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WO/GA/33/8
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: July 31, 2006
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
GENEVA
WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Thirty-Third (16th Extraordinary) Session
Geneva, September 25 to October 3, 2006
MATTERS CONCERNING INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES
Document prepared by the SecretariatWO/GA/33/8
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1. The Internet Domain Name System (DNS) raises a number of challenges for the
protection of intellectual property, which, due to the global nature of the Internet, call for an
international approach. WIPO has addressed these challenges since 1998 by developing
specific solutions, most notably in the First1 and Second2 WIPO Internet Domain Name
Processes. In particular, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Center) provides
trademark owners with an efficient international mechanism to deal with the bad-faith
registration and use of domain names corresponding to their trademark rights.
2. This document provides an update on the domain name-related activities of WIPO,
including the status of the recommendations made by the Member States of WIPO in the
context of the Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process.
Domain Names and Trademarks
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
3. The Center administers dispute resolution procedures under the Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The UDRP was adopted by the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on the basis of recommendations made by WIPO in
the First WIPO Internet Domain Name Process. The UDRP is limited to clear cases…