WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service for .AD

Whereas the UDRP is limited to the protection of trademark rights, under the .adDRP, a complainant may rely on:

• Trademarks validly registered in Andorra before the Oficina de Marques i Patents del Principat d'Andorra (OMPA) or in a foreign jurisdiction; or
• Commercial names registered in Andorra before the Oficina de Marques i Patents del Principat d'Andorra (OMPA); or
• Unregistered trademarks as long as they have been validated through court proceedings before the Andorran Courts;
• The Complainant's company, business or other legal or trading name, as registered with the relevant Andorran government authority; or
• The Complainant's personal name or "notorious" pseudonyms, which professionally identify, among others, intellectual or content creators, politicians and figures of the show or sport, when such notorious figure is well known in Andorra; or
• Official or generally recognizable names of public administrations of Andorra and Andorran public bodies and/or Andorran public services; or
• Names of public infrastructures in Andorra as well as geographical names and local landmarks or places of interest in Andorra over which the Complainant is the competent authority, including obvious acronyms and abbreviations thereof; or
• Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications internationally registered via the Lisbon System.

It is sufficient for the complainant to prove that either registration or subsequent use of the disputed domain name is in bad faith, whereas the UDRP requires the complainant to prove both elements.

Catalan and/or English, subject to the authority of the Panel to determine otherwise, having regard to the circumstances of the administrative proceeding. If the respondent is located in Andorra, the language of the administrative proceeding shall be Catalan. If the respondent is located outside Andorra, the complaint may be filed in Catalan and/or English.

Single member panel appointed from the publicly available list of panelists.

Courts of Andorra

The .adDRP applies to all domain names registered or renewed in the .ad namespace after May 22, 2024.