National Arbitration Forum Reports 21% Increase in 2006 Domain Name Filings.Program resolves disputes over Internet trademarks MINNEAPOLIS -- http://www.domain-disputes.com - The National Arbitration Forum The National Arbitration Forum (FORUM) [1] is an alternative dispute resolution provider that was founded in 1986 [2]. The organization administers arbitration and mediation services. reports that their domain name disputes resolutions increased by 21% in 2006 compared to 2005. The National Arbitration Forum handled 1,658 Internet trademark disputes in 2006, making it the largest filing year since the inception of their domain name dispute program. Notable disputes involved famous trademarks such as George Foreman George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He is the oldest man ever to win the heavyweight title, and also has been named one of the 25 greatest fighters of all time by Ring magazine. , Stevie Wonder, Vin Diesel, Louis Vuitton and the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . In 1999, the National Arbitration Forum was appointed as an approved provider of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP UDRP Uniform Domain-name Dispute-Resolution Policy ) by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, www.icann.org) A non-profit, international association founded in 1998 and incorporated in the U.S. It is the successor to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which manages Internet addresses, domain names and the huge number ). Since then, the National Arbitration Forum has handled more than 7,600 Internet domain name An organization's unique name on the Internet. The chosen name combined with a top level domain (TLD), such as .com or .org, also called a "domain extension," makes up the Internet domain name. For example, computerlanguage.com is the domain name for the publisher of this Encyclopedia. disputes. Of these, 6,508 were decided by the National Arbitration Forum's panel of 150 intellectual property experts. Many of the remaining cases were settled by the parties. "There continues to be a need for cost-effective and timely resolution of Internet trademark disputes," said Curtis Brown, vice president of the National Arbitration Forum. "On average the National Arbitration Forum resolves domain name disputes in less than 50 days compared to what may take years in court." The National Arbitration Forum's online services allow parties from across the globe to file claims to resolve trademark disputes over Internet domain names. The majority of cases filed with the National Arbitration Forum involve .com, .org and .net domain names. The National Arbitration Forum also handles disputes involving .biz, .info, .name, New.Net extensions and several country code top level domains ranging from .us (United States) to .tv (Tuvalu) and .ro (Romania) to .cc (Coco Islands). In 2006, the National Arbitration Forum expanded its spectrum of services to include the resolution of domain name disputes involving: * Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), domain names that display in a language using non-standard characters such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Korean. * The .pro domain name extension, designed for professionals and professional organizations. * The .mobi domain name extension, designed for mobile devices. Visit the searchable case database http://domains.adrforum.com/decision.aspx for all domain name decisions from the National Arbitration Forum. About the National Arbitration Forum The National Arbitration Forum (FORUM) is one of the world's leading providers of alternative dispute resolution Procedures for settling disputes by means other than litigation; e.g., by Arbitration, mediation, or minitrials. Such procedures, which are usually less costly and more expeditious than litigation, are increasingly being used in commercial and labor disputes, Divorce (ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio ) services, including arbitration and mediation. Committed to the integrity of America's legal process, the National Arbitration Forum administers efficient, cost-effective dispute resolution programs and services for all parties. It maintains a distinguished panel of over 1,500 attorneys and retired judges who follow and apply the substantive law The part of the law that creates, defines, and regulates rights, including, for example, the law of contracts, torts, wills, and real property; the essential substance of rights under law. when rendering legal decisions. Mediators and arbitrators on the panel are located across the U.S. and in 35 countries around the world. Established in 1986, the National Arbitration Forum is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in New Jersey and Southern California. For more information or to sign up for the weekly ADR Law & Policy Update newsletter, visit the National Arbitration Forum's website at http://www.adrforum.com. |
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