Supplemental Rules of the World Intellectual Property Relating to the Uniform Dispute Domain Name Matters (the “Supplemental Rules”) (Effective from December 1, 1999)
1. Scope
a) Linking to Regulations. This Supplemental Rules shall be interpreted and used in connection with Regulation of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Domain Name field (word or PDF) Adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on October 24, 1999 (the "Rules").
b) Version of Supplemental Rules. The version of these Supplemental Rules in effective from the date of filing of the complaint shall apply the procedure Administrative started that way.
2. Definitions
Any term defined in the Regulations shall have the same meaning in this Supplemental Rules.
3. Communications
a) Modalities. Subject to paragraphs 3.b) and 5.b) of the Regulation unless it has been previously agreed otherwise with the Centre, any submission submissions that could or should be made to the Center or an Administrative Panel pursuant this Regulation, may be made:
I) by facsimile transmission with confirmation of transmission;
ii) By e-mail using the address specifically designated by the Centre, or
iii) If both parties agree, by submission system management demands and the procedure established by the Centre and Internet-based.
b) Email Address. For the purposes of any communication sent to Center by e-mail, including those covered in paragraphs 3.b) and 5.b) of the Regulation should use the following address: domain. Disputes @ waypoint.
c) Copies. When a party makes a submission of a letter to the Centre should submit four (4) accompanying the original copies.
d) Archive. The Centre will keep a log of all communications received or which are mandatory under the Regulation.
4. Filing of Complaint
a) Home demand transmission. In accordance with paragraph 3b) xii) Regulation, the applicant will be required to send or transmit its application together with the cover transmission of the demand expected in the Annex A of this regulation is published on the website of the Centre. In case you available, the plaintiff will use the version given in the same language or languages that the registration agreement or agreements relating to the name or domain names to the lawsuit.
B) Notice to Registrar. The applicant shall provide a copy of the complaint to registrar or registrars interested at the same time bringing the complaint to the Centre.
c) Guidelines concerning the notification of the application. In accordance with Paragraph 4) of the Rules, the Center forwarded the complaint to the defendant, together with instructions set out in Annex B of this Regulation which are published on the website of the Centre.
5. Examination of formalities
a) Notification of defects. The Center will examine the demand within five (5) calendar days from receipt of application to determine if you qualify Formal Policy, Rules and Supplemental Rules, and notify the applicant and the defects defendant in the lawsuit.
b) Withdrawal. If the applicant does not remedy the defects observed by the Centre in period provided in paragraph 4 of Regulation (i.e. five (5) calendar days), the Center notify the applicant, the respondent and the registrar or registrars who made considered withdrawn the lawsuit.
c) Reimbursement rates. Unless the complainant confirmed his intention to re- submit an application to the Centre after the withdrawal has been considered, the Centre will reimburse the applicant a fee paid under paragraph 19 of the Regulation after discounting amount of the handling fee, as stipulated in Annex D.
6. Appointment of administrator of the procedure
a) Notification. The Center will inform the parties of the name of staff member Center will be the administrator of the procedure and contact details to contact with him, this person will be responsible for all administrative matters relating to the dispute and the communications to be made to the Administrative Panel.
b) Responsibility. The administrator of the procedure may provide assistance administrative support to the Administrative Panel or a member of the group, but is not authority to decide matters of substance relating to the dispute.
7. Procedure for appointment of members of the group experts
a) Candidates party. Upon request a party to submit the names of three (3) candidates so that the Centre considers his appointment as members group of experts (i.e., in accordance with paragraphs 3.b) iv), 5 b) v) and 6.d) of Rules), that party shall, by order of preference, and names of three candidates the contact details to contact them. In appointing a member of the group of experts, Centre respect the order of preference indicated by the parties, provided this is done feasible.
b) Chairman of the Expert Group
I. The third member of the panel appointed under paragraph 6.e) of Regulation shall be the chairman of the panel.
ii. Where, under paragraph 6.e) of the Regulation, a party does not indicate any Center order of preference in relation to the President of the expert group, the Center nevertheless appoint a Chairperson.
iii. Notwithstanding the procedure provided for in paragraph 6.e) of the Regulations, the parties may jointly agree on the identity of the Chairman of the expert group, in which case notified in writing to the Centre that agreement no later than within five (5) days natural counted from receipt of the list of candidates provided in 6.e paragraph).
c) Failure of the defendant
Where a defendant fails to send the response or not the payment provided in paragraph 5.c) of the Regulation before the deadline specified by the Center shall proceed to appoint the Administrative Panel as follows:
I. if the applicant has opted for an Administrative Panel composed of a single member, the Center will appoint this member from the roster published by the Centre;
ii. If the applicant has opted for an Administrative Panel composed of three Members, the Centre shall, where practicable, a member of the panel from names submitted by the applicant, and the second member and the President from roster published by the Centre.
8. Statement
In accordance with paragraph 7 of the Regulation, before his appointment as panel member, a candidate must return to the Center a Statement independence and impartiality using the form contained in Annex C Additional hereto and is published in the Center's web site.
9. Fees
In the Annex D Additional hereto are the fees for the procedure administrative, which are published on the website of the Centre.
10. Word limit
a) the word limit under paragraph 3.b) ix) of the Regulations is 5000 words.
b) The word limit under paragraph 5 b) I) of the Regulations is 5000 words.
c) For the purposes of paragraph 15.e) of the Regulations, there is no word limit.
11. Modifications
Subject to the provisions of the Policy and Regulation, the Centre may amend Supplemental Rules presented using its sole discretion.
12. Exclusion of Liability
Except in the case of deliberate wrongdoing, neither the administrative panel, or World Intellectual Property nor the Center shall be responsible to a party, ICANN registrar concerned or any act or omission in connection with the procedure administration.


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