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Abusive registration

Usually, 3 criteria are applied to qualify an abusive registration : 1/ identity or similarity in dispute challenging mark/domain name...
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ACPA

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Instituted in 1999 in the United States, this amendment to the Lanham Act strengthens trademark rights by...
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ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution. ADR Rules and Supplemental Rules describe the principles governing registration of the .eu domain names, and the rule...
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AfriNIC

African Network Information Center. Created in 2004, AfriNIC is the fifth regional Internet registry that allocates IP addresses for Africa and India...
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APNIC

ARIN

Asia Pacific Network Information Center. Founded in 1992, APNIC is the regional Internet registry that allocates IP addresses and administers domain...
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