The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center continues to grow its hegemony on domain names dispute resolution proceedings. The WIPO announced in the past days supporting disputes against .RW domain names as of December 2024.
rwDRP for all Rwandan domains
The .RW domain name dispute policy differs from the UDRP on several grounds:
- Bad Faith: It is sufficient to prove that either registration or use of the disputed domain name by the registrant is in bad faith, whereas the UDRP requires the Complainant to prove both.
- Mutual Jurisdiction : Courts of Rwanda
The WIPO handling fees are the same as the usual UDRP fees.
The addition of Rwandan domains to the competence of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is certainly good news for trademark holders, who continue to see a harmonization in the dispute proceedings against domains across the world, with 4 more ccTLDs covered by WIPO this year thus far, and 3 last year.
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