WIPO Cybersquatting Cases record high in 2016

WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Hit Record in 2016, Driven by New Top-Level Domain Names (Geneva, March 16, 2017). Trademark ownersfiled an all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with WIPO in 2016, an increase of 10% over the previous year, with over 1,200 new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) now operational.