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Second Level, Commercial Third Level and Trial Chinese Domain
idv.hk Domain
Second Level, Commercial Third Level and Trial Chinese Domain
idv.hk Domain
Second Level, Commercial Third Level and Trial Chinese Domain
idv.hk Domain
 

 



3. The Complaint

(a)  

Any person or entity may initiate an arbitration proceeding by submitting a Complaint in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Policy and these Rules of Procedure to any Provider which such person or entity may select.


(b)  

The Complaint shall be submitted in hard copy and (except to the extent not available for annexes) in electronic form and shall:-


(i)

request that the Complaint be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Policy and these Rules of Procedure and the Supplemental Rules of the Provider;

 
(ii)


state the name, postal and e-mail addresses, and the telephone and facsimile numbers of the Complainant and of any representative authorised to act for the Complainant in the arbitration proceeding;

 
(iii)


specify a preferred method for communications to be directed to the Complainant during the course of the arbitration proceeding (including the person to be contacted, method of communication, and address information) for each of (A) electronic-only material and (B) other material including hard copy;

 
(iv)


indicate whether the Complainant elects to have the dispute decided by a single-member or a three-member Arbitration Panel and, in the event the Complainant elects a three-member Arbitration Panel, provide the names and contact details of three candidates to serve as one of the Panelists (these candidates must be drawn from the list of Panelists maintained by the Provider to which the Complaint is submitted);

 
(v)


provide the name of the Respondent and all information (including any postal and e-mail addresses and telephone and facsimile numbers) known to the Complainant regarding how to contact the Respondent or any representative of the Respondent, including contact information based on any pre-Complaint dealings, in sufficient detail to allow the Provider to send the Complaint to the Respondent or it's representative as described in Paragraph 2(a) above;

 
(vi)


specify the domain name which is the subject of the Complaint;

 
(vii)


specify the trademark(s) or service mark(s) on which the Complaint is based and, for each mark, describe the goods or services, if any, with which the mark is used. The Complainant may also separately describe other goods and services with which it intends, at the time the complaint is submitted, to use the mark in the future;

 
(viii)


describe, in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Policy, the grounds on which the Complaint is made including, in particular,

(1)

the manner in which the domain name in question is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights; and


(2)


why the Respondent should be considered as having no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name that is the subject of the Complaint; and


(3)


why the domain name in question should be considered as having been registered and being used in bad faith.


(The description should, for elements (2) and (3), discuss any aspects of Paragraphs 4(b) and 4(c) of the Dispute Resolution Policy that are applicable. The description shall comply with any word or page limit set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules.);

 
(ix)


Specify, in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Policy, the remedies sought;

 
(x)


If relevant identify any other legal proceedings that have been commenced or terminated in connection with or relating to the domain name that is the subject of the Complaint;

 
(xi)


Conclude with the following statement followed by the signature of the Complainant or its authorised representative:-

"The Complainant, by submitting the Complaint agrees to the settlement of the dispute, regarding the domain name which is the object of the Complaint by final and binding arbitration in Hong Kong in accordance with the HKDNR Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, HKDNR Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Rules of Procedure and the [Name of the Provider] Supplementary Rules."

"Complainant agrees that its claims and remedies concerning the registration of the domain name, the dispute, or the dispute's resolution shall be solely against the domain-name holder and waives all such claims and remedies against (a) the [name of the dispute resolution provider] as well as their directors, officers, employees, and agents and the arbitration Panelist(s) who will hear the dispute, except in the case of fraud or dishonesty or deliberate wrongdoing and (b) the HKDNR, as well as their directors, officers, employees, and agents."

"The Complainant by submitting this Complaint agrees that the decision of the Arbitration Panel to be appointed in this matter may be made public and may be published on the website including without limitation other forms of publication of the HKDNR and or the [name of the dispute resolution provider] who shall appoint the Arbitration Panel in question."

"Complainant certifies that the information contained in this Complaint is to the best of Complainant's knowledge complete and accurate, that this Complaint is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass; and that the assertions in this Complaint are warranted under the Rules of Procedure and under applicable law, as it now exists or as it may be extended by a good-faith and reasonable argument."; and

 
(xii)


Annex any documentary or other evidence, including a copy of the Policy applicable to the domain name in dispute and any trademark or service mark registration upon which the Complaint relies, together with a schedule indexing such evidence.


(c)  

The Complaint may only relate to one domain name.


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