In this episode of my ongoing series of video interviews with domain name dispute service providers, I talk with Kiran Sanghera, secretary general of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) and special counsel for the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); and Tom Leung, an ADR case manager for HKIAC.
Although ADNDRC and HKIAC are not as well-known in the United States, or in other parts of the world outside of Asia, as some of the other UDRP service providers, it has seen a spike in domain name disputes recently and handles complaints from parties not only from Asia but also from North America and elsewhere.
In my video interview, Kiran and Tom explain the ADNDRC’s history and how the HKIAC — along with other offices in Seoul, Beijing, and Kuala Lumpur — operate under the UDRP and other domain name dispute policies such as .hk (Hong Kong), .cn (China), and .ph (Philippines).
We talk about how ADNDRC’s supplemental UDRP rules differ from other domain name dispute providers, why trademark owners choose to file their complaints at ADNDRC, and how the center has been handling its caseload during the COVID-19 pandemic.
