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WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service for .DO

*** New .DO Policy, Rules, and WIPO Rules Further to the update of the .DO Policy (Política de solución de controversias en Materia de nombres de dominio para .DO) and the Rules (Reglamento de la Política de solución de controversias en materia de nombres de dominio para .DO), published by NIC.do on May 24, 2024, the WIPO Center has updated its WIPO Rules, Model Complaint and Model Response for .DO domain name disputes. ***

Country / Territory Code

 .DO

Country / Territory Name

 Dominican Republic

Whois Search

 Whois Search

Dispute Resolution Policy

Variation of UDRP

Política de Solución de Controversias en Materia de Nombres de Dominio para .DO

Relevant differences between the UDRP and the .DO Policy

It is sufficient for the complainant to prove that either registration or use of the domain name is in bad faith, whereas the UDRP requires the complainant to prove both

Courts of the Dominican Republic

Spanish

Procedural Rules

Variation of UDRP

Reglamento de la Política de solución de controversias en materia de nombres de dominio para .DO

Reglamento Adicional del Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la OMPI relativo a la Política de solución de controversias en materia de nombres de dominio para .DO (el Reglamento Adicional)

WIPO Model Pleadings

WIPO Model Complaint

WIPO Model Response

Fees

 Schedule of Fees

WIPO Experts

 WIPO Experts

Domain Registry

http://www.iana.org/root-whois/do.htm

https://www.nic.do/en/

Registration Agreement

Text of Agreement

Eligibility Criteria

Registration of .DO domain names is unrestricted. Some restrictions apply to third level domains

Supported Characters

.DO domain names support ASCII characters

  • - may have from 2 to 63 characters;
  • - may include letters, numbers, and dashes;
  • - may not include dashes as the first or last characters of the domain name;
  • - may not have two consecutive dashes in the third and fourth positions

Decisions

 Decisions
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