The GigaLaw Guide to UDRP Resources

Here is a list of resources, with links, to important documents on ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which allows a trademark owner to seek the transfer or cancellation of a domain name in .com and other popular generic top-level domains (gTLDs):  

UDRP

• Policy

• Rules

• WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Second Edition

UDRP Dispute Providers

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

  • Home Page

  • Supplemental Rules

  • Decisions

• The Forum (formerly the National Arbitration Forum)

  • Home Page

  • Supplemental Rules (.doc)

  • Decisions

• Czech Arbitration Court

  • Home Page

  • Supplemental Rules

  • Decisions

• Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre

  • Home Page

  • Supplemental Rules (.doc)

  • Decisions

• Arab Center for Dispute Resolution

  • Home Page

  • Supplemental Rules

  • Decisions

• Canadian International Internet Resolution Centre

  • Home Page

  • Supplemental Rules

  • Decisions

GigaLaw Blog Posts on the UDRP (Partial List):

• How Long Does a UDRP Case Take?

• The UDRP Applies to These Top-Level Domains

• These Countries Have Adopted the UDRP

• Where to Search UDRP Decisions

• Differences Between the UDRP and the URS (Summarized)

• 10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF

• Beware of Extra Fees in UDRP Proceedings

• How to Stay Informed About Domain Name Dispute Decisions

• How to Lose a UDRP Complaint: Don’t Support the Facts

• The Most Embarrassing Way to Lose a UDRP Complaint

• Why ‘Generic’ Domain Names are Inappropriate for UDRP Complaints

• The Rising Popularity of Canceling a Domain Name Registration in a UDRP Case

• How to Save $1,000 on the UDRP Filing Fee

• The Efficiency of Large UDRP Complaints