UDRP cases set to go electronic
01 February 2009
Managing Intellectual Property
The Czech Arbitration Court last month launched a pilot programme enabling brand owners to file UDRP complaints online
James Nurton, London
The Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) last month launched a pilot programme enabling brand owners to file UDRP complaints online.
The CAC, which has handled almost 1,000 disputes arising from .eu domain name applications, became the fourth organisation authorised to receive UDRP complaints (after WIPO, the NAF and the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre) in January last year. But unlike the other organisations, the CAC is offering an electronic service for its three-month trial period, which started on January 12.
Complainants can choose either to file documents online and then sign for them in hard copy (partial electronic filing), or to complete the entire process online using an electronic Chess Card to authenticate their identity (full e-filing). At present, at least four copies of a UDRP complaint have to be made and sent by registered courier.
Whichever route they prefer, complainants (or their representatives) need to...
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