Here is a list of resources, with links, to important documents on ICANN's Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), the domain name dispute procedure that allows a trademark owner to seek suspension of a domain name in a new generic top-level domain (gTLD):
ICANN
- ICANN's URS Home Page
- URS Procedure (PDF)
- URS Rules (PDF)
- Technical Requirements (for registries and registrars) (PDF)
The Forum
- The Forum's URS Home Page
- Provider Announcement (from ICANN)
- Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN (PDF)
- Supplemental Rules (PDF)
- Determinations (select URS "ruleset")
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre
- ADNDRC's URS Home Page
- Provider Announcement (from ICANN)
- Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN (PDF)
- Supplemental Rules (PDF)
- Determinations
MFSD
- MFSD's URS Home Page
- Provider Announcement (from ICANN)
- Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN (PDF)
- Supplemental Rules (PDF)
- Determinations
GigaLaw Blog Posts on the URS (Partial List)
- What is the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)?
- How Long Does a URS Case Take?
- Differences Between the UDRP and the URS (Summarized)
- The URS Also Applies to These Top-Level Domains
- When and How to Include Multiple Complainants in a URS Proceeding
- What Happens to a Domain Name After the URS Suspension Expires?
- Are Anti-Abuse Policies a Faster, Better Alternative to the UDRP and URS?
- When to File a URS Complaint Instead of — or in Addition to — a UDRP Complaint
- Why the URS is (So Far) an Unpopular Domain Name Dispute Policy
- URS Complaints Must Be in English — and Other Things We’ve Learned from the New URS Rules
