Master domain dispute resolution, combat cybersquatting, and protect valuable brand assets using proven UDRP and ACPA legal strategies.
As online commerce, digital branding, and social media marketing continue to accelerate, trademark infringement and cybersquatting have become routine risks for businesses of all sizes. Confusingly similar domain names, counterfeit storefronts, impersonation sites, and bad-faith registrations now threaten brand value, consumer trust, and revenue on a daily basis.
This practical course equips US practitioners with a clear roadmap for addressing domain-name disputes under both available enforcement regimes: the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and federal court litigation under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Participants will learn how to evaluate the strength of a cybersquatting claim, choose the most effective forum, assemble the necessary evidence, and advise clients on cost-effective enforcement or defence strategies.
The session also addresses representation of domain-name holders accused of cybersquatting, including how to assess defensible registrations, respond to cease-and-desist demands, and determine when to challenge an adverse UDRP decision in US federal court. Practical considerations, evidentiary standards, and economic trade-offs are emphasized throughout.
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Managing Member | Levine Samuel, LLP
Mr. Levine is an attorney practicing intellectual property law in New York City. He is the author of Domain Name Arbitration (Legal Corner Press, 2019), and a forthcoming book, Clash of Trademarks and Domain Names on the Internet (Legal Corner Press, Fall 2023). He has published extensively on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and sits as a Panelist on disputes submitted to the CIIDRC, CAC, Forum, and WIPO.
