FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:
The Complainant is part of a multi-national company engaged in the food industry, particularly the dairy sector. The Complainant is the producer of LEERDAMMER, one of Europe’s most iconic cheese brands since 1974. LEERDAMMER is a cheese renowned for its uniqueness, born from the meeting of two Dutch dairymen. <\/p>\n
The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks for LEERDAMMER registered worldwide, including international trademark registrations dating back to 1981. LEERDAMMER is also commonly used to designate the company name of the Complainant.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on July 29, 2026 through the registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC. According to the WHOIS database, the registrant details were privacy-protected by Domains By Proxy, LLC. The Respondent’s name was subsequently disclosed as “leerdammers OPC PVT LTD” with an address in Karur, Tamil Nadu, India.<\/p>\n
The Complainant asserts that no company is registered under the name “leerdammers OPC PVT LTD” and that the Respondent registered the disputed domain name with this name to claim an unjustified legitimate interest.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name resolves to a website under construction.<\/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.<\/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": [ "Dominik Eickemeier" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-09-09 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks consisting of the word element “LEERDAMMER”, such as:
International Trademark Registration for “LEERDAMMER” No. 465749 of December 17, 1981 in class 29 (Fromage), designating AT, CH, DE, ES, FR and IT;
International Trademark Registration for “LEERDAMMER” No. 552114 of March 28, 1990 in class 29 (Fromage), designating AT, CH, CZ, DE, ES, FR, HU, IT and SK;
International Trademark Registration for “LEERDAMMER” No. 920722 of February 27, 2007 in class 29 (Cheeses and specialty cheese products), designating numerous countries including the US;
International Trademark Registration for “LEERDAMMER” No. 1725975 of January 5, 2023 in classes 9, 35, 41 and 42, designating EM and CN.<\/p>\n
All of the above trademarks were registered prior to the registration of the disputed domain name.
Furthermore, the Complainant operates, inter alia, the domain name <leerdammer.com>, registered on April 24, 1996.<\/p>",
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