The Complainant is a Swiss manufacturer of chocolate and confectionery products, established in 1845. It distributes its diverse portfolio of 2500 products in more than 120 countries worldwide under various brands, including LINDT. The Complainant reported sales of CHF 5.92 billion in 2025. Its main official website is located at the domain name <lindt.com>, which has been registered since 16 December 1997.<\/p>\n
For promoting and commercializing its products worldwide, the Complainant is the owner of an extensive portfolio of trademark registrations, many of which consist of or contain the mark LINDT.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on 17 March 2026. The Complainant shows via screenshots with tracking information that disputed domain name resolves to webpages being used and deliberately presenting the Complainant's trademark and products with special discounts.<\/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 that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it. The Complainant makes a number of legal arguments and also supplies a set of annexes providing evidence of its activities and of the Respondent's previous use of webpages displaying the Complainant's trademark and products with discounted price.<\/p>\n
No administratively compliant Response has been filed by the Respondent.<\/span><\/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": " It ought to be indicated that the CAC was unable to confirm receipt of the written notice to the Respondent as no advice of delivery was returned to the CAC. <\/span><\/p>\n No other address for correspondence was found on the disputed domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n The notices of written notice and the Commencement of the administrative proceeding were sent also by e-mail. Yet, the e-mail notices sent to postmaster@lidnt.com<\/a> and to whois+lidnt.com@njal.la<\/a> were returned back undelivered (fatal permanent error) for the first address and no proof of receipt or non-delivery for the second one. No further e-mail addresses could be found on the disputed site.<\/p>\n The Respondent never accessed the online platform.<\/span><\/p>\n 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": [
"David-Irving Tayer"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2026-05-28 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the owner of numerous trademark registrations for LINDT (the “LINDT trademark”), including the following representative registrations:<\/p>\n − the United States trademark LINDT (word) with registration No. 87306, registered on 9 July 1912 for goods in International Class 30 duly renewed since, with first use in commerce in 1879;<\/p>\n − the European Union trademark LINDT (word) with registration No. 000134007, registered on 7 September 1998 for goods in International Class 30 duly renewed since; and<\/p>\n - the United Kingdom trademark LINDT with registration No. UK00900134007, registered on 7 September 1998 for goods in International Class 30 duly renewed since.<\/p>",
"decision_domains": {
"lidnt.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}