WIPO Arbitration and mediation Center provides time and cost-efficient mechanisms to resolve internet domain name disputes. This service includes the wipo initiated 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 (𝘜𝘋𝘙𝘗), under which the WIPO Center has processed over 57,000 cases.

The Center’s services include administering second-level domain name disputes for generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to which the UDRP applies. The Center is the leading provider of dispute resolution services under the WIPO-initiated, ICANN (𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴)

Which Policy is Applicable to My Dispute?

👉The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy – UDRP is applicable to second-level domain name registrations in the following gTLDs: .aero, .asia, .biz, .cat, .com, .coop, .info, .jobs, .mobi, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro, .tel and travel. The UDRP also applies to all New generic Top-Level Domains- gTLDs.

👉Policies and procedures other than the UDRP may also be applicable to some of the above-mentioned gTLDs. For example, there are two dispute resolution policies potentially applicable to second-level domain name registrations within the .name space, one being the UDRP and the other the Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy (ERDRP).

👉Some registries have also put in place Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) such as a “sunrise” procedure during their pre-launch phase by which rights holders may defensively register or object to the registration of domain names in certain circumstances.

Registry-Specific Policies and Procedures

Information regarding specific generic Top-Level Domains -gTLD registries, and policies and procedures applicable to domain name registrations within each corresponding domain space follows.

.aero
.asia
.biz
.cat
.coop
.jobs
.museum
.name
.pro
.travel

WIPO Activities Related to New gTLDs

Following ICANN’s announcement of plans to broadly expand the present number of gTLDs, WIPO has been collaborating with ICANN constituents in seeking to ensure that intellectual property, and in particular trademark law, is appropriately respected in the event the introduction of New gTLDs proceeds as envisioned by internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – icann.

This collaboration has inter alia taken the form of WIPO’s policy input to ICANN including proposals and further input on trademark-based dispute resolution procedures which aim to respect trademark rights while striking a balance with the practical interests and legitimate expectations of the Domain Name System actors.

An arbitral award rendered by WIPO is attached for reference.


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