Trademark Claims Notice
According to the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements, when registering domains during the Trademark Claims Period, ICANN-accredited registrars must:
- Check to determine if a potential domain name registration matches a record in the Trademark Clearinghouse;
- Display a claims notice to the potential domain name registrant (and receive acknowledgement from the potential registrant to proceed with the domain name registration if such records exist); and
- Provide claims notices in the form specified in the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements [PDF, 168 KB], in real time at the time of the potential registration, in English and without cost to the potential domain name registrant.
Additional information is in the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements [PDF, 168 KB].
This contractual obligation does not apply to any ccTLD (such as .us, .de, or .uk) or to gTLDs not subject to the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements.
If you have a complaint regarding a registrar failing to comply with the trademark claims notice requirements, please submit a Registrar Standards Complaint Form.