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Survey of UDRP Multilingual Cases

Survey of UDRP Multilingual Cases. Multilingual Domain Names: Joint ITU/WIPO Symposium December 6-7, 2001. Eun-Joo Min WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. UDRP in multilingual context before IDNs. D2000-1836 Trademark: BØRSEN Domain Name: borsen.com, boersen.com D2001-0535

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Survey of UDRP Multilingual Cases

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  1. Survey of UDRP Multilingual Cases Multilingual Domain Names: Joint ITU/WIPO Symposium December 6-7, 2001 Eun-Joo Min WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

  2. UDRP in multilingual context before IDNs • D2000-1836 • Trademark: BØRSEN • Domain Name: borsen.com, boersen.com • D2001-0535 • Trademark: PORCÃO • Domain Name: porcao.com

  3. Applicable to all .com. .net, .org domain names, regardless of non-ASCII script second level domain name ICANN  Registrar Accreditation Agreement  Registrar  DN Registration Agreement  Domain Name Registrant Applicability of UDRP

  4. “You specifically acknowledge and agree that an MDN shall be considered a domain name for purposes of the Domain Name Dispute Policy and the provisions relating thereto in this Agreement.” (VeriSign Service Agreement Version Number 6.0.)

  5. UDRP Cases • Currently applicable to IDN registered in VeriSign GRS’s testbed • <multilingual.ASCII gTLD> • 24 cases filed with WIPO • 13 cases decided (all in favor of complainant) • 2 cases terminated • 9 cases pending

  6. 三共.com 貿發網.com 貿發靈.com 香港貿易發展局.com ペンタックス.com トリンプ.com 毎日新聞.com schöps.com 丸三証券.com 産経新聞.com 恒生指数.com fortunéo.com kværner.net ライブドア.com 香港上海匯豐銀行.com 太古.com 資生堂.net 홍콩은행.com 홍콩상하이은행.com 欧米茄.com chériefm.com rémycointreau.com rémy-cointreau.com 西铁城.com Sampling of Disputed Domain Names

  7. Domain Name 三共.com 恒生指数.com 産経新聞.com 貿發網.com トリンプ.com ライブドア.com fortunéo.com Trademark 三共 恒生指數 産經新聞 貿發網; tdctrade.com トリンプ (“Torinpu”); Triumph ライブドア (“Raibudoa”); livedoor FORTUNEO “the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights”(UDRP, Para. 4(a)(i))

  8. <三共.com> (WIPO Case No. D2000-1791) • Parties: Sankyo Co., Ltd. v. Zhu Jiajun • Trademark: 三共 (Sankyo) • Concept: “三”- three ; “共” - together • Transliteration: • Japanese - “san kyo” • Chinese - “san gong” • (Korean - “sam gong”) • Language of Proceedings: English • Panel: Korean

  9. UDRP in multilingual context before IDNs • D2000-1836 • Trademark: BØRSEN • Domain Name: borsen.com, boersen.com • D2001-0535 • Trademark: PORCÃO • Domain Name: porcao.com

  10. D2000-0203 <oilily.com> • Complainant’s trademark : OILILY • Respondent: “OI” + “LILY” transliteration of the Korean word for “cucumber”and “lily”, respectively • Panel found Complainant failed to prove Respondent lacked legitimate interests in the domain name

  11. Language of Proceedings (UDRP Rules, Para. 11) • Language of the registration agreement, • Unless agreement otherwise between parties, • Unless specified otherwise in registration agreement, • Subject to Administrative Panel’s authority to determine otherwise

  12. 三共.com - English 貿發網.com- English 貿發靈.com - English 香港貿易發展局.com - English ペンタックス.com - English トリンプ.Com - Japanese 毎日新聞.com - English schöps.com - English 丸三証券.com - Japanese 産経新聞.com - English 恒生指数.com- English fortunéo.com - English kværner.net - English ライブドア.com - English 香港上海匯豐銀行.com - English 太古.com - Chinese 資生堂.net - Japanese 홍콩은행.com - English 홍콩상하이은행.com - Korean 欧米茄.com - Chinese chériefm.com - English rémycointreau.com - English rémy-cointreau.com - English 西铁城.com - English Language of Proceedings

  13. Panelists • Multilingual • Expert in the use of non-ASCII characters • Familiar with local laws

  14. Domain Name Language of Nationality of Proceedings Panel 三共.com English Korean 貿發網.com English Chinese トリンプ.com Japanese Japanese 毎日新聞.com English Chinese schöps.com English German 丸三証券.com Japanese Japanese 産経新聞.com English Chinese 恒生指数.com English British (Pres.) Chinese, Singaporean fortunéo.com English Canadian kværner.net English Swede

  15. WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center as Dispute Resolution Service Provider • Parties from 93 countries • 250 panelists from 50 different countries • UDRP proceedings currently administered in 9 different languages • Case managers from 24 countries

  16. Up-to-date Information • Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service • http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/ • List of UDRP Decisions • http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/

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