Domain Name Dispute Resolution

Glossary of Domain Name Disputes
The domain name dispute resolution system was supposed to be user-friendly, but this goal has not always been achieved. One of the main barriers to effective access has been the jargon that has grown up around the system. ...

Domain Name Disputes
Under the ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement, a Registrar must agree to abide by the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (”UDRP”), which was adopted on August 26, 1999. The implementation documents for this policy were ...

Domain Registry Of America: Don’t Be Scammed!
For more information about domain name dispute resolution, you can visit the ICANN website. I strongly encourage anyone who gets a letter from the Domain Registry of America to report the company to your country’s consumer advocacy ...

Nominet strengthens UK DRS with 14 new appointments
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, today announces that it has appointed 14 new independent experts to join its renowned Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). The independent experts will provide binding decisions in resolving domain ...

Domain Name Disputes on the Internet
You should consult your intellectual property lawyer about other possibilities such as the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (”UDRP”)”UDRP”). UDPR is an ICANN-approved arbitration that resolves domain name disputes submitted ...

Introduction To .UK Domain Disputes
Basic rule is that: A Respondent must submit to proceedings under the Dispute Resolution Service if a Complainant asserts to us, according to the Procedure, that: (i) The Complainant has Rights in respect of a name or mark which is ...

INTA Grapevine Symposium report 5
The internet and domain name use has changed this: we are all in each others' back pockets , he said, citing the famous WWF dispute as a case in point. Other issues bandied around included dispute resolution provisions, ...

Introduction To .UK Domain Disputes
Nominet does not use the UDRP for dispute resolution, but has instead created a distinctive system inspired by the UDRP. The substantive rules governing .uk disputes are set out in Nominet’s dispute resolution policy document (referred ...

Trademark Common Sense – For Newbies…
Laws are in place, domain dispute resolution has proven extremely effective for legitimate trademark holders and many of the portfolio buyers, big players and old school domainers truly understand what constitutes a trademark ...

Domain Names
The assignment of domain names has given rise to considerable dispute. There are thousands of companies and individuals who could legitimately have registered the domain name sun.com, but the IT Company did so first. ...