Verification of registration data

You notice that a registered domain name that you are interested in acquiring or to which you have intellectual property rights is owned by an individual or corporation, and you suspect that the owner does not meet the domain extension’s eligibility criteria.

Some registries offer a WHOIS information verification procedure (Ex: gTLDs, .FR, .CA, etc.) to get the domain name holder to update his/her WHOIS information.

However, in some cases, the owner cannot or will not update the WHOIS information. In this case, depending on the domain extension, the domain name may then be blocked, suspended or even deleted. The experience of SafeBrands’ legal department and its numerous contacts with registries improve our chances of succeeding in such a process to have a domain name deleted.

The process can also be a preliminary step to initiating a mandate to maximize the chances of establishing contact or, if not, to potentially block or delete the name. If new contact information is obtained, we will be able to redirect or even close the case if the owner turns out to be acting legally.