According to WIPO, General Director, Francis Gurry, domain names involving fraud and phishing or counterfeit goods are the main concerns that trademark owners claim in their lawsuits before WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center.
The cases are subject to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and concern more than 100 countries, the U.S. being the country with the highest amount of cases filed (976).
Additionally, the three global market sectors that filed the most cases were Banking and Finance (12%); Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals (11%); and Internet and IT (11%).
