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Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center

Welcome to the web site of the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission’s (CIETAC) (CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center). 

CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center was established in 2000 with the approval of China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC)/China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). The Center devotes itself to providing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services in the areas of intellectual property and information technology. Currently, the Center is, by the entrustment of the domestic and foreign domain name registries, responsible for the dispute resolution of intellectual property and Internet domain names in cyberspace. 

CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center is composed of one Chairman and two Vice Chairman. The Chairman Meeting is the highest authority of the Center. The Center has a Secretariat for handling its day-to-day work under the leadership of the Secretary-General. The Center has formulated its procedural rules for domain name dispute resolution, maintains the List of Panelists and implements a system whereby Panel of Neutrals are responsible for the resolution of disputes. Possessing the modernized working facilities and the scientific management system, the Center has established a dedicated web site and can deal with the domain name dispute resolution proceedings on line. 

CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center provides domain name dispute resolution services in the following ways: 

As the provider appointed by China       Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), CIETAC Domain Name Dispute       Resolution Center is providing dispute resolution services with regard to .CN       domain names (Chinese-Character Domain Name inclusive). The .CN Domain Name Disputes are carried out under CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDRP) issued by CNNIC on 30 September. 

The Center is also appointed to be as       the sole provider of dispute resolution services in regards to keywords managed by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). The Resolution of Keyword Disputes is subject to CNNIC Keyword Dispute Resolution Policy issued by CNNIC on 4 August 2001. 

As the Beijing Office of Asian Domain       Name Dispute Resolution Center (ADNDRC) which is one of the four domain name       dispute resolution providers approved by the Internet Corporation for the       Assignment of Names and Numbers (ICANN), CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution       Center is also providing domain name dispute resolution services in regard to generic       top level domain names (gTLDs)such as .com, .net and .org. Disputes in regard to gTLDs are carried out under the Uniform Domain Name Policy (UDRP) issued by ICANN on 26 August 1999. 

CIETAC Domain Name Dispute Resolution       Center looks forward to being of service to you.