The cost for an ADR proceeding depends on who applies, the number of arbitrators and how many domain names are disputed. It also depends on whether or not the case is handled as an accelerated proceeding.
Informal Guide to the ADR proceeding
Informal Guide to the ADR proceeding can be found at WIPO:s website.
Contacts for ADR
If you have further questions regarding ADR, please contact the WIPO Arbitration and Meditation Center. Contact with WIPO can be made in Swedish or English.
E-mail: arbiter.mail@wipo.int
Telephone: +41-22 338 8247
Website: https://www.wipo.int
Payment of the application fee
In connection with the application being submitted to WIPO, the fee must be payed to The Swedish Internet Foundation. The amount of the fee depends on who applies, number of arbitrators, how many domain names are disputed and whether or not the case is handled as an accelerated proceeding.
Please note that you do not have to pay an extra fee for an accelerated proceeding. If the case is handled as an accelerated proceeding, the cost of repayment will be regulated (see below).
There are two ways to pay the fee, either by the Swedish BankGiro or by making a deposit to the bank account of Stiftelsen för Internetinfrastruktur (corporate identity no. 802405-0190, VAT SE802405019001), please see details below.
BankGiro no: 5064-9011. Please note that Bankgiro can't be used when paying from other countries than Sweden or in other currencies than SEK.
Deposit to bank account. Bank details: Stiftelsen för Internetinfrastruktur / (English: The Swedish Internet Foundation) account number 5206-10 281 79, SEB. The IBAN number is SE1150000000052061028179 and the Swift/Bic code is ESSESESS.
Important! Don't forget to give us information about which domain name the fee concerns and the name of the sender.
Cost for one domain name
In a proceeding concerning one domain name, you can choose between one or three arbitrators. If one of the parties wishes that the case shall be decided by three arbitrators, the arbitrators makes a joint decision.
Please see costs in SEK below.
| Applicant | One arbitrator | Three arbitrators |
|---|---|---|
| Private individual* | 4 000 | 8 000 |
| Micro enterprises* | 5 000 | 10 000 |
| Non-profit organization* | 5 000 | 10 000 |
| Other Swedish legal entity, governments, municipalities* | 10 000 | 20 000 |
| Private individual within EU* | 4 000 | 8 000 |
| Micro enterprises within EU** | 4 000 | 8 000 |
| Other legal entity within EU** | 8 000 | 16 000 |
| Private individual outside EU*** | 3 200 | 6 400 |
| Micro enterprises outside EU*** | 4 000 | 8 000 |
| Other legal entity outside EU*** | 8 000 | 16 000 |
* Prices include VAT.
** Prices for companies with valid VAT number, otherwise add 25 % Swedish VAT.
*** Swedish VAT is not included in the fee.
Micro enterprises mean entreprises with less than 10 employees and the turnover or balance sheet in total does not exceed SEK 18 million per year.
Please note that a name of a non-profit organisation is not a right which can be invoked in a proceeding. The organisation must be a registered company name or trademark (or another of the rights listed in the Terms of Conditions).
Cost for multiple domain names
If the proceeding concerns multiple domain names where the parties (both the applicant and the counter-party) are the same and if they are supported on the same legal ground, e.g. the same brand name or company name, the matters can be processed together. This may also be done in other cases if it is beneficial to the investigation to combine the processing. The cost can then be reduced as follows.
| Applicant | 1-5 matters | 6-10 matters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One arbitrator | Three arbitrators | One arbitrator | Three arbitrators | |
| Private individual* | 4 000 | 8 000 | 6 000 | 12 000 |
| Micro enterprises* | 5 000 | 10 000 | 7 500 | 15 000 |
| Non-profit organization* | 5 000 | 10 000 | 7 500 | 15 000 |
| Other Swedish legal entity, governments, municipalities * | 10 000 | 20 000 | 15 000 | 30 000 |
| Private individual within EU* | 4 000 | 8 000 | 6 000 | 12 000 |
| Micro enterprises within EU** | 4 000 | 8 000 | 6 000 | 12 000 |
| Other legal entity within EU** | 8 000 | 16 000 | 12 000 | 24 000 |
| Private individual outside EU*** | 3 200 | 6 400 | 4 800 | 9 600 |
| Micro enterprises outside EU*** | 4 000 | 8 000 | 6 000 | 12 000 |
| Other legal entity outside EU*** | 8 000 | 16 000 | 12 000 | 24 000 |
* Prices include VAT
** Prices for companies with valid VAT number, otherwise add 25 % Swedish VAT
*** Swedish VAT is not included in the fee
Cost for accelerated proceeding
In an Accelerated proceeding the matter is always solved by one arbitrator. If the case is handled as accelerated proceeding The Swedish Internet Foundation retains the cost of the ADR Accelerated proceeding, SEK 2 000 (the price is inclusive of VAT for private individuals and exclusive of VAT for legal entities), and reimburses the remaining amount.
Cost for the domain holder that chooses three arbitrators
In the response, the domain holder has the possibility to choose whether the application will be reviewed by three arbitrators instead of one (in those cases the applicant has chosen the application to be reviewed by one arbitrator). The three arbitrators will then make a joint decision.
All domain holders pay 8 000 SEK excluding VAT if they voluntarily choose three arbitrators. Information about this is sent to the domain holder with the application from WIPO. The fee shall be paid to The Swedish Internet Foundation in connection with sending the response text to WIPO.
Half of the fee is repaid to the domain holder, if the arbitrators decide that the petition is rejected (and that the domain holder may keep the domain name). If the petition succeeds (and the domain name may be transferred to the petitioner), the fee is not repaid.
Repayment
Half of the fee that a party has paid for a standard ADR proceeding is repaid if the party wins the case. Costs for any (legal) representation are not reimbursed.
If the applicant withdraws the case, the whole fee (with exception for an administrative fee, SEK 2000) or half of the fee is repaid, depending on whether the withdrawal is made before or after the arbitrator has been appointed.
If the case is handled as accelerated proceeding The Swedish Internet Foundation retains the cost of the ADR Accelerated proceeding, SEK 2 000, and reimburses the remaining amount after there is a decision in the matter.
The Swedish Internet Foundation subsidies ADR
The Swedish Internet Foundation subsidies each case that successfully wins by repaying half of the application fee to the applicant.
