The URS procedure is a domain name dispute rule set similar to the better-known UDRP, but with a number of key differences – primarily, that it applies mainly to new gTLDs and provides only for suspension (not transfer) of the domain name.
The URS procedure has consistently served as a valuable, low-cost alternative to the UDRP. However, it remains underused and over-criticised. In 2018 approximately 3,447 UDRP cases were filed with the WIPO, the most frequently used UDRP tribunal. Forum, the most frequently-used provider of URS disputes, saw approximately 152 URS decisions issued in the same year, down from a high...