Domain Name Disputes and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
The Hon. Neil Brown QC has just returned from the US where he delivered a paper outlining the process for the arbitration of disputes over internet domain names under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The UDRP scheme essentially deals with complaints by trade mark owners that someone else is trespassing on their trade mark by registering a domain name.
A copy of the paper can be downloaded here.
The paper may be of particular interest to legal practitioners representing clients in proceedings under the UDRP that concern generic Top Level Domains or gTLDs, (eg: .com, .net, .org, .coop, .aero, .biz, .info, .museum, .name, and .pro).
Neil Brown, a contributor to this blog, is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Domain Name Panel and the WIPO Arbitration Centre's List of Neutrals.
