What is a UDRP

Posted on April 29th, 2008 by admin in Domain News, Domaining 101 | No Comments »

I just saw a cool post over at GreenTaxi defining a UDRP – a domaining term that has been mentioned more frequently in recent times.

“The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a process established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the resolution of disputes regarding the registration of Internet domain names.

When a registrant chooses a domain name, he or she must “represent and warrant,” among other things, that registering the name “will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party,” and agree to participate in an arbitration-like proceeding should any third party assert a claim.

In a UDRP proceeding, the panel will consider factors such as, whether the defendant registrant’s domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the complainant has rights; whether the defendant has no rights or legitimate interests in a name; and whether the defendant registered or is using the name in bad faith.”