{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108407",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-02-13 12:42:23",
    "domain_names": [
        "lindtchocolate-usa.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB",
    "respondent": [
        "asdasd  asdasd"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant, LINDT, founded in 1845 and based in Switzerland, produces chocolates from 12 of its own production sites in Europe and the United States. Its products are sold by 38 subsidiaries and branch offices, as well as via a network of over 100 independent distributors. The Complainant also runs more than 500 of its own shops and employs approximately 15,000 people. In 2024, the Complainant generated approximately USD 843 million in chocolate sales in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Respondent registered the disputed domain name &lt; lindtchocolate-usa.com &gt; on December 22, 2025.<\/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. <br \/>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": [
        "Nathalie Dreyfus"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-03-23 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant has proved to own the following trademark rights, inter alia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>German trademark LINDT No. 91037 dated September 27, 1906, duly renewed since then and covering goods in class 30;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. trademark LINDT No. 87306 dated July 9, 1912, duly renewed since then and covering goods in class 30;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International trademark LINDT No.622189 dated July 12, 1994, duly renewed since then and covering goods in class 30;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>European Union trademark LINDT No.000134007 dated September 7, 1998, duly renewed since then and covering goods in class 30;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International trademark LINDT (logo) No.1277242 dated October 7, 2015, duly renewed since then and covering goods in classes 29, 30 and 32;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International trademark LINDT (logo) No.1128456 dated May 25, 2012, duly renewed since then and covering goods and services in classes 6, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 28, 30, 35, 41 and 43.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant also owns the following domain name:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;lindt.com&gt; registered on December 16, 1997;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;lindtusa.com&gt; registered on October 11, 2001.<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "lindtchocolate-usa.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}