WIPO Appellate Rules for New gTLD Legal Rights Objections Dispute Resolution

(a) Set out below are the applicable WIPO Appellate Rules for New gTLD Legal Rights Objections Dispute Resolution as referred to in Section 4.5.9 Appeal Filing and Process and Appendix 3 Materials Related to Objections and Appeals: Dispute Resolution Service Providers Rules, provided in the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook (“Applicant Guidebook”) approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) on October 30, 2025. The WIPO Appellate Rules for New gTLD Legal Rights Objections Dispute Resolution are to be read and used in connection with the ICANN Objection Appeal Procedure (“Appeal Procedure”) which provides the basic framework for the parties involved in Appeals to Legal Rights Objection Panel Determinations (as provided in Appendix 3 Materials Related to Objections and Appeals: ICANN Procedure) arising from Applications under ICANN’s New gTLD Program: 2026 Round.