How a Simple UDRP Rule Change Could Help Reduce Cyberflight

March 18, 2013

By Doug Isenberg As I’ve written before, “locking” a domain name during a UDRP proceeding is an important concept, and now a report from ICANN staff seems to agree — and, fortunately, is even recommending that the UDRP rules be modified to help avoid cyberflight. As the “Draft Initial Report on the Locking of a [...]

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The URS Gets Real: ICANN Picks NAF

February 25, 2013

By Doug Isenberg In an important announcement for trademark rights and the new gTLDs, ICANN announced that it has appointed the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) as the first service provider for the forthcoming Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS). NAF already provides services for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and has handled other [...]

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What is the Independent Objector Doing?

February 20, 2013

By Doug Isenberg Created to act in “the best interests of the public who use the global Internet,” ICANN’s Independent Objector has remained very quiet since the announcement of the appointment of French professor Alain Pellet more than nine months ago. Indeed, aside from launching a website with general information about his role and posting [...]

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Dear ICANN: What is the Real Deadline for Filing New gTLD Objections?

February 6, 2013

By Doug Isenberg I’ve addressed this topic before, but the issue remains unclear while the urgency is growing and the clock is ticking: What is the real deadline for filing an objection to a new gTLD application? Looking only at ICANN’s microsite, the answer would seem obvious: March 13, 2013, as shown in the screenshot [...]

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Win a New gTLD Objection, Get Your Money Back (Some Restrictions Apply)

January 29, 2013

By Doug Isenberg The most popular process for resolving domain name disputes, the UDRP, operates like much of the U.S. legal system: Even if you win, you still have to pay for your own legal fees and expenses. But the formal objection process applicable to the new gTLDs operates on a very different system, where [...]

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