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 |