Doug Isenberg Joins Faculty for WIPO's UDRP Workshop

Doug Isenberg will participate as an in-person faculty member for the Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The event will take place in Geneva on May 12-13, 2026.

Doug will join WIPO staff members and other domain name dispute panelists from around the world at this program, which focuses on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

WIPO says that the “target audience for this Workshop includes potential case parties, namely: trademark owners, outside counsel, and domain name registrants. Registrars and ccTLD administrators also attend the Workshop to increase their knowledge of UDRP decisions and case administration processes, as well as current issues in the DNS more generally. Participants should have a basic understanding of the DNS and trademarks.”

In addition to presentations, the two-day program will include practical breakout sessions and discussions between participants and instructors.

For more details or to register for the workshop, click here.

Doug Isenberg Quoted by Westlaw Today as 'Domain Expert'

Attorney Doug Isenberg, founder of The GigaLaw Firm, was quoted in an article from Thomson Reuters Westlaw Today, “Domain expert opines on why L'Oreal moved to cancel domains en masse.”

The article examines a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), in which the panel ordered the cancellation of 705 domain names in a cybersquatting case filed by L’Oreal.

The article says:

L'Oreal sought a mass cancellation, an option that only about 1% of those filing UDRP complaints seek, according to GigaLaw's Domain Dispute Digest, a quarterly publication by attorney Doug Isenberg.

Isenberg speculated that the exceptionally large number of domains contributed to L'Oreal's decision.

"Some companies have become very mindful of the sizes of their domain name portfolios, which require annual renewal fees paid to their registrars, so adding hundreds of domain names in a single batch could be seen as a considerable expense not worth incurring," he said.

"On the other hand, I almost always advise my clients to seek the transfer, not cancellation, of domain names in UDRP cases to avoid the real possibility that another cybersquatter might register a canceled domain name, at which time a trademark owner could choose to file a second UDRP complaint for the same domain name, which would be much more expensive than if the trademark owner had the domain name transferred in the first place."

Isenberg noted that the current form of the UDRP does not allow for "true" cancellations, meaning a panel can only remove a disputed domain from the current registrant's control, not prohibit that registrant or another from re-registering the domain.

"WIPO and the Internet Commerce Association recently said that true cancellation is something that ICANN should consider as a remedy in any review of the UDRP, and I would see it as a welcome change," he said, referring to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organization that adopted the UDRP in 1999 to streamline the resolution of domain disputes.

Doug Isenberg to Facilitate CIIDRC's Conference and Workshop on UDRP

Doug Isenberg will serve as one of three facilitators for a conference and workshop on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) organized by the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) on November 20, 2025.

The online event is free and open to those interested in domain name disputes, especially trademark owners, attorneys who represent parties in cybersquatting matters, and panelists for any of the five ICANN-approved UDRP service providers.

The three-hour conference is titled “UDRP in Focus: Trends, Challenges and Best Practices.” It will be followed by a two-hour workshop for panelists only, titled “Sharpening Panelist Skills: Drafting UDRP Decisions.”

For details, see the ad below, contact Doug Isenberg, or register online.

Doug Isenberg Recognized by 'Best Lawyers' for Technology Law

Doug Isenberg, attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm, has been been recognized by his peers in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for what the publications call his “high caliber work in Technology Law.”

Best Lawyers says that inclusion “is based on a rigorous peer-review survey” and that, “for more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has been regarded — by both the profession and the public — as the most credible measure of legal integrity and distinction. As such, recognition by Best Lawyers symbolizes excellence in practice.”

Doug Isenberg to Speak About 'State of the UDRP' at Georgia IP Conference

Doug Isenberg will speak about "State of the UDRP: Where Domain Name Disputes Stand After 25 Years” at the State Bar of Georgia's annual conference for the Intellectual Property Law Section on June 13, 2025, in Atlanta.

The all-day conference offers a total of 6 CLE hours.

For details or to register, click here.