Domains can be lost in many ways. Hijacking through registrar account compromise. Fraud through social engineering of registrar support. Expired registration with adversarial pickup at the moment of release. Trademark disputes where the domain was registered in bad faith years ago. Each path to loss has different recovery options, different costs, and different probabilities of success.
Recovery is rarely straightforward. UDRP works for cybersquatting where the registrant has no legitimate claim, but it does not work for contested cases where both parties have arguable rights. Court action works for clear theft but is expensive and slow. Negotiation works in surprising number of cases but only when the position is correctly framed and the counterparty is engageable. Knowing which path applies, and pursuing it correctly, is most of the work.
We assess the situation honestly before committing significant cost. If the case is strong, we file. If the case is weak, we say so and look for alternative paths or recommend walking away. The goal is the right outcome at the right cost, not maximum activity. Most cases that should succeed do succeed; the cases that should not, we identify before fees compound.
Initial case assessment covering legal merit, likely outcomes, and recommended approach.
Preparation and filing of UDRP, URS, or local administrative dispute proceedings.
Coordination with legal counsel for litigation when administrative processes are insufficient.
Negotiated settlement support where the case favours direct resolution over formal proceedings.
Post recovery domain transfer coordination and operational handover.
Brand owners facing cybersquatting or bad faith registration of domains containing their marks.
Companies whose domains have been hijacked through registrar fraud or social engineering.
Owners attempting to recover domains lost through expiration and adversarial pickup.
Trademark holders coordinating digital enforcement with broader IP protection programmes.
Individuals and family offices recovering personal or estate held domains lost to fraud.
A two week initial assessment covering merit, likely cost, and probability of success.
Full preparation of dispute filings, evidence packages, and procedural management.
Representation through to decision, with coordinated post resolution domain transfer.
Coordination with external legal counsel for litigation paths where administrative processes are insufficient.
Post recovery handover including DNS, registrar, and operational continuity planning.
Clear understanding of the legal position before committing significant cost.
Professional representation through complex administrative or legal processes.
Successful recovery in cases of clear cybersquatting and trademark abuse.
Realistic expectation setting for cases where recovery is uncertain or unlikely.
Documented case file suitable for related legal, regulatory, or insurance proceedings.
A registrar account compromise or social engineering attack has resulted in unauthorised transfer of your domain.
Your domain expired due to administrative oversight and was picked up by an adversarial third party at the moment of release.
Someone has registered a domain containing your trademark with no legitimate use, and is using it for adversarial purposes or attempting to extract payment.
You have acquired a brand or company and inherited an active domain dispute or pending UDRP filing.
A persistent cybersquatter has registered multiple variants of your brand and is operating a coordinated infringement programme.
A confidential initial conversation gathers the facts: what happened, when, what evidence exists, what has already been tried. The intake is structured to surface the information that determines the right path forward.
We assess legal merit against the relevant standard, whether UDRP, URS, local administrative procedure, or court litigation. The output is a written assessment with merit rating, likely cost, and probability of success.
You decide whether to proceed and on what path. Some cases warrant immediate filing; others are better served by negotiation; a few should be dropped. We will tell you which is which.
For administrative procedures, we prepare the filing, assemble evidence, and submit through the appropriate dispute provider. For litigation, we coordinate with external counsel and support their preparation.
We manage the procedural calendar, response to objections, and any supplementary evidence requests. Most administrative procedures resolve within six to ten weeks of filing.
On a successful decision, we coordinate transfer of the domain back to you, update registrar and DNS configuration, and document the case file for any related proceedings.
Typical UDRP proceedings resolve within six to ten weeks from filing, faster than most court alternatives. Complex cases or those with extended response periods can run twelve to sixteen weeks but rarely longer.
UDRP filing fees are fixed by the dispute provider, typically a few thousand dollars for single domain disputes. Our advisory fees are quoted before filing based on case complexity. Total cost for a clear cut case is usually well under ten thousand dollars including filing fees.
We will tell you that during the assessment phase. Negotiation, court action, or simply walking away may be the right choice. We do not file weak cases to generate fees.
Yes. Hijacking through registrar fraud is treated differently from cybersquatting and often resolves through registrar dispute procedures and law enforcement coordination rather than UDRP. We handle both pathways.
For trademark cases, registered trademark certificates and evidence of use. For hijacking cases, contemporaneous documentation of the unauthorised change. For all cases, factual chronology of events, communications, and any internal investigation results.
Default decisions are common in clear cybersquatting cases. The complainant still needs to prove the case, but the absence of a response often simplifies the procedure and accelerates the timeline.
Yes. UDRP applies to most generic TLDs regardless of jurisdiction. For country code TLDs, local procedures apply, and we coordinate with appropriate local counsel where needed.
UDRP decisions are not appealed in the traditional sense, but losing parties can file court litigation within ten days to overturn the decision. We assess the risk of court challenge during the initial case assessment.
The first conversation is private, costs nothing, and commits to nothing. We respond within one business day.
