{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108439",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-02-26 10:40:16",
    "domain_names": [
        "lindtia.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB",
    "respondent": [
        "Jony MAICK"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a Swiss chocolate manufacturer founded in 1845. It operates 12 production sites across Europe and the United States, where the Respondent is located. The company employs approximately 15,000 people and reported sales of CHF 5.47 billion in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant controls numerous domain names incorporating the LINDT mark, which are used to promote and offer its products worldwide. In particular, the Complainant owns and uses the domain names &lt;lindt.com&gt; and &lt;lindtusa.com&gt; for its online presence and commercial activities.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name &lt;lindtia.com&gt; was registered on 18 October 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": [
        "Karel Šindelka"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-04 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations for the word mark &ldquo;LINDT&rdquo; worldwide in International Class 30. For the purposes of this decision, the Panel does not consider it necessary to list all such registrations, but notes in particular United States Trademark Registration No. 87306, registered on July 9, 1912, and European Union Trademark Registration No. 134007, registered on September 7, 1998 (collectively, the &ldquo;LINDT Trademark&rdquo;).<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "lindtia.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}