Download GigaLaw’s Domain Dispute Digest (Q3 2022)
The newest issue of GigaLaw’s Domain Dispute Digest (for the third quarter of 2022) shows that trademark owners are continuing to file a record number of complaints under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). I expect this trend to continue, which would result in a ninth-consecutive year of growth in cybersquatting cases and the largest number of domain name dispute complaints ever filed in a single year.
The 10-page Digest can be downloaded here, and I’ve also published a short video summarizing its content.
Specifically, the Digest includes detailed data that shows:
More than 2,000 UDRP decisions were published in the quarter, an increase of 24.2 percent over the same quarter in the previous year.
The number of disputed domain names in those cases rose to almost 4,000, an increase of 18.3 percent.
Trademark owners continued to win more than 95 percent of all UDRP decisions, which reinforces the fact that the UDRP remains an incredibly powerful tool to be used against cybersquatters.
As I explain in the video accompanying the Digest, at least two factors are responsible for this ongoing surge in domain name dispute enforcement (as I recently discussed with fellow domain name panelists at a WIPO meeting in Geneva): The COVID-19 pandemic (which prompted cybersquatters to become even more opportunistic) and phishing (especially business email compromise scams. I’ve filed many complaints for my clients for domain names specifically related to these deceptive activities.
The Digest also includes data on a lot of other topics, including:
The number of decisions at each of the UDRP service providers.
The most active trademark owners filing UDRP cases.
The most popular gTLDs and ccTLDs in domain name decisions.
The number of decisions (and outcome) under the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS).
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