If someone registers your registered trademark or company name, or a name that is confusingly similar, you can start an alternative dispute resolution procedure (ADR). This ADR needs to be introduced with Cepina and the costs for this introduction are €1620. If you win, DNS.be reimburses you 50% of the costs.
From February 15th this will change. If you introduce an ADR with Cepina and you win, you will be reimbursed €1620 by DNS.be. DNS BE will claim this amount back from the previous domain name holder. The fees of a legal adviser are not included in this measure since the procedure does not require a legal advisor. If you want a legal advisor, you’ll have to pay him/her yourself.
To be able to introduce an ADR all 3 of these conditions need to be fulfilled:
1) the domain name in question is identical or similar to a name (e.g. a trademark) to which the complainant has a right
2) the current domain name holder has no rights or legitimate interests with regard to the domain name in question
3) the domain name is registered or used in bad faith by the current domain name holder.
In this way DNS.be wants to point out to cybersquatters that a .BE domain name is not a good target. Now, cybersquatters only run the risk to loose the domain name they registered. From February 15th, they also run the risk that they have to pay back the €1620.