Avv. Ivett Paulovics Law Firm

This Practice Note provides an introduction to cybersquatting. Cybersquatting is the registration of a domain name that includes the trade mark of another business with the intention (or effect) of taking unfair advantage of that trade mark. It includes typosquatting, which is the registration of a domain name that includes a misspelling of the trade mark of another business. There are various mechanisms for taking actions against cybersquatters including Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

This Practice Note provides an explanation of Nominet’s dispute resolution service (DRS), which applies to all .uk domain names, including an overview of the process.

This Practice Note provides an explanation of the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), which is a rights protection mechanism closely modelled on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and aspects of the .uk Nominet Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) that offers a fast track, lower cost service for the most clear-cut cases of cybersquatting.