FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
Founded in 1845, the Complainant is a well-known chocolate maker based in Switzerland and sells products under the trademark is LINDT, among others. As a leader in the market of premium quality chocolate, the Complainant has 11 production sites in Europe and the United States and its more than 2,500 products are distributed via 28 subsidiaries, 500 own retail shops and a comprehensive network of more than 100 distributors in over 120 countries. The Complainant has more than 14 thousand employees and made a revenue of CHF 5.2 billion in 2023. The Complainant also owns a number of related domain names including <lindt.com>, <lindt.ch>, and <lindt.co.uk>. The disputed domain name was registered on March 14, 2024. <\/p>\n
The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark as it is an obvious misspelling thereof, only adding the letter “t” to the word LINDT. The domain name also adds the “.com” TLD. Further, the disputed domain name resolves to a parking page with commercial pay-per-click links. The Respondent thus has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name, it is not authorised to use the Complainant’s trademark, it is not commonly known by the name, and it is not making a bona fide or fair use of the disputed domain name. Further, typosquatting of the Complainant‘s well-known trademark for a domain name that resolves to a website with monetized links indicates that the disputed domain name was registered and is used in bad faith.<\/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 as follows:<\/p>\n
- The Complainant has rights in the LIDT trademark and the <lidtt.com> domain name is confusingly similar to the trademark;
- The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name as it is not commonly known thereby, and the domain name resolves to a page with pay-per-click links that seek to leverage the reputation of the Complainant’s well-known trademark; and
- The disputed domain name was registered and is used in bad faith where its resolving pay-per-click page seeks commercial gain based on confusion with the Complainant’s trademark and there are MX records associated with the disputed domain name. <\/p>\n
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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": [ "Steven Levy" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-06-06 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of numerous trademark registrations including the following:<\/p>\n
- German trademark registration number 91037 for LINDT in Class 30, registered on September 27, 1906;<\/p>\n
- United States trademark registration number 87306 for LINDT in Class 30, registered on July 9, 1912;<\/p>\n
- International trademark registration number 217838 for LINDT in Class 30, registered on March 2, 1959.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "lindtt.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }