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The number of decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), increased 20% in the first quarter of 2022, while the number of actual domain names in those cases rose almost 32%, contributing to an ongoing surge in domain name disputes that is continuing for a ninth consecutive year.
That’s just one of the important takeaways from the newest issue of GigaLaw’s Domain Dispute Digest for the first quarter of 2022, which I discuss in a new YouTube video.
For all of the details, you can download a full copy of the 10-page report from my GigaLaw website.
The Digest captures and analyzes data from most of the UDRP service providers, including WIPO, the largest provider, which was responsible for about 60 percent of the decisions in the quarter.
Not surprisingly, about 95% of all UDRP decisions in the quarter resulted in outcomes favorable to trademark owners, demonstrating that the UDRP remains an incredibly effective tool to use against cybersquatters.
But under the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), fewer than 75% of decisions last quarter favored trademark owners, which proves the point I have been making for years: The URS is a much less desirable dispute policy, and apparently most brand owners agree. Although the number of URS cases was up about 16% in the quarter, there were only 36 URS decisions, as compared with more than 1,700 under the UDRP.
The most commonly disputed top-level domains under the UDRP in the quarter were:
.com
.net
.org
.online
.shop
.xyz
.store
.info.
.club
For more details, data, and lists, watch the video or download the Digest.
