Dig into real data regarding the state of UDRP

GigaLaw’s quarterly note sheds light on what’s happening in UDRP decisions.

Chart showing transfer/cancellation rate by UDRP provider.

Getting a complete picture of UDRP cases is difficult since there are five approved UDRP dispute providers. Just since numbers are trending one way with a particular provider doesn’t mean it’s true of all of the providers combined. Thankfully, there’s a source that combines the data from all five into an easy-to-consume format.

Through his law firm, GigaLaw, Doug Isenberg publishes a quarterly Domain Dispute Digest that aggregates data from the five providers, which provides a clear picture of what’s going on in UDRP.

Doug Isenberg knows UDRP. Not only does he represent complainants, but he’s also a panelist with all of the UDRP providers.

Here are some interesting takeaways from his Q2 note, which covers decisions published in April, May, and June:

Overall decisions decreased 2.6% year over year to 2,077.
The number of domains covered in those decisions dropped 39.0% year over year to 3,015.
Of all decisions, 94.2% were rendered in favor of the complainant.
WIPO continues to be the most popular venue, with 1,179 decisions in the quarter. Forum (National Arbitration Forum) had 613, and Czech Arbitration Court had 227.
Twenty decisions during the quarter were reverse domain name hijacking. That’s 1.3% of all decisions.
Following .com, .shop, .net and .org are the most common gTLDs in UDRP cases.
The transfer rate at Forum was the lowest of the major UDRP providers (see image at top).

There’s a lot more data in the note, and it’s worth reviewing in full.

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