WIPO End Report on Case Administration under the Start-Up Trademark Opposition Policy for .biz
Apart from being connected to the IP Claim system, the procedure and the substantive requirements under STOP also differed from the UDRP in the following important respects:
- Under STOP, the Complainant had to show that the disputed domain name(s) was (were) identical - not merely confusingly similar - to its trademark or service mark, STOP, paragraph 4(a)(I);
- Under STOP, it was sufficient to prove either registration or - not "and" - use in bad faith, STOP, paragraph 4(a)(iii);
- The only available remedy under STOP was transfer and not also cancellation, STOP, paragraph 4(I).
- Parties could not opt for three-member Panels; STOP disputes were exclusively decided by single-member Panels, STOP, paragraph 4(e).
(See Annex 1Annex 1: STOP Policy and Rules STOP Policy and Rules.)