Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy: Difference between revisions
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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. | 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. | ||
The UDRP was created in order to protect recognized brands and trademarks from abusive by third party registrants who intentionally register confusingly similar domain names in bad faith for profit. It is important to remember that the UDRP applies to all [[gTLD]]s and [[ccTLD]]s that voluntarily adopted the UDRP policy. Additional dispute resolution policies may apply in specific circumstances for individual [[TLD]]s.<ref>[http://www. | The UDRP was created in order to protect recognized brands and trademarks from abusive by third party registrants who intentionally register confusingly similar domain names in bad faith for profit. It is important to remember that the UDRP applies to all [[gTLD]]s and [[ccTLD]]s that voluntarily adopted the UDRP policy. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/#udrp Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies]</ref> | ||
The UDRP Policy provides the legal framework to resolves disputes between a domain name registrant and a third party regarding abusive registrations and use of a specific Internet domain name via a dispute resolution service provider. On October 1999, the [[ICANN Board]] adopted the UDRP Rules, which established the requirements and step by step procedures that needs to be followed during the dispute resolution process. <ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/guide/index.html WIPO Guide to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)]</ref> | |||
The [[WIPO]] Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center)served as technical advisors to the ICANN drafting committee during the development of the UDRP Policy and Rules. The WIPO Supplemental Rules was adopted to supplement the UDRP Policy and Rules. Additional dispute resolution policies may apply in specific circumstances for individual [[TLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/guide/index.html WIPO Guide to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)]</ref> | |||
==List of Approved Dispute Resolution Service Providers== | ==List of Approved Dispute Resolution Service Providers== | ||