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DIVISION 1 - PROCEDURES & RULES
CHAPTER 1.1 - APPLICABLE
DISPUTES AND MODIFICATIONS OF THE POLICY
Topic 1.1.1
- Applicable Disputes (Under what circumstances can someone challenge a
domain name?)
Topic 1.1.2 - Applicable Top Level Domains (Does the Policy apply to
.com, .net, and .org?)
Topic
1.1.3 - Modifications of the Policy (What happens when the Policy changes?)
Topic
1.1.4 - Timing
Section
1.1.4.1 - Can Complainant's Delay in Filing the Complaint Bar Any Remedy?
Topic 1.2.1
- Jurisdiction Over Domain Names Registered Before UDRP Took Effect
CHAPTER 1.3
- PROOF IN GENERAL (WHO MUST PROVE WHICH ELEMENTS OF THE POLICY?)
Topic 1.3.1
- Standard Of Proof
Section
1.3.1.1 - Burden of Proof (How much is enough?)
Section
1.3.1.2 - Burden of Proof In Cases Where Respondent Defaults (What happens
when the Respondent does not respond?)
Section
1.3.1.3 - Burden of Proof in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Claims
Topic 1.3.2
- Burden Shifting
Section
1.3.2.1 - Burden Shifting in 4(a)(ii)
CHAPTER 1.4
- APPROPRIATE SUBJECT MATTER
(WHAT SUBJECTS SHOULD PANELS CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING A DISPUTE?)
Topic 1.4.1
- Issues of Fact (What issues may Panels address?)
Topic
1.4.2 - Claims of Trademark Infringement
Topic
1.4.3 - Existence of Common Law Trademark
Topic
1.4.4 - Establishing a Common Law Trademark
Topic
1.4.5 - Validity of Trademark Registration
CHAPTER 1.5 - RES JUDICATA
(WHEN CAN A COMPLAINT BE RE-FILED?)
Topic 1.5.1
- Definition of a Re-filed Complaint
Topic 1.5.2
- Effect of Multi-Party and Multi-domain Disputes (What happens when there
was more than one Complainant, Respondent, or domain name involved in the
original dispute?)
Topic
1.5.3 - Re-filed Complaint Concerns Act(s) That Formed the Basis of
the Original Complaint
Topic
1.5.4 - Re-filed Complaint Concerns Act(s) Subsequent to the Dismissal
of the Original Complaint
CHAPTER 1.6 - CHALLENGING
NEW TOP LEVEL DOMAINS
Topic 1.6.1
- Sunrise Challenges (.info)
Topic
1.6.2 - Complaints concerning .biz
CHAPTER 1.7 - UDRP RULES
Topic 1.7.1 - Rule 1
- Definitions
Section
1.7.1.1 - Definition of Respondent
Section
1.7.1.2 - Joinder (Adding another Party to the proceeding)
Section
1.7.1.3 - Definition of Registrar
Topic 1.7.2 - Rule 3
- The Complaint
Section
1.7.2.1 - Amending the Complaint
Section
1.7.2.2 - Supplementing the Complaint
Section
1.7.2.3 - Effect of Failure to Serve the Respondent
Section
1.7.2.4 - Hard Copy Differed from the Copy Sent by E-mail
Topic 1.7.3 - Rule 5
- The Response
Section
1.7.3.1 - Implications of Failure to Comply With the Formal Requirements
of Rule 5
Section
1.7.3.2 - Extensions for Filing the Response
Section
1.7.3.3 - Failure to Respond
Topic 1.7.4 - Rule 7
- Impartiality and Independence
Section
1.7.4.1 - Who May Be Recused?
Section
1.7.4.2 - Raising Concerns About a Panelist
Topic 1.7.5 - Rule 8
- Communications Between Parties and the Panel
Section
1.7.5.1 - Communications Between Parties and the Panel
Topic 1.7.6 - Rule 10
- General Powers of the Panel
Section
1.7.6.1 - Evidence Admitted by Panels
Section
1.7.6.2 - Panel Conducting Independent Research
Section
1.7.6.3 - "Equal Treatment of the Parties" and "Fair Opportunity" Under
Rule 10(b)
Section
1.7.6.4 - Precedent
Topic 1.7.7 - Rule 11
- Language of the Proceedings
Section
1.7.7.1 - Choosing the Language, General Requirements
Section
1.7.7.2 - Choosing the Language Where the Language to be Used is Unclear
Topic 1.7.8 - Rule 12
- Further Statements
Section
1.7.8.1 - Further Statements Requested by the Panel
Section
1.7.8.2 - Further Statements Requested by a Party
Section
1.7.8.3 - Further Statements Considered Without Prior Request from the
Panel or a Party
Topic 1.7.9 - Rule 13
- In-Person Hearings
Section
1.7.9.1 - In-Person Hearings
Topic 1.7.10 - Rule 14
- Default
Section
1.7.10.1 - Effect of Default on Complainant's Burden of Proof
Section
1.7.10.2 - Effect of Default on Complainant's Allegations
Section
1.7.10.3 - Failure to Respond to All of the Allegations in the Complaint
(When is a Respondent in default?)
Section
1.7.10.4 - Effect of Defaulting on Policy 4(a)(i)
Section
1.7.10.5 - Effect of Defaulting on Policy 4(a)(ii)
Section
1.7.10.6 - Effect of Defaulting on Policy 4(a)(iii)
Topic 1.7.11 - Rule 15
- Panel Decisions
Section
1.7.11.1 - Applicable Law Under Rule 15(a)
Section
1.7.11.2 - Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Under Rule 15(e)
Topic 1.7.12 - Rule 16
- Communication of Decision to Parties
Section
1.7.12.1 - Communication of Decision to Parties
Topic 1.7.13 - Rule 17
- Settlement or Other Grounds for Termination
Section
1.7.13.1 - Settlement
Section
1.7.13.2 - Termination
Topic 1.7.14 - Rule 18
- Effect of Court Proceedings
Section
1.7.14.1 - Effect of Court Proceedings
CHAPTER 1.8 - SUPPLEMENTAL
RULES (PROVIDERS' OWN RULES)
Topic 1.8.1 - Effect
of Supplemental Rules
CHAPTER 1.9 - REMEDIES
(WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF A UDRP?)
Topic 1.9.1 - Remedies
DIVISION 2 - TRADEMARK RIGHTS
DIVISION 3 - BAD FAITH
CHAPTER 3.1
- BAD FAITH UNDER PARAGRAPH 4(a)(iii) OF THE POLICY
Topic 3.1.1 - Issues of Proof
(Establishing Bad Faith)
Section 3.1.1.1 - Burden
of Proof
Subsection
3.1.1.1.1 - What Information Must Be Proven By Whom?
Section 3.1.1.2 – Proof
of Registration and Use in Bad Faith
Subsection 3.1.1.2.1 - The and/or Debate
Section
3.1.1.3 – Methods
of Proving Bad Faith
Subsection
3.1.1.3.1 - Proving Bad Faith Under Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy
Subsection
3.1.1.3.2 - Proof of Bad Faith Based on Violation of Paragraph 2 of
the Policy or Corresponding Provision of the Registration Agreement
Subsection
3.1.1.3.3 - False Contact Information
Subsection
3.1.1.3.4 - Breach of Contract or Agreement
Subsection
3.1.1.3.5 - Circumstances Similar to Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy
Subsection
3.1.1.3.6 - Failure to Perform Trademark Search
Subsection
3.1.1.3.7 - Registration of a Well-known Mark
Subsection
3.1.1.3.8 - Constructive Notice of the Mark
Subsection
3.1.1.3.9 - Registration of a Domain that is Identical or Confusingly
Similar to a Mark Known to Respondent (That is Not Necessarily Famous or
Well-known)
Subsection
3.1.1.3.10 - Registration of Multiple Domains (Stockpiling)
Subsection
3.1.1.3.11 - Bad Faith Registration Inferred From Non-use or From the
Absence of Legitimate Use (Parking / Warehousing)
Subsection
3.1.1.3.12 - Respondent Registers Domain After Complainant's Registration
Lapsed
Subsection
3.1.1.3.13 - Linking to Other Sites or Otherwise Diverting Internet
Traffic
Subsection
3.1.1.3.14 - Typosquatting (Misspellings or Variations on a Mark)
Subsection
3.1.1.3.15 - Failure to Respond to a Cease and Desist Letter or Other
Communications
Subsection
3.1.1.3.16 - Use of Complainant's Mark in Metatags
Section 3.1.1.4
- Refuting
a Claim of Bad Faith
Subsection
3.1.1.4.1 - Respondent's Domain Name Predated Complainant's Mark
Subsection
3.1.1.4.2 - Use of Generic or Descriptive Term
Topic 3.1.2 - What Constitutes "Use"?
Section 3.1.2.1 -
Passive
Use
Topic 3.1.3 - Isues Concerning Use in Bad Faith
Section 3.1.3.1 - Relevant
Point in Time to Determine Bad Faith
Section 3.1.3.2 - Who Must
Have Acted in Bad Faith?
CHAPTER 3.2 - BAD FAITH UNDER PARAGRAPH 4(b) OF THE POLICY
Topic 3.2.1
- Policy 4(b)(i): Intent to Sell, Rent or Transfer
Section 3.2.1.1 - Intent
to Sell Inferred
Subsection 3.2.1.1.1 - Circumstances Under
Which an Intent to Sell May be Inferred
Section 3.2.1.2 - Intent
to Sell Not Inferred
Subsection
3.2.1.2.1 - Circumstances Under Which an Intent to Sell Was Not Inferred
Section 3.2.1.3 – Out-of-Pocket
Costs
Subsection
3.2.1.3.1 - What Are Out-of-Pocket Costs?
Subsection3.2.1.3.2
- What Constitutes "Excessive" Out-of-Pocket Costs?
Subsection3.2.1.3.3
- What Language May Be Considered a Demand for Compensation in Excess of
Out-of-Pocket Costs?
Topic 3.2.2 - Policy
4(b)(ii): Preventing Mark Owner from Reflecting the Mark and Pattern of
Conduct
Section 3.2.2.1 - Prevention
from Reflecting the Mark
Subsection
3.2.2.1.1 - Mark Owner is Prevented Even if He Already Owns a Domain
Name Reflecting His Mark
Subsection
3.2.2.1.2 - Mark Owner is Prevented if He Does Not Own a Domain Name
Reflecting His Mark
Section 3.2.2.2 - Pattern
of Conduct Found
Subsection
3.2.2.2.1 - Pattern of Conduct Based on Registration of a Certain Number
of Domain Names
Subsection
3.2.2.2.2 - Pattern of Conduct Based on a Scheme or Plan to Target
Topic 3.2.3 - Policy
4(b)(iii): Disruption of A Competitor's Business
Section 3.2.3.1 - Definitions
Subsection
3.2.3.1.1 - Competitor/Competition
Subsection
3.2.3.1.2 - Disruption
Topic 3.2.4 - Policy 4(b)(iv): Attempt to Attract for Commercial
Gain by Creating a Likelihood of Confusion
Section 3.2.4.1 - What
constitutes "use"?
Section 3.2.4.2 - What
constitutes "commercial gain"?
Section 3.2.4.3 - What
constitutes a "likelihood of confusion"?
Section 3.2.4.4 - Circumstances
Satisfying 4(b)(iv)
DIVISION 4 - RIGHTS & LEGITIMATE INTERESTS
CHAPTER 4.1
- RIGHTS AND LEGITIMATE INTERESTS UNDER PARAGRAPH 4(a)(ii) OF THE POLICY
Topic 4.1.1 - Complainant's
Initial Burden of Proof
Section 4.1.1.1 - What Must a
Complainant Prove Under Paragraph 4(a)(ii)?
Section 4.1.1.2 - What Kind of Showing by
a Complainant is Not Sufficient?
Section 4.1.1.3 - Is Complainant Required
to do a Trademark Search?
Topic 4.1.2 - Respondent's
Burden of Proof
Section 4.1.2.1 –
Burden Shifting After Complaint Makes a Prima
Facie Showing
Section 4.1.2.2 – Effect of Respondent’s Default
Topic 4.1.3 - Methods
of Proving or Denying Rights and Legitimate Interests Apart from Paragraph
4(c)
Section 4.1.3.1 - Registration
of a Generic or Descriptive Term
Section 4.1.3.2 – Mere Registration or Nonuse
of a Domain Name
Section 4.1.3.3 – Overlap with 4(a)(i) and
4(a)(iii)
CHAPTER
4.2 - RIGHTS AND LEGITIMATE INTERESTS UNDER PARAGRAPH 4(c) OF THE POLICY
Topic 4.2.1 - Use
or Preparations to Use
Section 4.2.1.1 -
Establishing Use or Preparations to Use the
Domain Name
Subsection 4.2.1.1.1 - Relevant
Time for Determining Use in Connection With an Offering of Goods or Services
Subsection 4.2.1.1.2 - Use or Preparations
to Use Domain Name Established
Subsection 4.2.1.1.3 - No Use or Preparations
to Use Domain Name Established
Section 4.2.1.2 - Establishing Bona
Fide Offering of Goods or Services
Subsection 4.2.1.2.1 - Bona
Fide Offering of Goods or Services Found
Subsection 4.2.1.2.2 - No Bona Fider
Offering of Goods or Services Found
Topic 4.2.2 - Commonly
Known By the Domain Name
Section 4.2.2.1 -
What Does "Commonly Known By" a Domain Name
Mean?
Section 4.2.2.2 - When Must Respondent Have
Been Commonly Known By the Domain Name?
Section 4.2.2.3 - Is It Sufficient That Respondent
Is Locally Known By the Domain Name?
Topic 4.2.3 - Legitimate
Noncommercial or Fair Use
Section 4.2.3.1 -
Establishing Legitimate Noncommercial or Fair
Use
Subsection 4.2.3.1.1 - Defining
Legitimate Noncommercial or Fair Use
Subsection 4.2.3.1.2 - Role of Parody,
Criticism, Commentary, Tarnishment and Product Identification in Determining
Legitimate Noncommercial or Fair Use
Subsection 4.2.3.1.3 - Importance of
the gTLD
Subsection 4.2.3.1.4 - No Legitimate
Noncommercial or Fair Use Found
Subsection 4.2.3.1.5 - International
Issues/Language Barriers
Section 4.2.3.2 - Other Considerations
Relevant to Finding Legitimate Noncommercial or Fair Use
Subsection 4.2.3.2.1 - Relevant Time for
Determining Legitimate Noncommercial or Fair Use
Subsection 4.2.3.2.2 - Intended Use
Considered
