LONDON & BOISE — April 30, 2026 — Markmonitor, the world’s best-known corporate domain registrar, today announced the launch of a new generation of intelligence-led online brand protection capabilities. The move unites domain name portfolio management and advanced brand protection under a single supplier, redefining how brand owners can detect, prioritize, combat, and defend against digital threats.
Markmonitor’s integrated approach addresses a critical need for brand owners. At a time when generative AI has dramatically lowered the cost and increased the speed of digital infringement, impersonation, and phishing, companies are facing unprecedented volumes of threats, while internal security and IP teams struggle with alert fatigue and a fragmented vendor ecosystem.
“Brand protection can no longer be applied as if one-size-fits-all,” said Benjamin Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of Markmonitor Group. “It requires intelligence and context. Brands are demanding that detection and enforcement operate seamlessly with domain portfolio management on a single platform, with one team accountable for outcomes. By combining these capabilities, Markmonitor tailors solutions to each client’s specific needs, to protect their brand reputations, revenues, and customers more efficiently and effectively than ever before.”
Introducing DomainWatch
At the center of the new offering is DomainWatch, Markmonitor’s proprietary domain monitoring platform. DomainWatch scans hundreds of millions of registered domain names daily, applying advanced AI-driven analysis to identify and prioritize the highest-risk threats. Unlike traditional monitoring tools that generate large volumes of unfiltered alerts, DomainWatch is designed to solve a fundamental problem for enterprise teams: too much data and not enough intelligence into the best course of action. By filtering out false positives and benign infringements, and focusing on actionable risks, the DomainWatch platform enables organizations to achieve the highest impact on the digital risks while expending the least resources.
From detection to action
Markmonitor’s expanded capabilities extend beyond detection to deliver a full suite of enforcement and remediation services that help:
- Execute global enforcement and dispute resolution, including UDRP filings and ccTLD actions
- Perform automated and manual takedowns of infringing websites and social media content
- Deploy cease and desist programs focused on keeping content offline
- Conduct anonymous domain acquisitions to recover strategic assets without revealing client identity.
Leadership and expertise
All enforcement recommendations are manually reviewed by Markmonitor’s industry-leading experts, based on detailed consultations with individual brands on their internal policies and objectives. The Online Brand Protection division is led by Tim Brown, who has advised clients on Online Brand Protection since 2001, and has personally authored over 700 UDRPs for over 200 clients, as well as leading Brand Protection for Com Laude, which recently merged with Markmonitor.
Jeanette Eriksson leads the function in the United States, bringing deep expertise in online brand protection strategy and global enforcement, including managing online brand protection at FairWinds for enterprise clients, as well as cross-ecosystem experience with registrars, registries, and abuse preventive services.
Together, they oversee a global team of specialists working in close coordination with Markmonitor’s domain strategists and portfolio advisors—the largest such team in the industry.
A product roadmap for the AI era
Markmonitor will continue to expand its capabilities through an AI-native product roadmap, developed in close partnership with its global client base. Additional innovations in detection, prioritization, and enforcement automation are expected throughout 2026. For more details, please click here. https://markmonitorgroup.com/online-brand-protection-ai
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