Editing Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (section)

== Domain name disputes under new generic top-level domains ==
In 2012, ICANN launched a process to create [[.events|new generic top-level domains]] (gTLDs). Over 1,900 applications were made.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Generic Top-Level Domain Program History |url=https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program |website=ICANN}}</ref> As part of the expansion of the domain name system, ICANN introduced a number of new brand protection mechanisms. Opinions differ as to whether or not these new processes will be effective. Industry commentators predict that the UDRP will continue to be used, and that there will be a "substantial increase in [[cybersquatting]]".<ref>{{cite web|website=Bloomberg BNA|title=Cyberlaw Predictions 2013|first=Thomas|last=O'Toole|date=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.bna.com/cyberlaw-predictions-2013-b17179871639/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605073518/http://www.bna.com/cyberlaw-predictions-2013-b17179871639/|archive-date=2013-06-05}}</ref> Evidence from previous expansions of the namespace, however, indicates the continued dominance of .com both in size and as the first-choice domain for cybersquatting (based on number of disputes).<ref>{{cite web|quote=Previous expansions of the namespace have failed to capture the public imagination or to pose a competitive threat to the gorilla in the market, .com. According to WIPO, of 42,000 UDRP filings to date, 80% were for .com domains, and of the new gTLDs, only .info has attracted any volume of UDRP disputes (3% of cases filed)|url=http://www.emilytaylor.eu/2013/01/online-brand-protection-what-to-expect.html|website=Emily Taylor — Internet Law and Governance|title=Online brand protection, what to expect in 2013|date=January 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108093055/http://www.emilytaylor.eu/2013/01/online-brand-protection-what-to-expect.html|archive-date=2013-01-08}}</ref>

The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center was appointed by ICANN as the exclusive provider of dispute resolution services for trademark based "pre-delegation" Legal Rights Objections (LRO) under ICANN New gTLD Program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legal Rights Objections under ICANN's New gTLD Program |url=https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/lro/ |website=[[WIPO]]}}</ref> The WIPO Center 2013 Report provides a resume and analysis in relation to the Legal Rights Objection (LRO) procedure where trademark owners could object to a new gTLD application they worried might infringe their rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center End Report on Legal Rights Objection Procedure 2013 |url=https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/lroreport.pdf}}</ref>