Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

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The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy is an international administrative procedure established by ICANN to resolve disputes over abusive domain name registrations, such as cybersquatting, outside of traditional court litigation.

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instanceOf ICANN policy
dispute resolution policy
domain name dispute policy
internet policy
administeredBy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
surface form: ICANN

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
allows parallel court proceedings before, during, or after UDRP proceedings
alsoKnownAs Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
surface form: UDRP
appliesTo ccTLDs adopting the policy
certain country-code top-level domains
gTLDs
generic top-level domains
basedOn WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
surface form: WIPO Internet Domain Name Process

recommendations of the World Intellectual Property Organization
bindingOn domain name registrants under ICANN-accredited registrars
characteristic decisions are generally made on written submissions only
proceedings are typically conducted online
time frames are shorter than traditional court litigation
createdBy ICANN Board
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
definesBadFaithFactors circumstances indicating registration primarily for selling the domain name to the trademark owner
pattern of preventing trademark owners from reflecting their marks in corresponding domain names
registration primarily for disrupting a competitor’s business
using the domain name to attract users for commercial gain by creating confusion with a trademark
doesNotProvide monetary damages
effectiveFrom 1999
geographicScope international
implementedThrough Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre
Czech Arbitration Court
ICANN-accredited dispute resolution service providers
National Arbitration Forum
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
surface form: World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center
incorporatedInto registration agreements for domain names in covered TLDs
legalNature administrative procedure
non-judicial dispute resolution mechanism
possibleRemedy cancellation of the domain name
transfer of the domain name to the complainant
procedureLanguage language of the registration agreement unless otherwise determined
purpose to combat cybersquatting
to provide an alternative to court litigation for domain disputes
to resolve disputes over abusive domain name registrations
requiresComplainantToProve domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith
domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights
respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name
scope disputes concerning trademarks and confusingly similar domain names
disputes involving bad faith registration and use of domain names
subjectArea domain name system regulation
intellectual property law
internet governance
yearAdopted 1999

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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center administers Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
.pw disputePolicy Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
this entity surface form: UDRP
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy alsoKnownAs Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
this entity surface form: UDRP
WIPO Center administers Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
WIPO Center administers Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
this entity surface form: UDRP
Intellectual Property Constituency usesMechanism Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
this entity surface form: Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy