Domain name dispute

We help clients who:

  • find that another person has registered a domain name incorporating their trade mark or trade name;
  • lose their domain name to another person, for example because they accidentally fail to renew the domain name; or
  • otherwise find themselves involved in a domain name dispute or domain name arbitration proceedings.

We can assist you with negotiations relating to a domain name dispute and, where necessary, represent you in domain name arbitration proceedings.

Although domain name arbitrations are generally much less expensive than court litigation, the costs can be prohibitive where the domain name itself is not of any great value. For this reason, it is often commercially sensible to seek a negotiated settlement to a dispute.

Sometimes a cybersquatter will refused to sell a domain for a reasonable price; and sometimes trade mark owner will have another good reason not to settle a dispute. For instance, the trade mark owner may not want to encourage more cybersquatting, or may on principle refuse to make a payment to a cybersquatter.

In these situations, domain name arbitration proceedings may be employed to recover the domain name.

Both complainants and respondents in domain name proceedings sometimes represent themselves. However, in our experience you are significantly more likely to achieve a favourable outcome if you obtain professional advice and representation.

If, nonetheless, you plan to represent yourself, you are more than welcome to make use of the Internet Library of Cybersquatting and Domain Name Disputes. This is a comprehensive index of web-based domain dispute related materials and resources hosted on this website.

Recent domain name disputes we have been involved in include:

Our services: domain name disputes

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