Summary of UDRP domain name dispute resolution procedure

April 19, 2019

Summary of UDRP domain name dispute resolution procedure

Disputes concerning global domain names such as those ending in .com, .net, .org, are governed by the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) administered by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO).

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