General Information
All registrars in the .com, .net, and .org top-level
domains follow the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution
Policy (often referred to as the "UDRP").
Under the policy, most types of trademark-based
domain-name disputes must be resolved by agreement,
court action, or arbitration before a registrar
will cancel, suspend, or transfer a domain name.
Disputes alleged to arise from abusive registrations
of domain names (for example, cybersquatting)
may be addressed by expedited administrative proceedings
that the holder of trademark rights initiates
by filing a complaint with an approved dispute-resolution
service provider.
To invoke the policy, a trademark owner should
either (a) file a complaint in a court of proper
jurisdiction against the domain-name holder (or
where appropriate an in-rem action concerning
the domain name) or (b) in cases of abusive registration
submit a complaint to an approved dispute-resolution
service provider (see below for a list and links).
Actual documents referring to this can be requested
by sending an email to
james@je2000.com
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