“Domain Name Disputes: A Masterclass” is a YouTube video series from attorney Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw that provides basic and advanced information about the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and other topics helpful to trademark owners fighting cybersquatters.

Watch each episode below or on GigaLaw’s YouTube channel, where you can subscribe to be notified when new episodes are added every week.

Episode 1: What is a Domain Name Dispute?

Doug Isenberg provides an introduction to domain name disputes by explaining important aspects of the domain name system, how trademark law applies to them, what a cybersquatter is, and how disputes can be resolved through a relatively quick and inexpensive legal process.

Episode 2: What is the UDRP?

Doug Isenberg talks about the advantages of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), provides an outline of its important three-part test, and discusses the need to file a strong complaint.

Episode 3: How Long Does the UDRP Take?

Doug Isenberg explains how long the typical process takes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and discusses the seven steps that apply -- from complaint to decision and (usually) transfer in every UDRP case.

Episode 4: How Much Does the UDRP Cost?

Doug Isenberg explains the two basic costs associated with every complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP): the filing fee and the legal fee.

Episode 5: What Type of Trademark is Required to File a UDRP Complaint?

Doug Isenberg discusses the first part of the UDRP's three-part test, which requires a complainant to prove that the domain name at issue is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which it has rights. As Doug explains, this requirement actually consists of two parts: First, the complainant must have rights in a trademark. And second, the domain name in dispute must be identical or confusingly similar to that trademark. This video focuses just on the first part: trademark rights.

Episode 6: When is a Domain Name Confusingly Similar to a Trademark?

Doug Isenberg discusses the "identical or confusingly similar" requirement of the first part of the three-part test under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which requires a complainant to prove that the domain name at issue is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which it has rights.

Episode 7: What are Rights or Legitimate Interests?

Doug Isenberg discusses the "rights or legitimate interests" requirement under the second part of the UDRP’s three-part test. As Doug explains, this test differs in an important way from the other two parts, because it requires a trademark owner to prove a negative.

Episode 8: What is Bad Faith Under the UDRP?

Doug Isenberg discusses the "bad faith" requirement under the third part of the UDRP’s three-part test. This video explores each of the four definitions of bad faith set forth in the UDRP itself, as well as the “passive holding” doctrine.