Services : Domain Name Disputes & Internet Disputes

Has someone registered a domain name that is identical or closely resembles the name of your company, product or service? Are your clients being diverted away by your competitor using your trademark in metatags? Is someone trying to reverse-hijack your domain name?

Andrei Mincov assists clients in resolving their domain name disputes and online disputes both by using specific administrative procedures and in court.

Whether enforcing a transfer of a domain name from a third party is your ultimate goal or merely a step in a larger dispute, it is important to always bear in mind the value of domain names in today’s economy.

If somebody uses your trademark in a domain name without your authorization, you must act now.

Please check out the brief legal overview of domain name disputes.

As a domain names lawyer, Andrei offers the services listed below. You may expand each individual entry by clicking on icons. You may also expand or hide them all.

• Representing parties in domain name disputes pursuant to UDRP;

  If the offending domain name is registered in one of the following top-level domains:

  .AERO	.ASIA	.BIZ	.CAT
  .COM	.COOP	.INFO	.JOBS
  .MOBI	.MUSEUM	.NAME	.NET
  .ORG	.PRO	.TEL	.TRAVEL

  then you should consider using the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (UDRP).

  Most trademark owners prefer using World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center as the forum to resolve disputes using UDRP, because of its profound understanding of domain name disputes.

• Representing parties in domain name disputes pursuant to CDRP;

  If the offending domain name is registered in the .CA zone, you should consider using the CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP).

• Representing parties in domain name disputes in court;

  The best possible result achievable through UDRP and CDRP is that the domain name will be transfered to the trademark owner.

  If the transfer of the domain name is not sufficient to address your problem, you should consider suing the domain name registrant in court.

  In many cases, trademark owners should consider using a combination of administrative procedures and the court action.

Whether you plan to resolve your domain name dispute using UDRP, CDRP or in court, whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant, Andrei Mincov can assist you.