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== Overview ==

== Overview ==

The Policy Development Procedure (PDP) of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Working Group (WG) is an ICANN WG established to review the rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) for trademark rights holders.

'''The Policy Development Procedure (PDP) of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Working Group (WG)''' is an ICANN WG established to review the rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) for trademark rights holders.

The issue first came about when trademark rights holders were subject to illegitimate uses of their names in the domain name system (DNS).<ref><nowiki>https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_48143/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf</nowiki> </ref> To remedy this, the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) — the longest standing alternative dispute resolution procedure in ICANN — needed more clout and new RPMs were developed to account for potential risks and costs to trademarks rights holders.<ref>https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm</ref>

The issue first came about when trademark rights holders were subject to illegitimate uses of their names in the domain name system (DNS).<ref><nowiki>https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_48143/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf</nowiki> </ref> To remedy this, the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) — the longest standing alternative dispute resolution procedure in ICANN — needed more clout and new RPMs were developed to account for potential risks and costs to trademarks rights holders.<ref>https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm</ref>