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The current Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) offers a relatively quick and cost effective mechanism to independently resolve disputes that arise from the abusive registration of trademarks as domain names. Under the UDRP, a complainant must show that the domain name in dispute is identical or confusingly similar to its trademark, that the respondent does not have a right or legitimate interest in the domain name, and that the respondent registered and used the domain name in bad faith.

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Domain name conflicts affecting business are on the rise.

Fortunately, victims of domain name abuse have an effective tool to fight cybersquatting. The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) adopted in 1999 by the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international body responsible for domain name governance, has been used to address thousands of domain name conflicts.

As an ICANN UDRP Panelist with over 125 reported decisions, I have read many submissions, some very good, many bad.

Here are six recommendations for UDRP submissions.

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