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Information relevant to Top Level domain disputes

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) performs the administrative functions relating to generic top level domain (gTLD) names.  gTLD disputes are determined by the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (”Rules”).  ICANN, amongst all its other functions, supervises and administers the UDRP and Rules and handle complaints about registrations.

If you need an opinion on your chances of success to get a top level domain transferred to you, consider the following information and give us all possible details, whereafter we can provide you with our opinion.

To be successful with a complaint under the UDRP, a Complainant must prove:

1. a Respondent has registered a domain name identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights,
2. the Respondent does not have any rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and
3. the domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.

Identical or confusingly similar

A Complainant must specify:

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