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Legal and disputes

# Typosquatting

Typosquatting is registering a domain that is a common misspelling of a well-known name, hoping to catch visitors who mistype it. It is a form of cybersquatting when done in bad faith.

## Why it matters

Typosquatters use the traffic for ads, fake sites, or phishing. Brand owners fight it with UDRP complaints and defensive registrations. Buyers of a similar-looking name risk a complaint if the name copies a known mark. Even innocent typo names can be risky. A legal claim often turns on intent, such as whether the owner targeted the brand. Common mistake: buying a name just because it gets typo traffic. If the traffic exists only because of someone else's brand, the name may be taken away.

Source: [wipo.int](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/overview/3.0)

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