The Canada International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) has submitted a proposal to ICANN to become a dispute-resolution service provider for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
What Are 'Look-Alike' Domain Names?
WIPO Updates GDPR Guidance for UDRP
Three months after implementation of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center has expanded and updated its already helpful web page with important questions and answers about how the GDPR is impacting the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
Four Ways to Contact a Domain Name Registrant
In the past, contacting a domain name registrant was a pretty simple task: Look up the domain name's "whois" record and send an email to the relevant contacts listed there. But now that the GDPR has redacted names and contact information from many whois records, this is often no longer a straightforward task.
Domain Name Disputes on the Rise -- Again
Disclosure of Domain Name Registrant Data in UDRP Proceedings Post-GDPR
In a Q&A on how the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impacts domain name disputes, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reiterated its intent to provide details about domain name registrants to trademark owners after a complaint has been filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
How to Conduct the Best 'Whois' Search
Thanks in large part to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) -- which I have previously discussed multiple times -- getting information about the registrant of a domain name has never been more challenging. So, knowing where to turn for the best "whois" records has never been more important.
Despite GDPR, UDRP Survives
An Impossible Domain Name Dispute Under the GDPR?
One way for a trademark owner to prove the "bad faith" element under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is to provide evidence that the domain name registrant has engaged in a "pattern of such conduct" -- a test that may be all but impossible to satisfy after implementation of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Three Ways the GDPR Adversely Impacts Domain Name Disputes
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may make it impossible in some cases to identify the registrant of a particular domain name, or the registrant's contact information. This will have a tremendous impact on domain name disputes, including under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).