Keyword Dispute Resolution Service
Keyword systems are technological systems permitting terms ("keywords") to be resolved to a URL or an e-mail address. By entering a keyword into a special purpose software running on its PC (or into a browser, depending on the keyword system in question), a user can access the URL or e-mail address associated with the keyword.
Like the domain name system, keyword systems have intellectual property implications, some of which were discussed in the final paragraphs of the Final Report of the First WIPO Internet Domain Name Process (under the heading "The Impact of New Navigational Measures"). As explained in the Report, "the practices and procedures on the basis of which persons or organizations obtain keywords and the manner in which keyword systems operate may well cause difficulties similar to those now encountered in relation to domain names."
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has been retained by the following entity to administer disputes that may arise concerning the registration of keywords:
