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).
