Domain name disputes have been on steady rise for the past several years and have more than doubled since 2003. As reported today by Pingdom, while there was a period between 2000 and 2003 when the number of domain dispute cases declined, they have been continuously increased since 2003 with most cases involving more than one domain name.
Based on the WIPO domain dispute data, Pingdom also points out that: 85% of domain disputes are judged in favor of the complainant; the United States is the origin of the most domain disputes by far, both for defendants and complainants; 40% of the defendants are US-based, which is a lot considering that the US only has 15% of the world Internet population.
