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Disputes regarding Domain Names are dealt with by the appropriate registration authority. These authorities cover such situations as use of a trademarked name, use of company names in a manner that could 'confuse', abusive registrations, cybersquatting, endangering the DNS system and so on.
In the event that someone has registered a domain name that you believe you have a greater right to, whether as a result of owning a trademark or for any other reason, you should approach the appropriate authorites for that domain name, not us. Disputes involving .com, .net, .org. are handled by ICANN. Disputes involving names ending in .uk are handled by Nominet UK.
General Information for disputes involving ICANN controlled names
All registrars in the .com, .net, and .org top-level domains follow the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (often referred to as the "UDRP"). Under the policy, most types of trademark-based domain-name disputes must be resolved by agreement, court action, or arbitration before a registrar will cancel, suspend, or transfer a domain name.
Disputes alleged to arise from abusive registrations of domain names (for example, cybersquatting) may be addressed by expedited administrative proceedings that the holder of trademark rights initiates by filing a complaint with an approved dispute-resolution service provider.
The full ICANN dispute resolution policy is available for viewing at www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm
General Information for disputes involving Nominet controlled names
Nominet provide a full Dispute Resolution Service that is binding on all parties. The full Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service policy is available for viewing at www.nic.uk/ref/drs.html
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