Creative and IP rights · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Cybersquatted domain: prepare a recovery file
A domain dispute is about control of the address, not simply ownership of a trademark. France's Afnic routes and the Swiss .ch dispute service have different requirements and stages. Identify the extension, registered holder, earlier right and requested transfer or deletion. Preserve the registration history and correspondence before comparing the available procedures and their limits.
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Which earlier right can you evidence?
Identify the right, relevant dates and territorial scope. A newly filed trademark does not automatically resolve an existing domain dispute.
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Who controls the disputed domain?
Record the exact name, extension, registrar and available registration details. The website alone does not conclusively identify the holder.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Toute personne démontrant un intérêt à agir peut demander à l'office d'enregistrement compétent la suppression ou le transfert à son profit d'un nom de domaine lorsque le nom de domaine entre dans les cas prévus à l'article L. 45-2.
In plain English: French CPCE L45-2 addresses specified situations within its scope. It does not automatically transfer every domain resembling a protected name.
Which earlier right can you evidence?
Identify the right, relevant dates and territorial scope. A newly filed trademark does not automatically resolve an existing domain dispute.
Which records are still missing from your file?
Indicate which records you have. The result identifies gaps and prepares a complete question for Julie, without requiring an account.
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Point to complete: Preserved correspondence. Keep dated captures, registration information and correspondence. A sale offer and evidence of actual domain use serve different purposes.
- Domain and extension
- Record available
- Registered holder
- Record available
- Earlier right relied on
- Record available
- Preserved correspondence
- Needs checking
- Records indicated
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- What should be preserved before contact?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Do you seek transfer or deletion?
Transfer, deletion and negotiation produce different outcomes. The available route depends on the extension and its actual dispute framework.
What should be preserved before contact?
Keep dated captures, registration information and correspondence. A sale offer and evidence of actual domain use serve different purposes.
What matters for a French domain?
French CPCE L45-2 addresses specified situations within its scope. It does not automatically transfer every domain resembling a protected name.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Domain and extension | Record the exact name, extension, registrar and available registration details. The website alone does not conclusively identify the holder. |
| Registered holder | Record the exact name, extension, registrar and available registration details. The website alone does not conclusively identify the holder. |
| Earlier right relied on | Identify the right, relevant dates and territorial scope. A newly filed trademark does not automatically resolve an existing domain dispute. |
| Preserved correspondence | Keep dated captures, registration information and correspondence. A sale offer and evidence of actual domain use serve different purposes. |
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
What changes for a Swiss domain?
Check the .ch registry's dispute service and applicable conditions. A French procedure or a generic UDRP template is not automatically the correct route.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
Which recovery costs should be compared?
Distinguish procedure charges, representation and a possible settlement price. No universal domain valuation or success percentage is supplied.
What does the recovery file establish?
It connects the extension, holder, claimed right and chronology. It prepares review without submitting a claim or guaranteeing transfer.
What other questions arise in this file?
Which earlier right can you evidence?
Identify the right, relevant dates and territorial scope. A newly filed trademark does not automatically resolve an existing domain dispute.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
What should be preserved before contact?
Keep dated captures, registration information and correspondence. A sale offer and evidence of actual domain use serve different purposes.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
What matters for a French domain?
French CPCE L45-2 addresses specified situations within its scope. It does not automatically transfer every domain resembling a protected name.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
Which recovery costs should be compared?
Distinguish procedure charges, representation and a possible settlement price. No universal domain valuation or success percentage is supplied.
Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absolu232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationAfnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litiges
Which official references should you consult?
- Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-2Légifrance
- Code des postes et des communications électroniques art. L45-6Légifrance
- 232.11 : Art. 13 Droit absoluFedlex
- 232.11 : Art. 55 Action en exécution d’une prestationFedlex
- Afnic : Procédures alternatives de résolution des litigesSource officielle
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026