What is the difference between STOP and UDRP?
Although STOP is very similar to the UDRP, STOP carries a lower burden of proof. Unlike the UDRP where a Claimant must demonstrate that a domain name registrant both registered a domain name in bad faith and used the domain name in bad faith, STOP allows a Claimant to prevail where he or she demonstrates that a domain name was either registered in bad faith or used in bad faith. STOP is exclusive to the .BIZ top-level domain and may only be used by those IP holders that submitted an IP Claim.
• Although STOP is very similar to the UDRP, STOP carries a lower burden of proof. Unlike the UDRP where a Claimant must demonstrate that a domain name registrant both registered a domain name in bad faith and used the domain name in bad faith, STOP allows a Claimant to prevail where he or she demonstrates that a domain name was either registered in bad faith or used in bad faith. STOP is exclusive to the .BIZ top-level domain and may only be used by those IP holders that submitted an IP Claim.
