Westmore Research · October 2026
The Domain & UDRP Data Report
UDRP totals reached 102,445 decided cases by October 2026, with a 92.4% overall complainant win rate. October 2026 recorded 578 decisions versus 899 in September 2026, while monthly complainant wins ran at 96.0%.
Numbers so far this month. The full-month figures update automatically on the 1st.
102,445
Decided UDRP cases analysed
92.4%
Complainant win rate
91,392
Funded companies analysed
43.1%
Not on their exact-match .com
Key findings
- By October 2026, 102,445 UDRP cases had been decided, with complainants winning 92.4% overall.
- In October 2026, 578 UDRP decisions were issued, down from 899 in September 2026; complainants won 96.0%.
- WIPO handled 59,326 decisions, Forum 36,895, and CAC 6,224; complainant win rates were 91.7%, 92.9%, and 96.2%, respectively.
Part 1 · UDRP disputes
578 decisions were published in October 2026 (899 the month before), with complainants winning 96%. Respondents hid behind a privacy or proxy service in 14.2% of all decided cases.
UDRP complainant win rate by year
Share of decided UDRP cases (transfer or cancellation vs denied) won by the complainant.
Complainant win rate by UDRP provider
WIPO, Forum (NAF) and CAC decisions in the Westmore corpus.
Most-disputed extensions in UDRP cases
Share of decided cases involving at least one domain in each extension.
Busiest panelists
- 1Richard Hill2,563
- 2Sandra J. Franklin2,540
- 3Paul M. DeCicco2,294
- 4David E. Sorkin1,854
- 5Dawn Osborne1,834
- 6The Honorable Charles K. McCotter, Jr. (Ret.)1,409
- 7Terry F. Peppard1,374
- 8Alan L. Limbury1,259
Most active complainant law firms
- 1Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.1,125
- 2Richard Law Group, Inc.1,057
- 3Perkins Coie LLP589
- 4Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP557
- 5Barnes & Thornburg LLP549
- 6Greenberg Traurig, LLP475
- 7Holland & Hart LLP440
- 8Kelly IP, LLP420
Part 2 · Funded startups & the .com
43.1% of 91,392 venture-funded companies are not on their exact-match .com. 4.8% use a "app / hq / labs / ai suffix" name, 4.2% use a "try / get / use / join prefix" name.
Funded startups not on their exact-match .com, by stage
Share of venture-funded companies whose website is not their exact-match .com.
What funded startups use instead of their exact .com
Extension of the live website for companies not on their exact-match .com (.com here = a modified .com name).
Funded startups not on their exact-match .com, by industry
Largest industries in the dataset.
Funded startups not on their exact-match .com, by city
Startup hubs with the most funded companies in the dataset.
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Methodology
UDRP figures come from Westmore's copy of 102,912 published WIPO, Forum and CAC decisions; a case counts as a complainant win when the panel ordered transfer or cancellation, and as a loss when the complaint was denied or found to be reverse domain name hijacking. Split and other outcomes are excluded. Funded-company figures cover venture-funded companies with a verified live website (public filings without a reliable website are excluded); "not on the exact-match .com" means the live site is on another extension or a modified .com name. Figures are generated automatically from live data on the first of each month.
How to cite
Westmore Research, "Domain & UDRP Data Report, October 2026", westmore.com/research/2026-10Free to quote and republish with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0).
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