating, among the others, the United States;<\/li>\n<li>the EU trademark registration ARLA (word) No. 018031231, registered since 6 September 2019 in classes 1, 5, 9, 16, 29, 30, 32, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant also owns multiple domain names incorporating its ARLA mark, including &lt;arla.com&gt;, registered on 15 July 1996, and &lt;arlausa.com&gt;, registered on 2 August 2006. Both domain names resolve to the Complainant&rsquo;s official website.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant's above-mentioned rights are hereinafter collectively referred to as the ARLA Trademark.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "arlaredo.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}