Domain name lawyers

Over the past 20 years, our lawyers have been instrumental in rescuing domain names that have been hijacked, stolen or mirrored. We have also been successful in securing rights over domain names that correspond with their brand.

The work of our domain name lawyers

The day to day work of our domain name lawyers involve trademark advice on the acquisition and the protection of domain names, acting in cases of Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution, following the misappropriation of domain names by business associates, employees and competitors and the cancelling of domain names that had been purchased for the purpose of carrying out unfair competition or for fraudulent mirroring of existing websites. On the reputation side, our domain lawyers facilitate the removal of defamatory websites by cancelling domain names that are used to defame our clients, through fast court orders or through rising domain ownership disputes with local courts and with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Trademark strategy and domain names

One of the tasks of your domain name lawyer is to challenge cybersquatting on domain names which relate to your trademark. Often, unscrupulous people identify potentially successful start-ups and purchase domain names which relate to the start-up trademark. Our domain lawyers actively work to challenge and cancel and acquire domain names which have been used for cybersquatting, before it becomes too late or too expensive for the business to do so.

Defending a challenge to your right to hold a domain name

If your right to hold a particular domain name has been challenged, or if you have received a complaint or threat of legal proceedings, you should get in touch with a domain name lawyer who will help you defend and win your case. Our firm – especially if you can demonstrate legitimate rights to the name in dispute, if you have a track record of using it for legitimate reasons and you have not been behaving in an obviously abusive manner, such as trying to sell the name back to the complainant for a profit.