GigaLaw has published statistics on decisions rendered by arbitration panels under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in the third quarter of 2025. The report consolidates data from five dispute resolution providers: the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center, the Forum (formerly the National Arbitration Forum, USA), the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC), and the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC). Over the past three months, these bodies issued a total of 2,178 decisions – a 9.89 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Notably, the number of decisions in Q2 2025 decreased by 2.6 percent relative to Q2 2024, making it difficult to identify any definitive trends. Meanwhile, the number of domain names subject to decisions declined in the most recent quarter. Under the UDRP, a complaint may target any number of domain names, as exemplified by a Q3 filing from the 7-Eleven store chain, which challenged 295 domain names in a single complaint.
Among generic top-level domains, .COM remains the undisputed leader in complaints, followed distantly by .SHOP, .NET, and .SBS. As regards ccTLDs, Colombia’s .CO leads the pack, while Anguilla’s .AI surged to third place, with 32 complaints adjudicated in Q3 – up from just 10 in the previous quarter. Given the popularity of .AI, further growth in complaints is anticipated.
Of the decisions rendered, 93.3 percent resulted in the transfer of disputed domain names to complainants. Twenty-six complaints were classified as reverse domain name hijacking attempts. The Czech Arbitration Court proved most favorable to complainants, transferring 97.4 percent of contested names, while the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre was the strictest, ruling in favor of complainants in only 42.86 percent of cases. However, CIIDRC’s absolute numbers remain low, with just seven domain names adjudicated in Q3.
