[ALAC-Announce] ICANN Appoints First URS Provide

[At-Large Staff]

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-20feb13-en.htm
<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-20feb13-en.htm>
ICANN Appoints First URS Provide
20 February 2013
The National Arbitration Forum <http://www.adrforum.com/>  (FORUM) has
secured the first appointment by ICANN to administer the Uniform Rapid
Suspension System (URS). FORUM submitted an outstanding proposal
demonstrating how it would meet all requirements presented in the RFI
<https://www.icann.org/en/news/rfps/urs-24sep12-en.pdf>  [PDF, 112 KB] and
detailing its implementation approach. The company has a proven track record
boasting resolution of over 19,000 claims in 12+ years of administering UDRP
cases. Additionally, FORUM has already developed, and is currently operating
a TLD-specific rapid relief system.

ICANN would like to thank everyone who responded to the RFI. FORUM will be
one of multiple providers appointed to administer URS services. The process
will be similar to that of appointing UDRP providers in which consideration
is given to achieving competitive provisioning and geographical spread of
providers.

URS is a rights protection mechanism for new gTLDs that facilitates rapid
suspension of domain names in clear-cut cases of trademark infringement. It
is intended to complement the existing Uniform Domain-Name Dispute
Resolution Policy (UDRP) by offering a lower-cost, faster path to
resolution.

Learn more about Uniform Rapid Suspension
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs>

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Regards,


Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie
Peregrine and Julia Charvolen
ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC
E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org


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