Defending your Domain Name in the UDRP
Whenever you apply to register, or to renew the registration of, a generic top level domain name such as one ending in ".com", ".org" or ".biz" you represent and warrant to the registrar that:
(a) the statements that you make in your agreement with the registrar are complete and accurate;
(b) the registration of the domain name will not to your knowledge, infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party;
(c) you are not registering the domain name for an unlawful purpose; and
(d) you will not knowingly use the domain name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations. It is your responsibility and not the registrar's to determine whether your domain name registration infringes or violates someone else's rights.
What Rights might be violated or infringed?
These are usually registered trade marks and the rights to bring an action for passing off or equivalent cause of action in other legal systems.
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(a) the statements that you make in your agreement with the registrar are complete and accurate;
(b) the registration of the domain name will not to your knowledge, infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party;
(c) you are not registering the domain name for an unlawful purpose; and
(d) you will not knowingly use the domain name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations. It is your responsibility and not the registrar's to determine whether your domain name registration infringes or violates someone else's rights.
What Rights might be violated or infringed?
These are usually registered trade marks and the rights to bring an action for passing off or equivalent cause of action in other legal systems.
Trade marks do not exist in a…