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).
