Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy
- August 5, 2011
Unless a respondent has occult powers domain names registered prior to trademark acquisition cannot have been registered in bad faith.…
- August 3, 2011
Rule 17 of the Rules of the Policy provides alternative instructions for terminating a proceeding: “(a) If, before the Panel’s…
, - July 29, 2011
Relief under the UDRP is not closed to unregistered trademark holders – they too are covered – but the burden…
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One appellate panel humorously said of the UDRP proceeding that it was "adjudication lite" lite"because of "its streamlined nature and…
- July 22, 2011
Paragraph 4(c)(iii) of the Policy reads: "[Y]ou are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without…
- July 20, 2011
Friction between holders of trademarks composed of common words or descriptive phrases and domain name registrants rests on the variable…
, - July 17, 2011
Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy is silent on the rights the complainant seeks to vindicate. However, within the first few…
- July 12, 2011
The UDRP is essentially an adversary proceeding. Panels have pointed out in response to parties requesting them to inquire and…
, - July 6, 2011
Unlike some country code Policies, the UDRP makes no provision for an administrative rehearing or appeal by an aggrieved party.…
, - July 3, 2011
The Panel in Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne v. Steven Vickers, DCO2011-0026 (WIPO June 21, 2011) posed the following…
- June 29, 2011
A domain name identical or confusingly similar to a trademark is not dispositive of abusive registration; neither is a respondent's…
, - June 26, 2011
Paragraph 4(c)(ii) of the Policy is written in the past tense, "have been commonly known by the domain name" (emphasis…
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