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Preliminary Issues
0.1 Scope of the Policy
0.2 Standard of Proof
0.3 Independent Panelist Research
0.4 Withdrawal After a Response is Filed
0.5 Supplemental Filings
0.6 Informal Responses
0.7 Consolidation Against Multiple Respondents
0.8 Inferences in No Response Cases
0.9 Appropriate Use of Procedural Orders
0.10 Dismissal without Prejudice
0.11 Refiled Complaints
0.12 Validation of Registered Trademarks
0.13 Responsibilities on Complainant When Privacy is Lifted
0.14 Inaccurate Whois/Identity of Respondent
0.15 Language of Proceeding
0.16 Determining the Date of Registration
0.17 Stolen Domain Names
0.18 Redaction
0.19 Trademark Infringement
0.20 Consent to Transfer
IDENTICAL or CONFUSING SIMILAR to Trademark
1.1 Demonstrating Common Law Trademark Rights
1.2 Establishing Secondary Meaning
1.3 Mere Incorporation or Mere Domain Name Registration Does Not Confer Trademark Rights
1.4 Descriptive Marks
1.5 Disclaimed Words
1.6 U.S. State Trademarks
1.7 ‘First Use in Commerce’
1.8 Confusingly Similar
1.9 Personal Names
1.10 Pending Trademarks Applications or registrations in the U.S. Supplemental Register
Rights or Legitimate Interest
2.1 When a Finding as to Rights or Legitimate Interest is Appropriate
2.2 Legitimate Interest arising from a Registration prior to the Complainant’s Trademark Rights
2.3 Nominative Fair Use
2.4 Rights and Legitimate Interest in Descriptive and Generic Terms
2.5 Use Not Required for Legitimate Interest
2.6 Investing in Domain Names in General
2.7 Investing in ‘Brandable’ Domain Names
2.8 Purchasing Domain Names at Public Auction
2.9 PPC Links and Rights/Legitimate Interest
2.10 Free Speech and Criticism Sites
Bad Faith Registration and Use
3.1 And not Or
3.2 Trademark Must Predate Domain Name Registration
3.3 Targeting
3.4 No Constructive Notice Under UDRP and No Duty to Search, Generally
3.5 Setting a Price and Offering for Sale
3.6 PPC Advertising and Bad Faith
3.7 Passive Holding
3.8 Applying the Passive Holding Doctrine in the Absence of a Response
3.9 Prior Business Relationship
3.10 Reputation
4.0 RDNH
4.1 Obligation of Panelists to Consider RDNH
4.2 When a Finding of RDNH is Appropriate
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