CompuLaw LLC, the publisher of award-winning CompuLaw Vision calendar/docket matter management software with built-in court rules databases, today announced the addition of new rule sets covering the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) domain name dispute resolution procedures. These rule sets supplement CompuLaw’s already comprehensive collection of Intellectual Property offerings.
Formed in 1998, ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.According to ICANN, disputes alleged to arise from abusive registrations of domain names (also referred to as cyber or domain squatting) may be addressed by expedited administrative proceedings initiated by filing a complaint with an approved dispute-resolution service provider. Each provider follows ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”), the Rules for the UDRP as well as its own supplemental rules.
Enabled through CompuLaw’s newly released ICANN domain name dispute resolution rule sets, subscribers can now navigate formal proceedings before the National Arbitration Forum, one of ICANN’s approved dispute providers. Specifically, the new rule sets include (a) the UDRP, (b) the UDRP Rules, and (c) the National Arbitration Forum’s UDRP Supplemental Rules. In 2010, CompuLaw released 496 separate rules updates (rule sets updated 4,835 times in total) and published 145 new jurisdictions of coverage across the United States.
"CompuLaw's wide-ranging court rules packages are designed to make tracking critical dates and deadlines simple," said David J. Kalmick, President and CEO of CompuLaw LLC. “New rules like the latest ICANN set help firms protect their client’s IP, maintain compliance and peace of mind, and handle any related dispute with speed and increased efficiency.”
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