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Originally Posted by WarChild
How do domain disputes really work? Do they question if a trademark will hold up in court? I would expect it's simpler than that. I wouldn't be too surprised if Shap could win in a domain dispute.
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The only way I've heard of people losing their domains over something like this is in court. I remember years ago where ICANN stated that they stayed out of most of these problems until it was court ordered to take action. Although that was long time ago I read that and things might have changed, doubt it though.
Looks like they havent...
http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/udrp.htm
All registrars must follow the the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (often referred to as the "UDRP"). Under the policy, most types of trademark-based domain-name disputes must be resolved by agreement, court action, or arbitration before a registrar will cancel, suspend, or transfer a domain name. Disputes alleged to arise from abusive registrations of domain names (for example, cybersquatting) may be addressed by expedited administrative proceedings that the holder of trademark rights initiates by filing a complaint with an approved dispute-resolution service provider.