Protect your Intellectual Property online with WIPO's ccTLD Services
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center supports ccTLD operators, helping them establish registration conditions and dispute resolution procedures that meet international standards of IP protection aimed at preventing and resolving domain name disputes.
- The WIPO ccTLD Database contains links to the websites of over 250 ccTLDs, and where available, links to the applicable registration agreement, WhoIs (RDAP) service, and ADR procedure.
- The Trademark Database Portal facilitates access to online trademark databases of a number of national and regional IP Offices, allowing any person wishing to register a domain name to conduct a trademark search.
- The WIPO ccTLD Best Practices for the Prevention and Resolution of Intellectual Property Disputes provide an overview of practices and policies for ccTLD operations designed to curb abusive and bad faith registration of protected names, and to resolve related disputes.
- WIPO ccTLD Program Background
ccTLD Services
Case administration
The WIPO Center provides domain name dispute resolution case administration services for many ccTLDs around the world. Each ccTLD page below includes links to resources to assist in the preparation of your case.
Policy and operational assistance
The WIPO Center provides policy and operational advice and assistance, including collaborating with ccTLDs on their registration terms and conditions, and tailored dispute resolution policies.
Awareness raising
The WIPO Center assists ccTLDs by organizing tailored outreach such as webinars and educational events, and by training specialized IP experts on domain name disputes.
ccTLDs for which the WIPO Center provides dispute resolution services
| Country / Territory | ccTLD | Case administration | Policy assistance and collaborations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | American Samoa | .AS | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Andorra | .AD | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | .AG | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Angola | .AO | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Anguilla | .AI | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Argentina | .AR | - | The WIPO Center collaborates with NIC Argentina in the promotion of best practices and procedures for the online protection of Intellectual Property under .AR domain names. | |
| Ascension Island | .AC | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Australia | .AU | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| B | Bahamas | .BS | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Bahrain | .BH and البحرين. | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Belize | .BZ | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Bermuda | .BM | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | .BO | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Brazil | .BR | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | .IO | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| C | Cabo Verde | .CV | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| China | .CN and .中国 | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Colombia | .CO | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | .CC | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | .MP | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Costa Rica | .CR | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Cyprus | .CY | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| D | Democratic Republic of the Congo | .CD | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Djibouti | .DJ | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Dominican Republic | .DO | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| E | Ecuador | .EC | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| European Union | .EU | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| F | Fiji | .FJ | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| France | .FR | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| French Southern Territories | .TF | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| G | Gabon | .GA | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Georgia | .GE | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Grenada | .GD | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Guatemala | .GT | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| H | Haiti | .HT | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance |
| Honduras | .HN | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| I | Ireland | .IE | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | .IR | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| L | Lao People's Democratic Republic | .LA | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Latvia | .LV | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Liechtenstein | .LI | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| M | Madagascar | .MG | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Malawi | .MW | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Mayotte | .YT | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Mexico | .MX | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | .FM | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Montenegro | .ME | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Morocco | .MA and المغرب. | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| N | Nauru | .NR | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | .NL | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Niue | .NU | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| P | Pakistan | .PK | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Palau | .PW | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Panama | .PA | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Paraguay | .PY | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Peru | .PE | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Philippines | .PH | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Pitcairn Islands | .PN | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Poland | .PL | Expedited Arbitration process | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Puerto Rico | .PR | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Q | Qatar | .QA and قطر. | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance |
| R | Republic of Moldova | .MD | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Réunion island | .RE | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Romania | .RO | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Rwanda | .RW | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| S | Saint Helena | .SH | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance |
| Saint Lucia | .LC | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | .PM | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Samoa | .WS | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Saudi Arabia | .SA and السعودية. | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Senegal | .SN | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Seychelles | .SC | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Sierra Leone | .SL | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Somalia | .SO | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Spain | .ES | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Sweden | .SE | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Switzerland | .CH | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| T | Tajikistan | .TJ | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Thailand | .TH and .ไทย | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), Ministry of Commerce of Thailand and the Thai Network Information Center Foundation (THNICF) in the promotion of best practices and procedures for the online protection of Intellectual Property under .TH and .ไทย domain names. | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | .TT | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Turkmenistan | .TM | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| Tuvalu | .TV | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| U | Ukraine | .UA | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance |
| Uganda | .UG | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| United Arab Emirates | .AE and امارات. | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | .TZ | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance | |
| V | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | .VE | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance |
| Virgin Islands (British) | .VG | UDRP | Policy and operational assistance | |
| W | Wallis and Futuna Islands | .WF | UDRP variation | Policy and operational assistance |
