卫卫斌律师 / Wei Bin

UDRP Counsel · Shenzhen, China

UDRP Domain Name Disputes: Response and Brand Domain Recovery

Chinese-speaking counsel for parties involved in domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) — including domain holders who have received a complaint, and brand owners considering recovery of a domain name such as a .ai domain.

Wei Bin (卫斌), Attorney-at-law | Beijing Longan (Shenzhen) Law Firm | Based in Shenzhen, mainland China

Email: weibin@longanlaw.com　Phone: +86 158 7658 7811

You received a complaint

You have been served with a domain name complaint or notice and need to confirm the provider, the case number and the response deadline.

  • Verification of notice and case details
  • Deadline and commencement-date review
  • Timeline and evidence organisation
  • Response preparation and filing

You want to recover a domain

A domain corresponding to your brand, product name or mark is held by a third party, and you need to compare negotiation with a formal dispute.

  • Trademark rights and confusing similarity
  • Absence of rights or legitimate interests
  • Bad faith: registration and use
  • Negotiation versus filing assessment

Who this page is for

This service is provided by a lawyer qualified in the People's Republic of China and based in Shenzhen. It is intended for:

  • Chinese companies, founders and in-house teams facing a UDRP or ccTLD domain complaint;
  • Chinese domain holders and developers who received a complaint notice and need to organise a response;
  • Overseas brand owners, agencies and law firms that need local assistance in China or a Chinese-speaking point of contact for a domain matter involving Chinese parties.

Scope of admission: the practitioner is admitted to practise law in the People's Republic of China only, and is not admitted as a solicitor, attorney or equivalent in any other jurisdiction. UDRP proceedings are administered by ICANN-approved dispute resolution providers, and parties may be represented by counsel of their choice.

What is covered

  • Complaint response: verifying the notice, identifying the provider and case number, establishing a single record of the deadline, and preparing the response and annexes.
  • Domain recovery assessment: reviewing the trademark basis, confusing similarity, and the evidence relevant to the second and third UDRP elements.
  • Path comparison: comparing negotiation, the UDRP procedure and court proceedings in terms of cost, timing, certainty and risk.
  • Post-decision steps: the registrar's implementation period and the effect of court proceedings on a decision to cancel or transfer.
  • Portfolio observations: how domain holdings relate to product naming, trademark filings and overseas launch timing.

Key procedural points

  • Under the UDRP Rules, a respondent must submit a response within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of commencement of the administrative proceeding, filing it with the provider.
  • The date of commencement is the date on which the provider completes its responsibilities in connection with sending the complaint to the respondent — not the date the respondent happens to see an email.
  • A respondent may expressly request an additional four (4) calendar days; the provider grants that extension automatically. Further extensions may be granted in exceptional cases or by written stipulation approved by the provider.
  • Remedies under the UDRP are limited to cancellation or transfer of the domain name. Damages and other monetary claims are outside the procedure.

The above reflects the ICANN UDRP Policy and Rules. The applicable deadline and filing requirements in a specific case must be checked against the formal notice received, the provider's supplemental rules and the case record for that proceeding. This page does not provide an automatic deadline calculator.

What to send in a first message

An initial enquiry can be short. Please include: the domain name in dispute; the provider and case number if a notice has been received; whether the notice is a formal complaint or correspondence from the other side; the deadline stated in the notice (or "not clear"); and one contact address.

Full case files are requested only after a conflict check. Please do not send identity documents, full case bundles or sensitive commercial material at the first step.

How fees are determined

Fees are not a flat rate and depend on the number of disputed domains and whether consolidation is required, the volume and complexity of evidence, whether translation or cross-border evidence is needed, whether negotiation or court proceedings run alongside the procedure, the choice between a single-member and three-member panel (which affects provider fees), and the time pressure of the proceeding. Provider filing fees are charged by the provider under its own schedule and are separate from professional fees.

Language

English is available as a working language for this practice, alongside Mandarin Chinese. Enquiries, correspondence and case work on a domain name matter can be conducted in English, and enquiries received in English are answered in English.

Where a dispute resolution provider, a registrar or a counterparty requires submissions or documents in Chinese, or where the relevant evidence is in Chinese, how that will be handled is set out at the outset of the engagement.

Contact

Email is the preferred channel for enquiries from outside mainland China. Both addresses below reach the practitioner and either may be used.

weibin@longanlaw.com　weibin_328@126.com

+86 158 7658 7811

Sending an enquiry does not create a lawyer-client relationship. A matter is accepted only after a conflict check and formal engagement. This page provides general information about a legal service and does not constitute legal advice on any specific dispute, nor a prediction of any outcome.

Related material (Chinese)

Beijing Longan (Shenzhen) Law Firm · Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

This page is provided in English for reference. Where the English and Chinese versions differ, the Chinese service page prevails.