12-13 May
Start
May 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
End
May 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host its Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution: Update on Precedent and Practice on 12-13 May 2026 at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
This in-person workshop is directly relevant to domain name professionals, trademark owners, registrars, ccTLD administrators, IP lawyers, brand protection teams and domain investors who follow UDRP practice and domain name dispute trends.
The workshop focuses on WIPO’s domain name dispute resolution services and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the global administrative mechanism used for resolving cybersquatting disputes involving domain names.
Event details:
Date: 12-13 May 2026
Venue: WIPO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Format: In-person
Language: English
Organizer: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Participation: Limited to 65 participants
Official page: WIPO event page
Topics include:
The faculty includes experienced WIPO UDRP panelists, trademark counsel and senior WIPO staff. The programme combines presentations with practical breakout sessions and discussions between participants and instructors.
For the domain name community, this is a useful Geneva-based event to follow because UDRP practice continues to shape the relationship between domain investors, brand owners, registrars and dispute resolution providers.
WIPO reported that it has handled more than 80,000 domain name cases since the first UDRP case in 1999, helping brand owners recover more than 143,000 domain names. In 2025, WIPO also recorded its highest-ever domain dispute caseload, with more than 6,200 cases.
A recent LinkedIn post by Miguel Perez, Senior Counsel Brand Protection and Team Lead Domain Disputes at Abion, noted that he would be attending the workshop in Geneva on behalf of Abion, together with Jeanne Gonin and Dora Bernadett Kiss. He also invited people working in brand protection, trademarks, domain names and online enforcement to connect while in Geneva.
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WIPO Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution 2026
This in-person workshop is directly relevant to domain name professionals, trademark owners, registrars, ccTLD administrators, IP lawyers, brand protection teams and domain investors who follow UDRP practice and domain name dispute trends.
The workshop focuses on WIPO’s domain name dispute resolution services and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the global administrative mechanism used for resolving cybersquatting disputes involving domain names.
Event details:
Date: 12-13 May 2026
Venue: WIPO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Format: In-person
Language: English
Organizer: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Participation: Limited to 65 participants
Official page: WIPO event page
Topics include:
- The legal framework of the UDRP
- WIPO’s domain name dispute resolution services
- Substantive and procedural developments in domain name disputes
- New Top-Level Domains and ICANN Rights Protection Mechanisms
- Current DNS developments
- Trademark rights, personal names and geographical terms
- Internationalized Domain Names
- Parking pages, landing pages and fair use
- Privacy and registrar-related issues
- Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
- Recent UDRP decisions and practical breakout discussions
The faculty includes experienced WIPO UDRP panelists, trademark counsel and senior WIPO staff. The programme combines presentations with practical breakout sessions and discussions between participants and instructors.
For the domain name community, this is a useful Geneva-based event to follow because UDRP practice continues to shape the relationship between domain investors, brand owners, registrars and dispute resolution providers.
WIPO reported that it has handled more than 80,000 domain name cases since the first UDRP case in 1999, helping brand owners recover more than 143,000 domain names. In 2025, WIPO also recorded its highest-ever domain dispute caseload, with more than 6,200 cases.
A recent LinkedIn post by Miguel Perez, Senior Counsel Brand Protection and Team Lead Domain Disputes at Abion, noted that he would be attending the workshop in Geneva on behalf of Abion, together with Jeanne Gonin and Dora Bernadett Kiss. He also invited people working in brand protection, trademarks, domain names and online enforcement to connect while in Geneva.
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More information:
WIPO Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution 2026
