All registrars in the .biz, .com, .info,
.name, .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).
