Some registries have established specific registration requirements and corresponding guidelines for challenging the registration of a domain name in violation of those requirements, including the REDRP. Our Custom Policies page lists these policies by TLD. WIPO filing fees start at $1,500 for a complaint involving up to five domain names and comprising a panel of one member (or $4,000 for a group of three members). If the complaint involves six to 10 domain names, the filing fee increases to $2,000 for a panel of one person (or $5,000 for a panel of three people). For complaints concerning more than 10 domain names, the owner of a trademark should contact WIPO for an offer. If more than 15 domain names are in dispute, please contact the FORUM by email to receive a quote prior to submission. Unfortunately, many ccTLDs have not made provision for dispute resolution policies. Typically, the option is to work directly with the registrant, contact the registry for assistance, or file a complaint with a court in the registrant`s jurisdiction. If you have a trademark, the above information applies.

If you do not have a trademark, you will need to contact ICANN or the relevant registrars to try to recover your domain name. There is a policy to enforce the inter-registrar transfer policy. Litigation under the Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy can only be brought by one registrar against another registrar. To benefit from this policy, parties must seek the Chancellor`s support. The loser pays in this system. If your registrar is not willing to help you, you can contact ICANN. Filing a complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is generally considered a faster and less costly alternative to litigation, but filing fees charged by UDRP service providers are often an important consideration. CentralNic`s CDRP is almost identical to UDRP. It applies to third-level domains registered in second-level domains operated by CentralNic.

You must participate in CentralNic`s mediation before filing a complaint. Note: ADNDRC charges a fee of $150 if a change is required „due to deficiencies in the complaint“. ICANN has two policies that can be used to maintain a responsible registry if it does not follow the registry`s own policies or promotes trademark infringement. Both the PDDRP and the RRDRP provide for sanctions against the Registry as a ground of appeal. No dispute resolution policy applies. This type of dispute would fall under contract law and you would have to file a complaint in court. The filing fee of the Czech arbitral tribunal starts at $800 for a claim containing up to five domain names and includes a single panel ($2,600 for three members), then increases to $1,100 for six to 10 domain names ($3,200 for three members), $1,450 for 11 to 20 domain names ($3,800 for three members), $1,550 for 21 to 30 domain names ($4,400 for three members). $1,900 for 31 to 40 domain names ($5,000 for three members) and $2,000 for 41 to 50 domain names ($5,600 for three members). Fees for significant complaints „must be decided in consultation with CAC.“ The ccTLDs page of FORUM lists disputes relating to ccTLDs that FORUM will handle. Countries sometimes adopt the UDRP in their entirety or pursue very similar policies. If a country adopts the UDRP, any UDRP provider can handle the case.

If a country creates its own policy, even if it is very similar to the UDRP, the country will often specify suppliers. If you have a question about whether FORUM is able to handle a ccTLD domain name dispute, please contact us. The PRRS is a time-limited policy that can be used to challenge a domain name obtained during the registry`s sunrise period. These PRSDs are listed on our TLD Custom Policies page. READ THIS FIRST This online filing platform allows you to submit your complaint and attachments electronically to the forum and pay online confidentially and securely. There are no guidelines that allow complaints against a registrar, but complaints from registrars will be tracked by ICANN. You can also use our sample complaint form to help you. You can also consult our instructions for filing a complaint.

Note: The Forum also charges fees for other parts of the UDRP proceedings, including $100 for an extension of the filing of a response and $400 for the submission of additional statements and written documents. Guidelines can`t be used to get a domain name that someone doesn`t want to sell to you. Some of the guidelines listed above, such as the UDRP, may apply if you have a trademark that is being infringed. The UDRP applies to all generic top-level domains. usDRP is the corresponding policy for the .us ccTLD. This online filing platform can only be used to file the initial appeal at this time. Please do not use this tool to file an amended complaint or additional documents. The UDRP applies to all generic top-level domains (gTLDs), from .com domains to the newest top-level domains. It also applies to many country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) – sometimes even to third-level domains in these ccTLDs.

It also applies to .co.com registered third-level domains. You must have a trademark to use this policy. Before you start filing online, make sure you have the following available (see Additional Forum Rules for Formatting and File Size Limits): Before completing this form, please ensure that you have read the UDRP Policy, UDRP Rules and FORUM Supplemental Rules and that your complaint meets all requirements. Of course, filing fees are only considered when deciding whether to file a UDRP complaint. If a trademark owner hires a lawyer to handle the process, attorney fees are also important. If cooperation with registrars and ICANN is not effective, you may have to appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction. However, here is an overview of UDRP service providers` filing fees (all prices are in U.S. dollars), as well as notes on each: three of the four UDRP service providers (WIPO, Forum, and ADNDRC) all offer fees that start at comparable prices ($1,300 to $1,500), while CAC offers a much lower starting point ($800). However, filing fees are not the only consideration in deciding where to file a UDRP appeal. (See, for example, my 2012 blog post „10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF.“) Note: Despite the relatively low fees of the CAC, CCA is not a popular UDRP service provider.