Domain Name Protection
A critical issue for both start-up and well-established online businesses is the protection of their domain name. The loss of this asset can be catastrophic. Unfortunately, to date, in the post-Soviet space, there are very few specialists who understand exactly what work needs to be carried out, why, and what result should be considered necessary and sufficient.
When working with large Western law firms, it is very easy to spend colossal sums. Rates like 800 dollars per hour are not the limit for foreign specialists. Domestic ones, unfortunately, are rare or insufficiently qualified.
It is necessary to understand that the protection of a domain name is closely related to such concepts as a trademark and trade name, which, in turn, are “tied” to registration by classes of economic activity in individual jurisdictions. However, our company specialises in such specific tasks.
To protect your business, we are ready to carry out the following works:
1. Confirmation of the possibility of protecting rights to the current domain
2. Determining the list of jurisdictions to protect rights, depending on the geography of business, hosting, legal structure of the business and the current domain zone
3. Determining the need to re-register the domain in compliance with the necessary requirements, or another form of improving the basic set of rights
4. Research for the intersection of the name of your domain name with the names of existing companies in the selected jurisdictions
5. Checking the registration classes of potential claimants to the domain name
6. Determination of classes of business activities necessary and sufficient to protect rights to trademarks and business names
7. Registration of a business name and trademark that matches the domain name in the jurisdiction, depending on the domain zone
8. Negotiating with companies potentially capable of claiming your domain name and preparing and concluding agreements on “mutual waiver of claims”
9. Conducting international litigation in case of challenging rights
Dear clients, we have a very individual approach to working with each of you and, unlike many other companies, we do not just solve the task at hand, but give recommendations on all aspects of your business. We will be very happy to help you. Please contact us.
