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[http://www.domainnews.com/en/wipo-released-2011-cybersquatting-stats-2764-udrp-cases-covering-4781-domain-names-in-2011.html WIPO Released 2011 Cybersquatting Stats ! 2,764 UDRP cases covering 4,781 domain names in 2011]</ref>
[http://www.domainnews.com/en/wipo-released-2011-cybersquatting-stats-2764-udrp-cases-covering-4781-domain-names-in-2011.html WIPO Released 2011 Cybersquatting Stats ! 2,764 UDRP cases covering 4,781 domain names in 2011]</ref>
==Highly Contested UDRP Cases==
==Overturned UDRP Cases==
Some of the most controversial UDRP cased handled by the WIPO Center involved 22 domain names including the publicstorge.com, pulicstorage.com and puplicstorage.com which were transferred to Public Storage after the UDRP Panel found that the domain names were registered in bad faith by the respondents in the case-Texas International Property Associates (TIPA) also referred to as "Receivers".<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2010-1782 Public Storage v. Texas International Property Associates]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/case.jsp?case_id=18339 WIPO Case D2010-1053]</ref> The decision of the UDRP Panel to transfer the 22 domains from the Receiver to the legitimates owners of trademarks was overturned by Senior Judge Royal Furgeson of the Northern Texas District Court on January 10th 2012. Judge Fergeson ordered the Australian based domain name [[Fabulous.com]] to disregard the decision of the UDRP Panel and to transfer back the domain names to the Receivers. He also ordered ICANN to stay and abate the UDRP proceedings and to file a notice of compliance to the court.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/01/12/wow-judge-orders-udrp-transfers-including-apple-typo-to-be-reversed/ Wow: Judge orders UDRP transfers, including Apple typo, to be reversed]</ref> ICANN filed a motion to the court to vacate its ruling granting the Receiver’s Emergency Motion to Stay on December 2011. ICANN argued that it has no authority to abate the UDRP Panel proceedings. The court denied ICANN's motion. <ref>
[http://bretbucket.s3.amazonaws.com/Order-ICANNStay.pdf ORDER DENYING NON-PARTY INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS’ MOTION TO VACATE]</ref>
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