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TheUniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a set of guidelines used by ICANN to solve disputes regarding the registration of domain names.

The UDRP was adopted on August 26, 1999. Additionally, a set of Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP Rules) were approved by ICANN on October 30, 2009, followed by Supplemental Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, which entered into effect on December 14, 2009.^[1]

Short overview[edit | edit source]

The UDRP are policies which apply in case of various disputes between registrants and third parties as a result of the registration and use of domain names. Disputes under these policies may be filed with one of the approved dispute-resolution service providers for the given policy.

It is important to remember that the UDRP applies to all gTLDs. Additional dispute resolution policies may apply in specific circumstances for individual TLDs.^[2]

UDRP disputes[edit | edit source]

WIPO has processed approximately 17000 UDRP related cases.^[3]

In order to be considered valid and eligible, the UDRP complaint must meet the following three conditions:

The trademark is damaged as a result of an identical domain name;
The current registrant does not have any relevant interests regarding the domain name;
The current registrant owns the domain name in "bad faith." Bad faith refers to deception and fraud, the intentional action to deceive others.

References[edit | edit source]

[1] UDRP Procedures

[2] Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies

[3] UDRP overview

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-'''UDRP''' is the acronym for '''Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy''' are represents the document used by the  [[ICANN]] (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) with the purpose of creating guidelines in case disputes arise regarding the registration of domain names.
+The'''Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy''' ('''UDRP''') is a set of guidelines used by [[ICANN]] to solve disputes regarding the registration of domain names.
+The UDRP was adopted on August 26, 1999. Additionally, a set of Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP Rules) were approved by ICANN on October 30, 2009, followed by Supplemental Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, which entered into effect on December 14, 2009.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/gtld/udrp/ UDRP Procedures]</ref>
 ==Short overview==
 The UDRP are policies which apply in case of various disputes between registrants and third parties as a result of the registration and use of domain names. Disputes under these policies may be filed with one of the approved dispute-resolution service providers for the given policy.
-It is important to remember that the UDRP applied to all [[gTLD]]s. Additional dispute resolution policies may apply to specific circumstances for individual [[TLD]]s. ICANN adopted UDRP and when referring to gTLD this includes: .aero, .asia, .biz, .cat, .com, .coop, .info, .jobs, .mobi, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro, .tel and .travel.
+It is important to remember that the UDRP applies to all [[gTLD]]s. Additional dispute resolution policies may apply in specific circumstances for individual [[TLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/#udrp Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies]</ref>
-Disputes which rise from abusive registration of domains like [[cybersquatting]] is a case for UDRP. Whenever a contract between a registrar and a customer is being concluded, the UDRP policy is being applied.
 ==UDRP disputes==
-The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP Policy) is comes into force by means of the domain name dispute resolution services of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. UDRP was [[ICANN]] on August 26 year 1999, while the UDRP Rules were approved by ICANN on October 30 year 2009.
+[[WIPO]] has processed approximately 17000 UDRP related cases.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/#udrp UDRP overview]</ref>
-Besides the UPRD Policy and UDRP rules, the [[WIPO]] Center has also developed a separate set of Supplemental Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy that entered into into starting with on December 14 year 2009.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/gtld/udrp/ UDRP disputes]</ref>
-All these rules and proceedings are applied in the case of abusive registration, use of domain names with bad faith and even for trademark violation. [[WIPO]] has processed approximately 17000 UDRP related cases. The UDRP takes into account the recommendations and provisions of WIPO regarding conflicts regarding trademarks and domain names. There is available a wide variety of WIPO cases so that the registrants and all Internet users can stay informed. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/#udrp UDRP overview]</ref>
-==UDRP complaint elements==
+In order to be considered valid and eligible, the UDRP complaint must meet the following three conditions:
-In order to be valid the UDRP proceedings must make sure that the following three conditions are met:
 # The trademark is damaged as a result of an identical domain name;
 # The current registrant does not have any relevant interests regarding the domain name;
-# The current registrant owns the domain name in "bad faith". Bad faith refers to deception and fraud, the intentional action to deceive others.
+# The current registrant owns the domain name in "bad faith." Bad faith refers to deception and fraud, the intentional action to deceive others.
-These three conditions must be satisfied in the same time in order to prove the eligibility and validity of the UDRP complaint.
 ==References==