All Topics — UDRP Perspectives

0. 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

1. Identical or Confusingly 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 Trademark Applications or registrations in the U.S. Supplemental Register

2. 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

3.0 Bad Faith Registration and Use

3.1 — And not Or

3.2 — Trademark Rights 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 in General

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