The Complainant is a French multinational company founded in 1933 and operating in the food industry, in particular in the dairy sector. The Complainant has operated under the name \"Lactalis\" since 1999. The Complainant is the largest dairy products group in the world, with over 85,500 employees, and operating 266 production sites. The Complainant has a presence in 266 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on 6 February 2026 and resolves to a parking page. The disputed domain name has also been used to send e-mails to a customer of the Complainant, in an attempt to induce the payment of two outstanding invoices to a different bank account.<\/p>\n<\/div>", "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 disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant's mark. More specifically, the Complainant asserts that the delection of the letter \"i\" from the term \"lactalis\" and the addition of the prefix \"fr\", which is the abbreviation for \"France\", do not change the overall impression of the disputed domain name as being connected with the Complainant 's mark. Such changes do not prevent a finding of likelihood of confusion between the disputed domain name and the Complainant and its trademark LACTALIS. Moreover, the addition of the prefix \"fr\" may increase the risk of confusion as it directly refers to the Complainant and to the e-mail address format used by its employees, i.e., \"...@fr.lactalis.com\".<\/p>\n
The Complainant further contends that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Respondent has no affiliation with the Complainant, nor has it ever been authorized by the Complainant to use the LACTALIS mark, or to apply for the registration of the disputed domain name. The Respondent is not a licensee of the Complaint, does not carry out any activities on behalf of the Complainant, and has no business relationship with the Respondent.<\/p>\n
According to the Complainant the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name resolves to a parking page and has been used in connection with a phishing scheme. The impersonation of a complainant by using its trademark in a disputed domain name, coupled with attempts to defraud or confuse Internet users, indicates a lack of rights or legitimate interest in a disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
Finally, the Complainant contends that the Respondent has registered and has been using the disputed domain name in bad faith. The trademark LACTALIS is a well-known trademark and had been registered various years before the registration of the disputed domain name. The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the LACTALIS mark, and the addition of the prefix \"fr\" further increases the likelihood of confusion, as it directly refers to the Complainant and to the e-mail addresses used by its employees. Therefore, the Respondent registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's LACTALIS mark.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name resolves to a parking page and has been used as an e-mail address in an attempt to impersonate an employee of the Complainant, with the aim of disrupting the Complainant's business and obtaining financial gain. The use of a domain name to pass off as an employee of a complainant through email communications constitutes evidence of bad faith.<\/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": [ "Angelica Lodigiani" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-26 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of several LACTALIS trademark registrations, among which are the following:<\/p>\n
- LACTALIS (word mark), European Union registration No. 1529833, filed on 28 February 2000 and registered on 7 November 2002, covering goods in classes 1, 29, 30 and 32;<\/p>\n
- LACTALIS (word mark), US registration No. 6824877, filed on 23 July 2021 and registered on 23 August 2022, covering goods and services in classes 1, 5, 10, 13, 16, 31, 33, 34, 40, 42.<\/span><\/p>\n The Complainant is also the owner of a large portfolio of domain names including the trademark LACTALIS, such as <lactalis.com>, registered on 9 January 1999. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>",
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