{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108789", "time_of_filling": "2026-06-29 08:52:29", "domain_names": [ "biospringerlesaffre.com" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE" ], "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.", "respondent": [ "Dario Conti" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

The Complainant, LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE, is a French family group established in 1853 and active internationally in the fields of yeasts and fermentation. The Complainant designs, manufactures and markets solutions for baking, food taste, health care and biotechnology.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the information submitted with the Complaint, the Complainant employs approximately 11,700 people in more than 62 countries, distributes its products in 180 countries and achieves an annual turnover of approximately EUR 3.2 billion.<\/p>\n

For its activities, the Complainant has also established BIOSPRINGER, a business unit dedicated to the production of yeast extracts designed to enhance the flavour and organoleptic properties of food.<\/p>\n

The Complainant owns several domain names related to its business, including <lesaffre.com>, registered on December 19, 1996, and <biospringer.com>, registered on May 19, 1995.<\/p>\n

The disputed domain name <biospringerlesaffre.com> was registered on September 9, 2025. It currently resolves to a parking page. Furthermore, MX records have been configured for the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n

No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/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": "

COMPLAINANT'S CONTENTIONS<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Identical or confusingly similar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant asserts that the disputed domain name <biospringerlesaffre.com> is confusingly similar to its registered trademark LESAFFRE, which is entirely incorporated in the disputed domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant further contends that the addition of the term “biospringer” does not prevent a finding of confusing similarity. On the contrary, BIOSPRINGER is the name of the Complainant’s business unit and therefore reinforces the association between the disputed domain name and the Complainant.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant further submits that the addition of the gTLD “.com” does not affect the assessment of confusing similarity.<\/span><\/p>\n

No rights or legitimate interests<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant asserts that the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name and is neither affiliated with nor authorized by the Complainant.<\/span><\/p>\n

No licence or other authorization has been granted to the Respondent to use the LESAFFRE trademark or to register any domain name incorporating it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the disputed domain name merely resolves to a parking page and there is no evidence of any bona fide offering of goods or services or legitimate non-commercial or fair use of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n

Registered and used in bad faith<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant asserts that the disputed domain name was registered many years after the registration and use of the LESAFFRE trademark.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Complainant, the combination of the LESAFFRE trademark with the term “biospringer”, corresponding to the Complainant’s business unit, demonstrates that the Respondent was aware of the Complainant and deliberately targeted its business when registering the disputed domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the disputed domain name currently resolves only to a parking page, the Complainant submits that passive holding does not prevent a finding of bad faith where the circumstances of the case indicate that no plausible good faith use of the disputed domain name can be conceived.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant also points out that MX records have been configured for the disputed domain name, allowing its potential use for e-mail communications and increasing the risk of fraudulent or misleading use.<\/p>\n

RESPONDENT'S CONTENTIONS<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Respondent has not responded to the Complaint.<\/span><\/p>", "rights": "

The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to a trademark 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": [ "Hana Císlerová" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-07-28 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant relies on several trademark registrations for the name “LESAFFRE”, including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

(i) French trademark registration No. 3202372, “LESAFFRE”, registered on January 2, 2003 and duly renewed; and<\/p>\n

(ii) International trademark registration No. 1775809, “LESAFFRE”, registered on October 12, 2023.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "biospringerlesaffre.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }