Anti-Squatting & Brand Protection
Trademark protection, automated detection, dispute resolution, and the bad-faith bypass policy.
Our Commitment
The YounndAI Domains Registry exists to serve legitimate organizations building real infrastructure. We do not tolerate namespace squatting, trademark abuse, or bad-faith registrations. Legitimate companies deserve a reliable partner.
⚠️Warning
This policy is enforced aggressively. We actively monitor the registry for abuse and will take action without waiting for formal disputes.
Automated Detection
The registry runs continuous automated checks against four signals:
1. Trademark Matching
Registered trademarks are cross-referenced against new namespace registrations. If a namespace name matches a known trademark held by a different entity, the registration is flagged for manual review before approval.
2. Empty Schema Detection
Namespaces with zero published schemas after 90 days are flagged. Registering a namespace without publishing content suggests speculative intent. Flagged namespaces receive a notice and are subject to review.
3. Bulk Registration Limits
Registering more than 3 namespaces per year per account triggers automated review. Legitimate use cases rarely require this many namespaces. Bulk registrations must be justified.
4. Link Abuse
Schemas with excessive, irrelevant, or misleading external links are penalized. Link abuse inflates metadata quality signals artificially and undermines trust for all publishers. Penalized schemas receive a score reduction and a notice.
Dispute Resolution
Any party can file a dispute against a namespace registration. The process follows UDRP-style arbitration — modeled after the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy used in internet domain disputes. An independent panel reviews trademark evidence, registration history, and schema content, then issues a binding decision:
Filing
Dispute filed with supporting documentation. Filing fee: €500 (non-refundable).
Review
The registry reviews trademark evidence, registration history, and schema content.
Decision
Dispute upheld → namespace transferred or recycled. Dispute denied → no action.
ℹ️Note
The €500 filing fee is non-refundable regardless of outcome. This prevents frivolous disputes while keeping the process accessible for legitimate claims.
Bad-Faith Bypass
When a dispute is upheld and the namespace contains no substantive schemas (empty or trivial content), the registry's permanence guarantee is bypassed:
Dispute Upheld
Content Assessment
Registry evaluates whether the namespace has substantive schemas.
No Substantive Content
Permanence guarantee is waived. 30-day public notice posted.
Namespace Recycled
After 30 days, the namespace is deleted and the name becomes available — typically transferred to the trademark holder.
💡Tip
The bad-faith bypass is a protection for brands. If someone squats your trademark name but never publishes meaningful content, you can reclaim it through the dispute process.
What "Substantive" Means
A namespace is considered substantive if it contains:
- At least one domain with a published schema
- The schema has a conformance score ≥ 0.50 (Bronze)
- The schema has been in active use (API calls) within the last 12 months
If all three are met, the permanence guarantee holds — even if a trademark dispute is upheld. In that case, the dispute follows standard arbitration (transfer negotiation, not automatic recycling).