Domain Names
Headed by Nick Phillips, our team can assist you with navigating the complexities of domain names and online brand presence, with its unique legal challenges.
We are therefore well placed and experienced in offering comprehensive legal advice and support across all aspects of domain name legal matters.
From initial registration strategy, including selecting and securing the ideal domain names and their variations, selecting or acquiring top-level domains (TLD), ongoing portfolio management, drafting domain name transfer and acquisition agreements, to licensing URLs, our specialist solicitors will guide you every step of the way. We understand the importance of aligning your domain name strategy with your overall brand protection, including trade mark registration and enforcement, to safeguard your business’s identity and reputation online.
Should disputes arise, our experienced dispute lawyers are also equipped to take swift and effective legal action, whether dealing with cybersquatting, trade mark infringement or other domain-related conflicts. We leverage our expertise in both national and international dispute resolution procedures to help you protect and recover your valuable online assets, ensuring your business’s continued success in the digital marketplace.
What we do best:
Examples of our work include
- Successful proceedings under the UDRP to recover a domain name for a leading publishing company.
- Due diligence in connection with a company acquisition on a portfolio of over 300 domain names.
- Negotiating and subsequently drafting and agreeing documentation for the transfer of a number of premium domain names.
- High Court proceedings for trade mark infringement including by use of a domain name and successfully recovering that domain name.
- Successfully defending a complaint under Nominet’s DRS on the basis that the domain name was not an abusive registration.
- Assisting multiple arbitration courts with written advocacy of domain name dispute through WIPO.
