Cybersquatting: most domain name case dispute filings 2018, by country

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Ani Petrosyan,
Jan 9, 2024
This statistic presents the countries with the most domain name case filings with the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2018. That year, trademark owners from the United States generated a total of 976 cybersquatting case filings with WIPO. The total number of domain name cases amounted to 3,447 representing a 12.1 percent growth compared to the previous year.

Leading countries with the most domain name case filings due to cybersquatting in 2018

CharacteristicNumber of filings
United States 976
France 553
United Kingdom 305
Germany 244
Switzerland 193
Malta 135
Sweden 131
Italy 113
Netherlands 96
Spain 68
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March 2019

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Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) cases filed to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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