How does the IP Claim Service interact with UDRP?
Trademark owners’ rights are not affected by using – or not using – the IP Claim service. Stated somewhat differently, the IP Claim service is offered as an accommodation to trademark owners, but its use is solely at the election of the owner. Similarly, the IP Claim service does not affect the UDRP. Challenges brought against trademark owners’ registrations during the IP Claim period are handled under STOP. Disputes thereafter will be handled in the usual course, i.e., under the UDRP or in a court action.
