Attempts to Solve the UDRP’s Trademark Holder Bias: A Problem that Remains Unsolved Despite the Introduction of New Top Level Domain Names

Authors

Pamela Segal, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

Section I of this note will trace the history of the Internet as well as the development of ICANN and the UDRP. Section II will provide an in depth discussion of ICANN’s process in selecting the new top level domain names. Section III will furnish a general overview of ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and its implications. Section IV will specifically examine the effects of the new TLD application process in light of the UDRP’s trademark holder bias. Finally, in Section V it is suggested that it is necessary to revise the UDRP through implementing one of the proposed solutions. Additionally, the TLD selection process should be reformed, instituting more objective criteria in making decisions.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law

Recommended Citation

Pamela Segal, Attempts to Solve the UDRP’s Trademark Holder Bias: A Problem that Remains Unsolved Despite the Introduction of New Top Level Domain Names, 3 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. (2001).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol3/iss1/4