| 5 June 1998 |
The U.S. Government issues
its White Paper, calling
for creation of not-for-profit corporation (later ICANN) to handle consensus-based
technical management of the Internet's infrastructure. The White Paper
also states that the U.S. Government will ask the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) to conduct a consultative study on domain name/trademark
issues. |
| 8 July 1998
to 30 April 1999 |
WIPO conducts its consultative
process. For the WIPO timetable, see <http://ecommerce.wipo.int/domains/process/eng/timetable.html>. |
| 30
April 1999 |
WIPO delivers
its final
report to ICANN. This report covers several topics, including
dispute resolution (in chapter
3). On dispute resolution, the WIPO report recommends institution
of a policy followed uniformly by all registrars in the .com,
.net, and .org TLDs. |
| 27
May 1999 |
The ICANN Board
adopts
a resolution referring the recommendations of chapter 3 of
the WIPO final report to the ICANN Domain Name Supporting Organization
(DNSO). |
| 12
June 1999 |
The DNSO Names
Council forms
Working Group A to study the WIPO recommendations regarding dispute
resolution. |
| 29
July 1999 |
Working Group
A submits its final
report to the Names Council recommending establishment of
a uniform domain-name dispute-resolution policy for all registrars. |
| 4
August 1999 |
The DNSO Names
Council adopts the Working Group A report (with minor revisions)
and sends
it to the ICANN Board as a consensus recommendation. |
| 20
August 1999 |
A group of registrars
submits
a "Model
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy for Voluntary Adoption
by Registrars." |
| 24
August 1999 |
ICANN staff presents
"ICANN
Staff Report: Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy for gTLD Registrars"
to the Internet community and the ICANN Board before the 25 August
public forum held in Santiago, Chile, on the dispute-resolution
policy. |
| 26
August 1999 |
The ICANN Board
accepts
the DNSO recommendation for establishment of a uniform domain-name
dispute-resolution policy. The Board instructs ICANN staff to
convene
a small drafting committee and prepare
implementation documents for approval after public comment,
using the registrars' Model Policy as
a starting point. |
| 29
September 1999 |
ICANN staff posts
its "Staff
Report on Implementation Documents for the Uniform Dispute Resolution
Policy," together with implementation documents consisting
of the written UDRP and uniform rules for public comment until
13 October 1999. |
| 24
October 1999 |
The ICANN Board
approves
the implementation documents, as revised in accordance with public
comments. This approval was based on the "Second
Staff Report on Implementation
Documents for the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy,"
presented to the Board on 24 October. |
| 29
November 1999 |
First
dispute-resolution service provider (WIPO)
approved. |
| 1 December
1999 |
First day complaints
may be submitted to dispute-resolution providers for disputes
involving domain names sponsored by most registrars (this did
not include America Online, the NameIT Corp., or Network Solutions). |
| 9 December 1999 |
First proceeding (wordlwrestlingfederation.com)
commenced. |
| 23
December 1999 |
Second
dispute-resolution service provider (NAF)
approved. |
| 1
January 2000 |
Third
dispute-resolution service provider (DeC) approved. |
| 3 January
2000 |
First day for
submission of complaints to the dispute-resolution providers
for disputes involving domain names sponsored by America Online,
the NameIT Corp., and Network Solutions. |
| 14 January 2000 |
First proceeding (worldwrestlingfederation.com)
decided. |
| 22 May 2000 |
Fourth
dispute-resolution service provider (CPR)
approved. |
