{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108800",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-07-01 09:43:24",
    "domain_names": [
        "lactalisamerican-group.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Groupe Lactalis"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.",
    "respondent": [
        "Claude  Alston"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a French multinational company which is active principally in the dairy and food industry. It was founded in 1933 and has operated under the name LACTALIS since 1999. The Complainant is one of the world's largest dairy groups, with approximately 85,500 employees and 266 production sites in 49 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name &lt;lactalisamerican-group.com&gt; was registered on 11 May 2026. The disputed domain name did not resolve to an active website and returned a DNS error. <span>The evidence also shows that MX records are configured for the disputed domain name.<\/span><\/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 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": [
        "Francine Tan"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-08-02 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant is the registered owner of the LACTALIS word mark and LACTALIS figurative mark (wherein the word LACTALIS is presented within <span>a stylized elliptical swoosh device)<\/span>. Its registrations for these marks include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>European Union Trade Mark No. 001529833, registered on 7 November 2002;<\/li>\n<li>International Registration No. 900154, registered on 27 July 2006;<\/li>\n<li>International Registration No. 1135514, registered on 20 September 2012;<\/li>\n<li>European Union Trade Mark No. 017959526, registered on 22 May 2019;<\/li>\n<li>United States (&ldquo;U.S.&rdquo;) Registration No. 6824877, registered on 23 August 2022; and<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Registration No. 6933510, registered on 27 December 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant also owns a large domain names portfolio which includes the LACTALIS mark. The domain name registrations include &lt;lactalis.com&gt;, registered on 9 January 1999, and &lt;lactalisamericangroup.com&gt;, registered on 26 January 2009.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "lactalisamerican-group.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}