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| * [[WIPO]] | | * [[WIPO]] |
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− | ==UDRP disputes== | + | ==UDRP Disputes== |
− | [[WIPO]] has processed approximately 17,000 UDRP related cases.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/#udrp UDRP overview]</ref>
| + | Under the UDRP Policy and Rules, disputes are considered valid and eligible for mandatory administrative proceedings if the complaint is able to establish the following conditions:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/help/dndr/udrp/policy Mandatory Administrative Proceeding]</ref> |
| + | # The trademark is damaged as a result of an identical or confusingly similar domain name |
| + | # The current registrant does not have any relevant interests regarding the domain name |
| + | # The current registrant uses the domain name in "bad faith" |
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− | In order to be considered valid and eligible, the UDRP complaint must meet the following three conditions:
| + | ===Circumstances of Bad Faith Registrations=== |
− | # The trademark is damaged as a result of an identical domain name;
| + | * domain names are registered for the primary purpose of selling, renting or transferring the domain names registration to a complainant (trademark owner or competitor) for a huge amount of money |
− | # The current registrant does not have any relevant interests regarding the domain name;
| + | * domain names are registered in order to damage the business of a competitor |
− | # The current registrant owns the domain name in "bad faith." Bad faith refers to deception and fraud, the intentional action to deceive others.
| + | * domain names are used to intentionally confuse and attract consumers to your website or other websites for commercial gains |
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| ==Reversed UDRP Cases== | | ==Reversed UDRP Cases== |