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== Functioning of the URS ==

== Functioning of the URS ==

URS is intended to provide a fast procedure to deal with clear cases of infringement. It is a [[RPM|required rights protection mechanism]] that must be in place before any new gTLDs can open.<ref>[http://internetcommerce.org/URS_Implementation URS Implementation Finally to Commence Under GNSO Direction]. Internet Commerce Association. Published 2012 September 20.</ref> When a trademark holder files a complaint, the [[registrar]] immediately freezes the domain. The registrar then notifies to the company against which the complaint has been filed. The company then has 14 days to submit a response. If there is no reply from the company in 14 days, or if the response provided by the company is not reasonable, the domain name is suspended by the [[registry]] immediately.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/01/hate-udrps-say-hello-to-something-much-worse-the-uniform-rapid-suspension-system-urs/ thedomains.com]</ref> The domain name will not be deleted or transferred to the trademark owner, rather, the domain name will point to a mandatory URS placeholder page for the remaining registration period, unless the decision is reversed. The loser of the proceedings must pay for them.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/news/New_gTLDs_Uniform_Rapid_Suspension_System_URS New gTLDs: Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), newdomains.org]</ref>

URS is intended to provide a fast procedure to deal with clear cases of infringement. It is a [[RPM|required rights protection mechanism]] that must be in place before any new gTLDs can open.<ref name="internetcommerce">[http://internetcommerce.org/URS_Implementation URS Implementation Finally to Commence Under GNSO Direction]. Internet Commerce Association. Published 2012 September 20.</ref> When a trademark holder files a complaint, the [[registrar]] immediately freezes the domain. The registrar then notifies to the company against which the complaint has been filed. The company then has 14 days to submit a response. If there is no reply from the company in 14 days, or if the response provided by the company is not reasonable, the domain name is suspended by the [[registry]] immediately.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/01/hate-udrps-say-hello-to-something-much-worse-the-uniform-rapid-suspension-system-urs/ thedomains.com]</ref> The domain name will not be deleted or transferred to the trademark owner, rather, the domain name will point to a mandatory URS placeholder page for the remaining registration period, unless the decision is reversed. The loser of the proceedings must pay for them.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/news/New_gTLDs_Uniform_Rapid_Suspension_System_URS New gTLDs: Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), newdomains.org]</ref>

==Implementation of URS==

==Implementation of URS==

In September 2012, ICANN senior executive [[Kurt Pirtz]] sent a public email to [[GNSO]] Council Chairman [[Stephane Van Gelder]] advising him that URS implementation could begin after a year of delay. Implementing URS included a pair of open meetings in Fall 2012, including one at [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto. ICANN acknowledged the role played by the GNSO Council in developing and approving the model and said they were willing to "work in whichever way the GNSO wishes to proceed".<ref>[http://internetcommerce.org/URS_Implementation URS Implementation Finally to Commence Under GNSO Direction]. Internet Commerce Association. Published 2012 September 20.</ref>

In September 2012, ICANN senior executive [[Kurt Pirtz]] sent a public email to [[GNSO]] Council Chairman [[Stephane Van Gelder]] advising him that URS implementation could begin after a year of delay. Implementing URS included a pair of open meetings in Fall 2012, including one at [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto. ICANN acknowledged the role played by the GNSO Council in developing and approving the model and said they were willing to "work in whichever way the GNSO wishes to proceed".<ref name="internetcommerce"></ref>

== Difference between URS and UDRP ==

== Difference between URS and UDRP ==