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Categorization of UDRP decisions administered by the CAC

UDRP Decisions issued by the CAC will be categorized using the following categorization:

Protected rights relied on by the Complainant
1. Registered trade/service mark
  1. Registered in one country
  2. Registered in a state or region of one country
  3. Registered in several countries
  4. CTM
  5. Benelux
  6. Registered combined/figurative trade/service mark
  7. Other
2. Well-known/famous mark
3. Family of marks
4. Unregistered trade mark/service mark
  1. Standard of proof that a common law trade mark has been established – rights based on use by public
  2. Standard of proof that a common law trade mark has been established – rights based on advertising and publicity prior to use of mark (use analogous to trade mark use)
  3. In jurisdictions that do not recognise unregistered trade marks – rights based on use by public
  4. In jurisdictions that do not recognise unregistered trade marks – rights based on advertising and publicity prior to use of mark (use analogous to trade mark use)
5. Trade name/business identifier
6. Geographical indication/designation of origin
7. Company name
8. Personal Name
9. Name of a public body/IGOs and NGOs
10. International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) for pharmaceutical substances
11. Absence of Complainant‘s protected rights
12. Other
Complainant’s Rights
1. Owner
2. Licensee
3. Person related to owner or licensee (e.g. a subsidiary or manager of an owner)
4. Heir(s), trustee in bankruptcy, guardian of mentally impaired
5. Validity of Complainant’s rights in the territory where domain name holder is established
6. Validity of rights relied on by the Complainant
  1. Pending application for registration
  2. Registration subsequent to registration of domain name
  3. Generic/descriptive
  4. Suggestive
  5. Fanciful
  6. Validity of rights questionable – rights confirmed
  7. Validity of rights questionable – rights not confirmed
  8. Evidence of Complainant‘s rights
  9. General
7. Other
Identical or confusingly similar
1. Misspelling/Typosquatting
2. Phonetically similar
3. Optical similarity
4. Conceptual/intellectual similarity
5. General concepts of similarity/Applicable tests
6. Addition/elimination of letter(s)
7. Abbreviations
8. Use of a number in words
9. Geographical term
10. Addition of pejorative terms
11. Addition of neutral/innominate terms
12. Mark combined with trade name
13. Mark combined with mark
14. Mark combined with generic term
15. Mark combined with geographical term
16. Deletion of non-dominant portion of mark
17. Domain name is neither identical nor confusingly similar to the protected mark
18. Having regard to the website or other extraneous material to determine if the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the mark
19. Transliteration/translation
20. Length of domain name/shortness of domain name
21. Prefix + mark (e.g. www)
22. Mark + postfix
23. Special characters/type identifiers
24. IDNs
25. Identical
26. Complainant‘s failure to discharge its burden of proof
27. Other
Rights or Legitimate Interest
1. Use of, or demonstrable preparations to use the domain name or a name corresponding to the domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services
  1. Use or demonstrable preparations to use
  2. Bona fide offering
  3. Before notice or concurrent with notice
  4. Domain name holder owns protected rights in a corresponding name
  5. Respondent‘s domain name registered before Complainant’s protected rights
  6. Distributor/reseller/agent of trade-marked goods
  7. Licensee
  8. Generic/Descriptive words
  9. Respondent’s use of mark sufficient to grant rights
  10. Respondent’s use of mark insufficient to grant rights
2. Commonly known by the domain name
3. Legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain
  1. Criticism and Fan Sites
  2. Free speech
  3. Parody
  4. Other legitimate non-commercial or fair use of the domain name
4. Domain parking
5. Domain tasting
6. Pop-up advertisement
7. Use of privacy or proxy registration services
8. Inactive website
9. Non use/Passive holding
10. Diversion of consumers/trade mark tarnishment
11. Adult content
12. Competitors‘ sites
13. Comparative advertising
14. Effect of disclaimer on website
15. Misspelling/Typosquatting
16. Complainant’s prima facie case followed by the reversal of the burden of proof to the Respondent
17. Complainant‘s failure to meet standard of proof
18. Other
Bad faith registration and use
1. Cumulative requirement
  1. Registration in good faith, use in bad faith
  2. Registration in bad faith, use in good faith
  3. Meaning of registration
  4. Acquisition
  5. Renewal
  6. Maintenance
  7. Transfer to connected person
  8. Other
2. Registration of a well-known/famous trade mark
3. Registration of a domain name prior to trade mark right
4. Bad faith trade mark/business name registration
5. Domain tasting
6. Use of privacy or proxy registration services
7. Deliberate provision of false/misleading Whois data
8. Misspelling/Typosquatting
9. Prior relationship between the parties
10. No response to cease and decist letter
11. Constructive knowledge/prior knowledge of potential rights
12. Blocking registration
13. Automated registration
14. Speculation in domain names
15. Holding domain name for purposes of selling, licensing or renting
  1. Offer to Complainant
  2. Offer to a competitor of Complainant
  3. Offer to public
16. Proving that selling, licensing or renting was the primary purpose
17. Other commercial gain
18. Inactive website
19. Non-use of the domain name
20. Domain parking
21. Pop-up advertisement
22. Adult content
23. Phishing
24. Offline use
25. Other IP infringement
26. Cyberflight
27. Effect of disclaimer on website
28. Disrupting the business of a competitor
29. Attracting internet users for commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant
30. Substantial similarity between website associated with disputed domain name and website associated with rightholder‘s domain name(s)
31. association of domain name with website containing links to Complainant‘s website
32. Pattern of conduct – what proof is sufficient
33. Complainant‘s failure to discharge burden of proof
34. Other
Procedural
1. Language of proceeding
  1. Change request allowed
  2. Change request not allowed
  3. Other
2. Class Complaint
3. Multiple related Complainants
4. More than 1 Respondent
5. Electronic-only submission(s)
6. Simplified procedure for hard copies
7. Lack of Registrar cooperation
8. Request to suspend proceedings
  1. Allowed
  2. Not allowed
9. Whether “underlying registrant“ may be recognised
10. Withdrawal of the Complaint due to administrative deficiencies
11. Deficient Response
12. No Response – the extent of the inferences that can be drawn
13. Adequacy of documents
  1. Late submissions
  2. Omissions
14. Supplemental Filings
  1. Solicited
  2. Unsolicited
15. Refiling of Complaint
  1. Fresh Complaint accepted and considered on merits
  2. Fresh Complaint dismissed without consideration on merits
16. Burden of proof/Evidence
17. Without prejudice materials and use of settlement discussions
18. Number of Panellists
19. Challenge of Panellist(s)/Panellists‘ impartiality and independence
20. Power of the Panel
  1. To grant extensions
  2. To conduct own investigations
21. Other legal proceedings/regular court proceedings
22. Domain name lapsing during proceeding
23. Service on Respondent
24. Consolidation of disputes
25. Dissenting opinion
26. Deficient dispute administration
  1. Confirmed
  2. Not confirmed
27. Disputes outside of the scope of the UDRP
  1. Yes
  2. No
28. Other
General
1. Applicable law
2. Applicable legal principles
3. Interpretation of Policy, Rules and Supplemental Rules
  1. Autonomous meaning or dependent on applicable law?
  2. Relevance of travaux preparatoires
  3. Other considerations
4. Confidentiality concerns
5. Other
Decisions
1. Reverse domain name hijacking
  1. Found
  2. Not found
2. Domain name cancelled
3. Judgment by consent of the parties
  1. Prior to Panel appointment
  2. Subsequent to Panel appointment
4. Termination by Panel for other reasons (e.g. under Rule 18(a) due to pending legal proceedings)
5. TLD
  1. .aero
  2. .asia
  3. .biz
  4. .cat
  5. .com
  6. .coop
  7. .info
  8. .jobs
  9. .mobi
  10. .museum
  11. .name
  12. .net
  13. .org
  14. .pro
  15. .tel
  16. .travel
6. Industry of Complainant^[1]
7. Other

^[1] Headings in this category are implemented with the approval of UK Trade & Investment

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Categorization of UDRP decisions administered by the CAC