Protecting a name is a routine, not a purchase. These guides cover what to monitor, what to register defensively, how to keep a portfolio in order, and what the dispute routes actually involve.
START WITH LOOKALIKE DOMAIN MONITORING: WHAT TO TRACK AND HOW OFTEN
Lookalike domain monitoring is the practice of repeatedly checking which names that resemble yours exist, what infrastructure they carry, and what has changed since the last check.
11 min readProtecting a domain from impersonation means securing the names you hold, registering the few variants whose absence would cost you, monitoring the rest, and having a response ready for the day a lookalike turns out to be real.
10 min readDefensive domain registration is registering variants of your own name so that nobody else can, accepting that only a small fraction of the possible variants can ever be bought.
12 min readCybersquatting, also called domain squatting, is registering a domain in bad faith because somebody else has rights in the name; typosquatting describes a name built to be confused with another, whatever the motive.
11 min readThe Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy is an administrative process, binding on every registrant of a generic domain, through which a trademark owner can seek the transfer or cancellation of a domain registered and used in bad faith.
12 min readMore sections: Typosquatting, Domain intelligence, Brand protection, Email security, Typosquatting patterns.