DENIC DISPUTE Entry
The DENIC DISPUTE entry protects owners of name or trademark rights by preventing a disputed domain from being transferred to third parties until the legal clarification has been completed.
Responsibility of the domain owner
All domain holders are personally responsible for making sure that their domains do not infringe the rights of anyone else. For this reason, anyone who feels that their rights have been infringed by a domain must contact the holder of that domain and not DENIC. DENIC can, however, assist the claimant by placing a DISPUTE entry on the domain.
Before DENIC will do that, however, the claimant must submit evidence to DENIC showing that he/she might have a right to the domain and the claimant must also instigate measures to enforce his/her rights vis-à-vis the domain holder. A domain that bears a DISPUTE entry can still be used by its holder, but cannot be transferred to anyone else. Any holder of a DISPUTE entry automatically becomes the domain holder as soon as the domain is released.
How to establish a DISPUTE entry
Use our DISPUTE online assistant to submit your application.
It's easy and only takes a few steps.
Requirements
- The application must be preceded by an enquiry to DENIC regarding the holder of the domain in question. This enquiry must not be more than one month old, and the information received must be enclosed with the application in writing.
- Proof of rights (name or trademark rights) must be enclosed with the application.
Application
An online form is available for setting up a DISPUTE entry. Alternatively, a form in PDF format is available, which must be completed manually.
The application must be signed and submitted to DENIC in the original with all the attachments specified therein.
After setup
Once the DISPUTE entry has been successfully set up, you will receive a notification. You must then initiate the dispute over the domain.
The entry is initially valid for one year and can be extended if the DISPUTE holder submits a new original form in good time and provides evidence that the dispute with the domain holder is still ongoing.
As soon as the dispute is resolved, DENIC must be informed immediately using the form so that the entry can be deleted.
