On 19 December 2019, the amendments of the .UA Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy will come into force, according to which
it will be possible to consider domain disputes on third-level
domains (.COM.UA). Previously (since 19
March 2019) it was possible to use the alternative procedure only
for second-level domains (.UA).
Taking into account that there are many current litigation
matters in Ukraine with respect to the illegal use of trademarks
and company names with domain names .COM.UA, this
change is very important for Ukraine as:
- it will allow right holders to
protect more effectively their intellectual property rights in
domain names with gTLDs .COM.UA, within a shorter
time-frame and at less cost;
