Generic Top-Level Domains: What rules are there for these names?

What stops someone else using my name?

If you are not a big company with a "famous trademark", you may still have a good claim to your name, especially if you have registered a trademark. In country TLDs, the rules and dispute resolution procedures vary from country to country.

Country Top-Level Domains: What rules are there for country Top-Level Domains?

What stops someone else using my name?

This depends on what the rules are for a given country. We have a high-risk list (first come, first served) of country domains where you should consider registering you name immediately. These are country Top-Level domains with no particular restrictions on registering a name, so anyone can register any name they choose.

What laws are there for these names?

There is some case law in the United States, and some in European countries. There is very little law established in other countries.

What if someone else has "my" country name?

If you are considering going to court to recover your name, you should use our NameRecover Consultancy service. We have been able to help several customers recover their names in country Top-Level domains without going to court, at a savings of thousands. In the courts, you have a good chance of success if you have a trademark on the name, especially if it is a trade mark from the country in question.