Plain explanations of copycat domains, lookalike abuse, UDRP, URS, and takedowns, for ecommerce brands.https://blindside.co/enhttps://blindside.co/journal/how-a-domain-gets-recovered-udrp-in-plain-english/https://blindside.co/journal/how-a-domain-gets-recovered-udrp-in-plain-english/The UDRP is how most copycat domains are taken back from the people who registered them. Here is what it proves, what it costs, how long it takes, and what it cannot do.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTudrpdomain-recoverywipotrademarkcybersquattinghttps://blindside.co/journal/what-counts-as-a-copycat-domain/https://blindside.co/journal/what-counts-as-a-copycat-domain/Typosquats, homographs, TLD swaps, combosquats. The lookalike domains that steal your customers come in a handful of recognisable shapes. Here is how to read them.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcopycat-domainstyposquattinghomographcombosquattingbrand-protectionhttps://blindside.co/journal/how-to-take-down-an-impostor-storefront/https://blindside.co/journal/how-to-take-down-an-impostor-storefront/A fake store using your name and product photos has more than one weak point. Hitting several at once, in the right order, is what makes it disappear and stay gone.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtakedownsimpostor-storefrontscounterfeitshopifyphishinghttps://blindside.co/journal/udrp-urs-or-acpa-which-path-fits-your-matter/https://blindside.co/journal/udrp-urs-or-acpa-which-path-fits-your-matter/Three different tools recover or neutralise a copycat domain, and they are not interchangeable. One transfers, one suspends, one can award damages. Here is how to choose.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTudrpursacpadomain-recoverytrademarkhttps://blindside.co/journal/catch-a-copycat-domain-before-it-goes-live/https://blindside.co/journal/catch-a-copycat-domain-before-it-goes-live/The window between a lookalike being registered and being weaponised is days, sometimes hours. Watching the right signals turns that window into a head start.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmonitoringcertificate-transparencycopycat-domainsbrand-protectiondetection