What kind of Decision can a Panel make in an Internet Keyword administrative proceeding?
A Decision by a Panel conducting an Internet Keyword dispute administrative proceeding must be in writing. The kind of Decisions a Panel conducting an Internet Keyword dispute may render is limited. That is, a Panel might decide in one of two ways – (a) that the Complaint is not justified, in which case the existing registered Internet Keyword holder shall be entitled to retain the Internet Keyword in question; or (b) the Panel may decide that the Complaint is justified in which case the Panel will order that the Internet Keyword in dispute should be cancelled or transferred to the Party which brought the Complaint. It should be noted that if a Panel, which conducts a Internet Keyword dispute administrative proceeding finds that a Complaint was brought in bad faith and constitutes an abuse of the administrative proceeding, the Panel is required to state in its Decision that this was the case. A Panel may not make money awards nor awards relating to costs, including without limitation,
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