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Is it possible to reclaim my .ie domain ?

webdevdude · 2011-08-15 19:16:27

Hi all, I have been trading in Ireland for 4 years with a web business operating from a .com address. I have a Ltd company operating under the same name. It has come to my attention that a competitor based in the UK has recently jumped in and registered the same domain name except with the .ie suffix. This registration by…

15-08-2011 8:16pm

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webdevdude

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Hi all,

I have been trading in Ireland for 4 years with a web business operating from a .com address. I have a Ltd company operating under the same name.

It has come to my attention that a competitor based in the UK has recently jumped in and registered the same domain name except with the .ie suffix.

This registration by the UK competitor was made under a Ltd company, which upon investigation I have found to be false i.e. the Ltd company does not exist and it is my belief that the company in question submitted false information to justify their claim to the .ie domain.

Is their grounds to dispute the domain ownership with the IEDR and get it back ? Thanks alot for any help

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#2 15-08-2011 9:53pm

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Moved from Development.

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#3 15-08-2011 10:19pm

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Not sure this is the right forum either tbh.

Is your company registered in Ireland?

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#4 16-08-2011 10:00am

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webdevdude wrote: »

Hi all,

I have been trading in Ireland for 4 years with a web business operating from a .com address. I have a Ltd company operating under the same name.

It has come to my attention that a competitor based in the UK has recently jumped in and registered the same domain name except with the .ie suffix.

This registration by the UK competitor was made under a Ltd company, which upon investigation I have found to be false i.e. the Ltd company does not exist and it is my belief that the company in question submitted false information to justify their claim to the .ie domain.

Is their grounds to dispute the domain ownership with the IEDR and get it back ? Thanks alot for any help

First of all you're not reclaiming it as it was never yours in the first place.

If it's a generic/keyword domain, say irishcars.ie, you probably have no hope. If it's a recognised brand you might have a chance.

If it wasn't that important to you to own it before someone else purchased it, why would you expect preferential treatment from the IEDR now? They're not there to protect your brand, that's your job.

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#5 16-08-2011 10:06am

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If the domain was obtained using falsified documents then the IEDR would reclaim the domain from them. You eligibility then to obtain the domain would be subject to normal IEDR registration policy.

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#6 16-08-2011 11:51am

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