{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108273",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-12-22 18:12:00",
    "domain_names": [
        "lindt-online.shop"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB",
    "respondent": [
        "ren wei \/ 任伟"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a well-known chocolate maker based in Switzerland. Founded in 1845, it is a market leader in the premium chocolate industry. The Complainant has 12 production facilities in Europe and the United States. It produces numerous food products, which are distributed in over 120 countries by its 38 subsidiaries through its comprehensive network of over 500 retail shops, 21 e-shops and 100 distributors. The Complainant employs over 15000 employees and its revenue in 2024 was around CHF 5.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant <span>states that its <\/span>most popular offerings are under its LINDT brand.<\/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><b>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/b>&nbsp;<\/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>LANUGUAGE OF PROCEEDINGS<\/p>\n<p>The language of the Registration Agreement of the disputed domain name is Chinese. The Complaint has been submitted in English. &nbsp;The Complainant has requested that the language of the proceedings be English for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Domain Name consists solely of characters from the Latin alphabet rather than Chinese script including the English term &ldquo;online&rdquo;, which further suggests the Complainant&rsquo;s familiarity with English.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The website linked to the Domain Name currently resolves to a parking page displaying the message in English &ldquo;This store is under construction&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Complainant is based in Switzerland and represented by Swedish counsel. Neither party has knowledge of Chinese; however, both are fluent in English, a language commonly employed for international proceedings. Conducting the case in Chinese would require the Complainant to engage professional translation services, likely incurring costs that exceed the overall expenses of these proceedings. This would impose an undue and disproportionate burden on the Complainant, given the relatively modest cost of the current process.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The disputed domain name fully incorporates its well-known LINDT trademark, together with a hyphen and a generic term, and merely resolves to a parking page.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As explained below, the Respondent is engaged in a pattern of abusive domain name registrations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Taking into account the above and in an exercise of the Panel&rsquo;s discretion, the Panel has determined that the language of the proceedings shall be English.<\/p>\n<p>The Panel is satisfied that all other 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": [
        "Jonathan Agmon"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-02-03 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant is the owner of various trademark registrations for LINDT, LINDOR, and LINDT LINDOR, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Trademark no. 839883 for LINDT, registered on 22 July 2004;<\/li>\n<li>United States Trademark no. 87306 for LINDT, registered on 9 July 1912; and<\/li>\n<li>European Union Trademark no. 000134007 for LINDT, registered on 9 September 1998.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant registered its official domain name &lt;lindt.com&gt; on 16 October 1997. The disputed domain name was registered on 2 November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the disputed domain name resolves to a web page displaying the message in English &ldquo;this store is under construction&rdquo;.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "lindt-online.shop": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}