Domain Name Dispute Australia

The audrp is a similar policy for au domain names.

Domain name dispute australia. Given we are the policy authority for the au domain name space of course we also have a policy detailing our complaints handling. The purpose of the audrp is to provide a cheaper speedier alternative to litigation for the resolution of disputes between the registrant of a au domain name and a party with competing rights in the domain name. Australian domain name dispute statistics. The disputed domain name is identical with or confusingly similar to the complainant s name or mark in which the complainant has civil rights or interests.

Auda has established a dispute resolution policy to provide a less expensive and faster alternative to litigation for disputes about domain names. Or the complainant s personal name. The audrp is an adaptation of the uniform dispute resolution policy udrp administered by icann with respect. This uniform domain name dispute resolution policy the policy has been adopted by the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers icann is incorporated by reference into your registration agreement and sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between you and any party other than us the registrar over the registration and use of an internet domain name registered by you.

The disputed domain name holder has no right or legitimate interest in respect of the domain name or major part of the domain name. Watch each episode below or on gigalaw s. Doug isenberg over at giga law has started a udrp masterclass. Australian businesses and organisations that feel they are victims of a cybersquatter can make use of the au dispute resolution policy audrp.

File a complaint under the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy udrp or audrp. A masterclass is a youtube video series from attorney doug isenberg of gigalaw that provides basic and advanced information about the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy udrp and other topics helpful to trademark owners fighting cybersquatters. The audrp covers disputes between the holders of domain names that end in. Start an action in court.

The audrp applies to domain names that are identical or confusingly similar not only to a trademark or service mark but to any name in which the complainant has rights audrp paragraph 4 a including the complainant s company business or other legal or trading name as registered with the relevant australian government authority. It seems the australian domain name space is a relatively peaceful place when it comes to the number of disputes under the audrp.