HowtomanageyourUDRP/CourtCases

andLabels

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TableofContents1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................3

2. AddingUDRPCases..............................................................................................................................................4

2.1.AddingaUDRPCaseandLabels......................................................................................................................4

2.2.RegistrationPage............................................................................................................................................5

2.3.ReviewOrderPage..........................................................................................................................................7

2.4.PaymentPage..................................................................................................................................................8

2.5.ValidationofUDRPCaseandLabels...............................................................................................................8

2.5.1.Caseandlabels"Verified"..........................................................................................................................9

2.5.2.Case“Incorrect”.........................................................................................................................................9

2.5.3.Case"Verified"-label"Incorrect".............................................................................................................9

2.5.4.Caseand/orlabel"Invalid"........................................................................................................................9

2.5.5.Overviewofdifferentvalidationscenario's...............................................................................................9

3. AddingCourtcases............................................................................................................................................10

3.1.AddingaCourtCaseandLabels....................................................................................................................10

3.2.RegistrationPage..........................................................................................................................................11

3.3.ReviewOrderPage........................................................................................................................................13

3.4.PaymentPage................................................................................................................................................14

3.5.ValidationofCourtCaseandLabels..............................................................................................................14

3.5.1.Caseandlabels"Verified"........................................................................................................................15

3.5.2.Case“Incorrect”.......................................................................................................................................15

3.5.3.Case"Verified"-label"Incorrect"...........................................................................................................15

3.5.4.Caseand/orlabel"Invalid"......................................................................................................................15

3.5.5.Overviewofdifferentvalidationscenario's.............................................................................................15

4. Correctingan‘Incorrect’Court/UDRPCaseand/orLabel.................................................................................16

4.1.Correctingcaseswithstatus‘Incorrect’........................................................................................................16

4.1.1.Selectingcaseviathe‘Caseoverview’.....................................................................................................16

4.1.2.SelectingcaseviatheTrademarkRecord................................................................................................16

4.1.3.Editingtheinformationofacasewithstatus‘Incorrect’.........................................................................17

4.2.CorrectingLabelswithstatus‘Incorrect’.......................................................................................................18

4.2.1.Selectingcaseviathe‘Caseoverview’.....................................................................................................18

4.2.2.SelectingcaseviatheTrademarkRecord................................................................................................18

4.2.3.Correctingthelabelwithstatus‘Incorrect’.............................................................................................19

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1. Introduction

The following guide will explain how to add the abused domain name labels and theircorrespondingUDRPorCourtCases.

ForanoverviewofourUDRP/Courtcasepricingpleaserefertothepricingdocument.

Pleasenotethatthatabuseddomainnamelabelsareonlyvalidfortrademarkclaims.

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2. AddingUDRPCases

2.1. AddingaUDRPCaseandLabels

AfteryourTrademarkRecordhasbeenverifiedyouwillbeable toaddaUDRPcaseand therelatedabusedlabel(s)totheTrademarkRecord.

Todoso,clickonthemarkin“Markoverview”andscrolldowntothebottomofthepage.

Select‘AddUDRP’inordertoaddaUDRPcaseor‘AddCourtcase’toaddaCourtcase.Pleasenotethatthetypeofcasecanbechangedlateronintheprocessaswell.

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2.2. RegistrationPage

Afterclickingon‘AddUDRP’youwillberedirectedtotheregistrationpage.

Ontheregistrationpage,fillinthemandatoryfields(markedwithanasterisk)ofthecaseandaddthelabels.Onthispage,youwillalsobeabletoselectthe“Casetype”youwishtosubmit.

Pleasenotethefollowing:

- Dependingonpreviouscases,youwillhavethepossibilitytoaddupto50labels.Ifyouaddedacasebefore,thisnumberwillbeless.Youcancheckthenumberofallowedlabelsbylookingatthe“Openslots”field(A).

- Youcanaddthelabelsin“A-label”or“U-label”form.Intheoverviewonlythe“U-label”willbeshown(B).

- Atleast1labelmustbeadded,therefore,donotforgettoclickon‘Clicktoaddthislabel’,elsethelabelwillnotbeaddedtoyourcase(C).

Afteryouhavefilledinthemandatoryfieldsandaddedthelabels,select‘Submit’(D).Youwillnowberedirectedtotheorderoverview.

A

B

CD

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PleasefindbelowanexampleofacompletedregistrationformforaUDRPcase.Ascanbeseenintheexample,the“Openslots”counthasbeenloweredto47,since3abusedlabelshavebeenadded.

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2.3. ReviewOrderPage

Onthispageyouwillbeabletoreviewandupdateyourorder.

- Ifyouwishtoaddmorecases,clickonthemarknameinthesecondcolumn(A)oftheorderpageandaddanewcase.Thepreviouscasewillbesavedontheorderpage.

- Ifyouwishtoaddamarkrecord,pleaseclickon‘Addothermarkrecord’(B).

Onthispage,youcanalsoremoveyourorderbyclickingonthe‘recyclebin’.

Ifyouarefinishedwithyourorderclickon‘Submitallforcheckout’(C)andyouwillberedirectedtothepaymentpage.

Incaseyouclickedonthemarknameinordertoaddanewcase,pleasenavigatetothebottomoftheTrademarkRecordandselect‘AddUDRP’or‘AddCourtcase’.Youwillthenberedirectedtotheregistrationform.Pleasenotethatthe“Openslots”countalsotakesintoaccountabusedlabelsaddedinpreviouscases.

A

B C

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2.4. PaymentPage

Afterclickingon‘Submitallforcheckout’onthe‘Revieworder’page,youwillberedirectedtothepaymentpage.Clickon‘PayPrepaid’(forAgentsorHolderswithPrepayment)or‘PaywithCreditCard’(forHolders)toconfirmandpayyourorder.

2.5. ValidationofUDRPCaseandLabels

AfteryouhavepaidfortheUDRPcaseandthelabels,youcantracktheprogressofthevalidationinthe“case”tab.

YoucanexpandtheU-labelsbyclickingonthearrow(A)toviewalllabelsrelatedtothecase.

A

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2.5.1. Caseandlabels"Verified"

Ifthecaseandlabelsareverified,nofurtheractionisneededandyouwillhaveprotectionforthe abused labels during the claims period of the gTLD. Please refer to section 2.5.5 for anexample.

2.5.2. Case“Incorrect”

Iftheassignedstatusofthecaseis“Incorrect”youwillneedtochangetheinformationprovidedduringtheregistrationofthecaseasdescribedinthecommentofthevalidator.Whenclickingonthecase (e.g. testcase2)youwillbeable toedityourcase. If thecase isassignedstatus“Invalid”itcannotbeeditedanymore.Pleaserefertosection2.5.5foranexample.

2.5.3. Case"Verified"-label"Incorrect"

Iftheassignedstatusofthecaseis“Verified”butone,ormore,ofthelabelsare“Incorrect”,youwillneedtochangetheinformationprovidedduringregistrationofthelabelsasdescribedinthecommentofthevalidator.Youcanidentifythecaseswithincorrectlabelsastheyhavearedboxaroundthe label field.Theactual incorrect label(s)aremarked in red. If the label isassignedstatus“Invalid”itcannotbeeditedanymore.Pleaserefertosection2.5.5foranexample.

2.5.4. Caseand/orlabel"Invalid"

Ifthecaseand/orlabelisassignedstatus“Invalid”itcannotbeeditedanymore.Pleaserefertosection2.5.5foranexample.

2.5.5. Overviewofdifferentvalidationscenario's

Verifiedcaseandlabels

Incorrectcase

Verifiedcaseandincorrectlabel

Verifiedcaseandinvalidlabel

Invalidcase

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3. AddingCourtcases

3.1. AddingaCourtCaseandLabels

AfteryourTrademarkRecordhasbeenverifiedyouwillbeable toaddaCourt caseand therelatedabusedlabel(s)totheTrademarkRecord.

Todoso,clickonthemarkin“Markoverview”andscrolldowntothebottomofthepage.

Select‘AddCourtcase’inordertoaddaCourtcaseor‘AddUDRP’toaddaUDRPcase.Pleasenotethatthetypeofcasecanbechangedlateronintheprocessaswell.

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3.2. RegistrationPage

Afterclickingon‘AddCourtcase’youwillberedirectedtotheregistrationpage.

Ontheregistrationpage,fillinthemandatoryfields(markedwithanasterisk)ofthecaseandaddthelabels.Onthispage,youwillalsobeabletoselectthe“Casetype”youwishtosubmit.

Pleasenotethefollowing:

- Dependingonpreviouscases,youwillhavethepossibilitytoaddupto50labels.Ifyouaddedacasebefore,thisnumberwillbeless.Youcancheckthenumberofallowedlabelsbylookingatthe“Openslots”field(A).

- Youcanaddthelabelsin“A-label”or“U-label”form.Intheoverviewonlythe“U-label”willbeshown(B).

- Atleast1labelmustbeadded,therefore,donotforgettoclickon‘Clicktoaddthislabel’,elsethelabelwillnotbeaddedtoyourcase(C).

Afteryouhavefilledinthemandatoryfieldsandaddedthelabels,select‘Submit’(D).Youwillnowberedirectedtotheorderoverview.

A

B

CD

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PleasefindbelowanexampleofacompletedregistrationformforaCourtcase.Ascanbeseenintheexample,the“Openslots”counthasbeenloweredto47,since3abusedlabelshavebeenadded.

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3.3. ReviewOrderPage

Onthispageyouwillbeabletoreviewandupdateyourorder.

- Ifyouwishtoaddmorecases,clickonthemarknameinthesecondcolumn(A)oftheorderpageandaddanewcase.Thepreviouscasewillbesavedontheorderpage.

- Ifyouwishtoaddamarkrecord,pleaseclickon‘Addothermarkrecord’(B).

Onthispage,youcanalsoremoveyourorderbyclickingonthe‘recyclebin’.

Ifyouarefinishedwithyourorderclickon‘Submitallforcheckout’(C)andyouwillberedirectedtothepaymentpage.

Incaseyouclickedonthemarknameinordertoaddanewcase,pleasenavigatetothebottomoftheTrademarkRecordandselect‘AddUDRP’or‘AddCourtcase’.Youwillthenberedirectedtotheregistrationform.Pleasenotethatthe“Openslots”countalsotakesintoaccountabusedlabelsaddedinpreviouscases.

A

B C

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3.4. PaymentPage

Afterclickingon‘Submitallforcheckout’onthe‘Revieworder’page,youwillberedirectedtothepaymentpage.Clickon‘PayPrepaid’(forAgentsorHolderswithPrepayment)or‘PaywithCreditCard’(forHolders)toconfirmandpayyourorder.

3.5. ValidationofCourtCaseandLabels

AfteryouhavepaidfortheCourtcaseandthelabels,youcantracktheprogressofthevalidationinthe“case”tab.

YoucanexpandtheU-labelsbyclickingonthearrow(A)toviewalllabelsrelatedtothecase.

A

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3.5.1. Caseandlabels"Verified"

Ifthecaseandlabelsareverified,nofurtheractionisneededandyouwillhaveprotectionforthe abused labels during the claims period of the gTLD. Please refer to section 3.5.5 for anexample.

3.5.2. Case“Incorrect”

Iftheassignedstatusofthecaseis“Incorrect”youwillneedtochangetheinformationprovidedduringtheregistrationofthecaseasdescribedinthecommentofthevalidator.Whenclickingonthecase (e.g. testcase2)youwillbeable toedityourcase. If thecase isassignedstatus“Invalid”itcannotbeeditedanymore.Pleaserefertosection3.5.5foranexample.

3.5.3. Case"Verified"-label"Incorrect"

Iftheassignedstatusofthecaseis“Verified”butone,ormore,ofthelabelsare“Incorrect”,youwillneedtochangetheinformationprovidedduringregistrationofthelabelsasdescribedinthecommentofthevalidator.Youcanidentifythecaseswithincorrectlabelsastheyhavearedboxaroundthe label field.Theactual incorrect label(s)aremarked in red. If the label isassignedstatus“Invalid”itcannotbeeditedanymore.Pleaserefertosection3.5.5foranexample.

3.5.4. Caseand/orlabel"Invalid"

Ifthecaseand/orlabelisassignedstatus“Invalid”itcannotbeeditedanymore.Pleaserefertosection3.5.5foranexample.

3.5.5. Overviewofdifferentvalidationscenario's

Verifiedcaseandlabels

Incorrectcase

Verifiedcaseandincorrectlabel

Verifiedcaseandinvalidlabel

Invalidcase

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4. Correctingan‘Incorrect’Court/UDRPCaseand/orLabel

4.1. Correctingcaseswithstatus‘Incorrect’

4.1.1. Selectingcaseviathe‘Caseoverview’

Tocorrectcaseswiththestatus‘Incorrect’viathe‘Caseoverview’,pleaseclickonthecaseinthe‘Caseoverview’whichcanbeaccessedafternavigatingtothe‘Cases’tab.

4.1.2. SelectingcaseviatheTrademarkRecord

Tocorrectcaseswiththestatus‘Incorrect’viatheTrademarkRecord,pleasenavigatetothebottomoftheTrademarkRecordandclickonthecaseinthe‘UDRP/CourtCasesandAbusedLabel’overview.

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4.1.3. Editingtheinformationofacasewithstatus‘Incorrect’

Afterselectingthecase,youwillberedirectedtotheUDRP/Courtcase.Here,clickon‘Edit’toupdatetheinformationpreviouslyprovided.

Afteryouhavemadethenecessarychanges(pleasemakesuretotakeintoaccountthevalidatorcommentswhenupdatingyourinformation)andsubmittedthecaseforreverificationbyclickingon‘Update’,thestatusofyourcasewillbecome‘Corrected’andwillbevalidatedagain.

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4.2. CorrectingLabelswithstatus‘Incorrect’

4.2.1. Selectingcaseviathe‘Caseoverview’

Tocorrectlabelswiththestatus‘Incorrect’viathe‘Caseoverview’,pleaseclickonthecasewiththeincorrectlabel(s)inthe‘Caseoverview’,whichcanbeaccessedafternavigatingtothe‘Cases’tab.

4.2.2. SelectingcaseviatheTrademarkRecord

Tocorrect labelswith thestatus ‘Incorrect’via theTrademarkRecord,pleasenavigate to thebottom of the Trademark Record and click on the case with the incorrect label(s) in the‘UDRP/CourtCasesandAbusedLabel’overview.

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4.2.3. Correctingthelabelwithstatus‘Incorrect’

YouwillthenberedirecttotheUDRP/Courtcase.Here,clickontheincorrectlabeltoupdatetheinformationpreviouslyprovided.

Updatetheinformationrelatedtotheincorrectlabel(s)(pleasemakesuretotakeintoaccountthevalidatorcommentswhenupdatingyourinformation).Afterdoingso,clickon‘Update’.

The statusof theupdated labelwillbe ‘Corrected’and theupdated label(s)willbevalidatedagain.