{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107339",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-02-19 10:13:17",
    "domain_names": [
        "lindtsprungliinc.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB",
    "respondent": [
        "Daniel Studer (Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc.)"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a Swiss company which was founded in 1845. The Complainant is a leader in the market of premium quality chocolate and has 11 production sites in Europe and the United States its more than 2,500 products are distributed via 28 subsidiaries, 500 own retail shops, and a network of more than 100 distributors in over 120 countries. The Complainant has more than 14,000 employees and made a revenue of CHF 5.2 billion in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant has a subsidiary in the United States whose corporate name and registered address have been used by the Respondent, together with the name of a corporate management member of the Complainant, in the WHOIS information.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name was registered on December 3, 2024 and resolves to a website that shows, among other things, the address and telephone details of the Complainant's United States subsidiary, together with an email address under the disputed domain name, and a contact form. Furthermore, the disputed domain name was configured with multiple MX (mail exchange) records.<\/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 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": "<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": [
        "Alfred Meijboom"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-03-21 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks LINDT, registered worldwide, including United States registration LINDT with registration number 87306 of July 9, 1921 for goods in class 30.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "lindtsprungliinc.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}