Your domain name is often the first thing a customer types and the easiest piece of your brand for someone else to grab. When a cybersquatter, typosquatter, or competitor registers a name that trades on your trademark, you have several routes to get it back. We handle domain disputes through UDRP and URS proceedings, ACPA litigation, and negotiation, and we pick the path that fits your goal and budget.
UDRP and URS Proceedings
The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy is the workhorse for recovering infringing domains without going to court. We file UDRP complaints that prove your trademark rights, the domain's confusing similarity, the registrant's lack of any legitimate interest, and bad-faith registration and use. For the clearest cases of abuse, the faster and cheaper Uniform Rapid Suspension system can take the domain offline while you weigh longer-term options.
ACPA Litigation in Federal Court
Sometimes a transfer is not enough. The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act lets you sue in federal court for monetary damages and broader relief that UDRP cannot reach, including statutory damages against serial squatters. We bring ACPA claims when the conduct warrants real consequences, and we defend domain owners against overreaching claims from trademark holders trying to seize legitimately held names.
Portfolio and Defensive Strategy
The cheapest dispute is the one you prevent. We help you build a defensive registration strategy that covers your core marks across the top-level domains and common misspellings that matter, without bleeding budget on every new TLD. We weigh which registrations earn their keep so your portfolio protects the brand instead of becoming a renewal bill you cannot justify.
Acquiring Premium Domains
When the name you want is already taken by a legitimate holder, recovery is off the table and acquisition is the play. We negotiate domain purchases discreetly, often through intermediaries to keep your identity and budget from inflating the price, and we paper the transfer cleanly. We also resolve disputes over high-value domains where ownership or prior agreements are contested.