General Information
All registrars in the .com, .net, and .org top-level
domains follow the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy
(often referred to as the "URDP"). Under the policy, most types
of trademark-based domain-name disputes must be resolved by agreement,
court action, or arbitration before a registrar will cancel, suspend,
or transfer a domain name. Disputes alleged to arise from abusive
registrations of domain names (for example, cybersquatting) may
be addressed by expedited administrative proceedings that the
holder of trademark rights initiates by filing a complaint with
an approved dispute-resolution service provider.
To invoke the policy, a trademark owner should
either (a) file a complaint in a court of proper jurisdiction
against the domain-name holder (or where appropriate an in-rem
action concerning the domain name) or (b) in cases of abusive
registration submit a complaint to an approved dispute-resolution
service provider (see below for a list and links).
Principal Documents
The following documents provide details:
Information on Specific Proceedings
Historical Documents Concerning the Policy
Chronology
Staff Reports
Proposed Implementation Documents
(form posted for public comment September 29, 1999)
Public Comments Submitted
(comment period September 29-October 13, 1999)
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