Pravin Anand of Anand and Anand calls for a rethink of the Indian rules governing domain name disputes
With Insure.com selling for US$16 million in 2009, the valuation of domain names has increased exponentially. All over the world cyber-squatters are registering domain names, in the hope of quick profit. This has forced rights holders to use dispute resolution mechanisms to recover domain names.
In this context, understanding how India differs from other jurisdictions is vital.
Disputes pertaining to generic top-level domain names (“.com”, “.info”, “.net”, “.org”, etc.) are governed by the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Service providers approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), such as the World Intellectual Property Organization and the National Arbitration Forum, entertain these disputes.
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Pravin Anand is the managing partner of Anand and Anand. He can be contacted at pravin@anandandanand.com or by telephone on +91 120 4059300.
