WO/GA/31/2 Matters Concerning Internet Domain Names (annex 312)

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WO/GA/31/2
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: July 23, 2004
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
GENEVA
WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Thirty-First (15th Extraordinary) Session
Geneva, September 27 to October 5, 2004
MATTERS CONCERNING INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES
Document prepared by the SecretariatWO/GA/31/2
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Introduction
1. The Internet Domain Name System (DNS) has given rise to a number of intellectual
property problems, which, due to the global nature of the Internet, call for an international
approach. Through the First1 and Second2 WIPO Internet Domain Name Processes, WIPO
has identified challenges for the protection of intellectual property within the DNS and has
recommended solutions for these challenges. Through its Arbitration and Mediation Center,
WIPO has established a procedural framework that provides trademark owners with efficient
remedies against 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 activity of WIPO,
including the status of the recommendations made by the Member States in the context of the
Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process.
Domain Names and Trademarks
3. The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Center) administers dispute resolution
procedures under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which was
adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on the basis
of the recommendations made by WIPO in the First WIPO Internet Domain Name Process.
The UDRP is…