The Complainant is a French multi-national company founded in 1933 and is engaged in the food industry, in particular, in the dairy sector. The Complainant has been operating under the name “Lactalis” since 1999. LACTALIS is one of the largest dairy product groups in the world, with over 85,500 employees, 266 production sites, and a presence in 49 different countries.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <lactalisintl.com> was registered on 13 April 2026 and resolves to an inactive page. There is no evidence before the Panel to suggest that the disputed domain name has ever been used for an active website since it was registered. However, the Complainant has adduced evidence to show that the disputed domain name was used in a phishing scheme.<\/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": "
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.
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 trade mark 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": [ "Gregor Kleinknecht LLM MCIArb" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-07-31 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns several trade marks consisting of or incorporating the name LACTALIS, including the European Union trade mark LACTALIS, registration number 1529833, first registered on 7 November 2002 in international classes 1, 5, 10, 13, 16, 31, 33, 34, 40 and 42; the international trade mark LACTALIS, registration number 900154, first registered on 27 July 2006 in international classes 29, 30 and 35; the international trade mark LACTALIS, registration number 1135514, first registered on 20 September 2012 in international classes 5, 29, 30, 32 and 35; and the European Union trade mark LACTALIS, registration number 017959526, first registered on 22 May 2019 in international classes 1, 5, 7, 9, 16, 21, 24, 25, 28-36, and 38-45. The aforementioned trade mark registrations, of the Complainant, all predate the registration of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainant owns the domain name <lactalis.com>, registered on 9 January 1999, which consists of and incorporates the name LACTALIS and is connected to the Complainant's official website through which it informs Internet users and consumers about its products and services.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "lactalisintl.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }