Develop an IPR strategy

Searches and preliminary evaluations: Domain names

Ensure domain availability

The domain is an integral part of your trademark, so ensure that the domain is available before choosing a trademark or proprietary name.

Using our domain search, you can safely, quickly and free of charge ensure that your chosen domain is available. The search will not make your chosen domain susceptible to increasing cases of domain theft and slamming.

Some registers, such as .fi and .eu administered by the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority and EURid respectively, do not allow automatic searches for WHOIS data and do not share database information. Check the availability of .fi and .eu domains at the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority and EURid websites.

Domain search

Domain strategy

We recommend planning your domain strategy as part of your trademark strategy. Before registering your trademarks, give very careful thought to a domain strategy that best meets your company's needs: What trademarks are protected? Where are they protected? Which registration channels are being used? How can we monitor infringements against our trademarks or the use of trademarks very similar to our own?

Domains have opened up and become more international, so their implementation is more challenging than ever. Today, a company's website address and its suffix can be practically any line of characters. Characters from alphabets other than the Roman can be used in a domain name. As the number of domains is growing exponentially companies have to more carefully consider their own domain policies.

A well-maintained domain portfolio requires strategic planning and the continuous management and monitoring of trademarks. Domains complement the protective scope of proprietary names, trademarks, patents and registered designs. When registering, it is important to have a command of search channels and to move quickly, as domains are given out on a first come-first served basis. You must also remember to update your registration regularly in order to keep it.

Our domain experts Ari-Pekka Launne, Juha Myllyoja, Joose Kilpimaa and Henrik af Ursin will assist you in planning an entity that best serves your company's needs. You will get the most out of your domain portfolio by managing it in co-operation with a partner who has the latest information on various registration systems at their disposal as well as an extensive network of partners, with whom measures carried out in different systems can be done cost-effectively.