Domain Name Disputes - Practical Considerations & Recent Case Law

Introduction

With over 1,500 generic top-level domains (‘gTLDs’), domain name registrations remain an important part of business in terms of your own domain name that you use and operate, and the domain names that third parties adopt.

Whilst the huge number of gTLDs means that there will be many identical second level domains that do not cause an issue, there are still several domain name problems that a business may encounter.

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (‘WIPO’) deals with some domain name disputes and receives approximately 500 disputes per month.

Legal practitioners and businesses should therefore be aware of potential issues with domain names and the action that can be taken if a third-party domain name causes, or is likely to cause, issues.

This short webinar will examine the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (‘UDRP’) that applies to a number of domain names such as .com and the Nominet DRS procedure, which is relevant in the United Kingdom (for example for .uk and .co.uk) and will look at the key points to consider when contemplating filing a domain name dispute, as well as recent case law.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• UDRP and Nominet DRS domain name complaint procedures and requirements
• GDPR issues - the steps to consider when WHOIS details are hidden due to GDPR
• The requirements to be successful in a domain name dispute
• Recent case law highlighting key issues to consider when filing a domain name complaint
• Points to consider when determining whether to initiate a complaint

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 28th January 2026

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