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).
