---
id: "bad-faith"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "bad faith"
language: "en"
category: "Rights protection and disputes"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/bad-faith/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/mala-fe/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/boesglaeubigkeit/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/mauvaise-foi/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/mala-fede/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/ma-fe/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/nedobrosovestnost/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/eyi/"
---

# bad faith

The intent to take unfair advantage of someone else's trademark through a domain name. Typical signs are registering the name to sell it to the mark owner, to block the owner, to hurt a competitor, or to draw visitors by confusion. The UDRP requires bad faith in both registration and use.

## related terms

- [UDRP elements](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp-elements/)
- [cybersquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cybersquatting/)
- [passive holding](https://tldlog.com/glossary/passive-holding/)
- [UDRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp/)
- [typosquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/typosquatting/)