UDRP “LIVE” UDRP HEARING - For the first time

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For the first time ever, you can see a “live” demonstration of how an actual UDRP domain name dispute case is argued and adjudicated. The ICA is very pleased to present in association with the International Trademark Association (INTA) a “moot” or “mock” UDRP hearing. This innovative and lively session will feature three actual UDRP Panelists as they hear a fictional UDRP case influenced by real-world facts. The case will be presented by experienced lawyers making arguments for the trademark owner and for the domain name registrant, respectively. Read the interesting “fictional” facts of the case, here. The case involves a famous Thailand-based energy drink company called, “Red Ball”, and a domain name investor from Iowa, Connie Domainus in a dispute over the fictional domani name Red Ball dot com...

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[jberryhill]

demonstration of how an actual UDRP domain name dispute case is argued and adjudicated

Umm, no, that's not how UDRP cases are argued and adjudicated. Interestingly enough, a UDRP panel has the power to request a live hearing. That has NEVER happened. Not a single time.

UDRP cases do not involve live oral argument, and they do not involve any direct interaction between the panel and the parties.

This session might be a lot of things, but it is nowhere near accurate to bill it as "how an actual UDRP domain name dispute case is argued and adjudicated". That is simply misleading.