As part of its commitment toward the local internet
community in the
UAE, the .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA) of the UAE
Telecommunications
Regulatory Authority (TRA) continues to implement the
best international
practices in protecting Intellectual Property Rights
for its
registrants. This comes in line with its mandate to
enforce all policies
related to the operation of the .ae country code Top
Level Domain
(ccTLD) as well as overseeing the operation of the
registry system.
To this end, the (.aeDA) has set the Dispute
Resolution Policy,
published for the public on 2008, which outlines the
basis in which
conflicts between aspiring claimants arising from the
UAE (ccTLD)
regarding Domain Name Registrations and Renewals will
be handled.
Accordingly, it binds registrants over the
registration or use of all
UAE ccTLD domain names including those under .ae ccTLD
and (dotEmarat)
Arabic ccTLD (.ÇãÇÑÇÊ).
Commenting on the work of the .aeDA and its role in
protecting the
intellectual property rights, H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al
Ghanim said: “We
have launched several phases for domain names
registration during the
past year. Registration has included governmental
entities, companies,
trademarks, and public and private establishments with
the aim of
encouraging and promoting the usage of domain names in
the UAE,
especially the (.ÇãÇÑÇÊ) which has significant
benefits for users
because it enables them to overcome the language
barrier that they may
face when surfing the internet. Indeed, these phases
of registration
might have resulted in some disputes between
registrants on intellectual
property rights, and this is where the .aeDA plays a
vital role to
protect intellectual property rights and ensure
rightful usage by its
legitimate owners, ultimately protecting the
intellectual property from
exploitation.”
In an effort to avoid disputes and protect
intellectual property rights,
the .aeDA stated that at the time of making an
application for a domain
name, an applicant must ensure that all information
provided in support
of the registration application is true, complete and
correct, and is
not misleading in any way; and the application to
register the domain
name has not been made in bad faith.
Al Ghanim added: “Although there are no restrictions
in terms of who can
register a domain, there are policies that have to be
followed. For
instance, there are names that fall under the list of
Reserved Names
that should not be registered for technical, moral, or
cultural reasons.
Additionally, the .aeDA made clear in its instructions
that the
registrant should be aware of the responsibilities
addressed in its
policies and should not violate Intellectual Property
Rights of others
when choosing a name; a trademark for example.”
Formed by the TRA, a federal governmental department,
the .aeDA will
continually strive to maintain best practice for the
administration of
the .ae ccTLD and will administer the .ae domain in a
fair and
transparent manner.
For further information, please visit:
www.tra.gov.ae
Related articles
- .UA ccTLD Registry updates list of reserved domain names. (cctld.dk)
- Number of .AT domain name disputes declining (cctld.dk)
