Published: July 19, 2000
Revised: October 10, 2000
Revised: February 19, 2002
Revised: January 21, 2005
Revised: March 9, 2007
Revised: February 10, 2012
Revised: May 16, 2012
Revised: May 17, 2017
Revised: June 15, 2020
Implemented: October 1, 2020

Rules for JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding based on "JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Policy" adopted by Japan Network Information Center (hereinafter referred to as "JPNIC")
shall be conducted in accordance with "Rules for JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy"(hereinafter referred to as "the Rules"), and also with the Supplemental Rules of the
dispute-resolution service provider administering the proceedings, as posted on its web
site.
Art. 1 Definitions
In these Rules:a. "Complainant" means the party submitting a complaint concerning JP Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Proceedings.
b. "Registrant" means the holder of a domain-name registration against which a complaint
concerning JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings is initiated.
c. "Party" means a Complainant or a Registrant.
d. "Provider" means a dispute-resolution service provider certified by JPNIC. A list ofsuch Providers appears on the web site of JPNIC.
e. "Panel" means an administrative panel appointed by a Provider in order to review anddecide a complaint concerning JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings.
f. "Panelist" means an individual appointed by a Provider to be a member of a Panel.
g. "Mutually agreed jurisdiction" means either:
1. The Tokyo District Court, or
2. A court of jurisdiction at the location of the address of the Registrant set forth1

in the domain name's registration record in Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd.
(hereinafter referred to as "JPRS") at the time the Complainant submitted acomplaint (including related documents attached herewith; the same applies
hereinafter) to the Provider.
h. "Registration Rules" means a group of rules, that JPRS has established to prescribe
the content of contract between JPRS and the Registrant and explicitly in order toapply to the Registrant.
i. "Resolution Policy" means the "JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy" that isincorporated by reference and made a part of the Registration Rules.
j. "Business Day" means business days set forth otherwise in Supplemental Rules by theProvider.
k. "Supplemental Rules" means the rules adopted by the Provider administering the JP
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding to supplement these Rules. These
Supplemental Rules shall not be inconsistent with the Policy or these Rules, and shallcover such topics as fees, word and page limits and guidelines, file size and format
modalities of electronic or magnetic records filed to the Provider, the means forcommunication with the Provider and the Panel, and the form of cover sheets forcommunication and notification.
l. "Commencement Notice" means the notification by the Provider which informs theRegistrant of the commencement of the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedingunder the Resolution Policy by postal service and email. The Provider shall explain
to the users of the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding the means of electronictransmission via the internet or other means specified by the Provider (hereinafterreferred to as "Electronic Transmission") for the receipt and submission of documents,and shall not, in principle, attach the complaint to the Commencement Notice.
m. "Transmittal Notice" means the email notification by the Parties which informs theProvider of the submission of the documents by Electronic Transmission and the email
notification by the Provider which informs the Parties of the delivery of the documents
by Electronic Transmission. The Parties and Provider shall not, in principle, attach
the documents to the Transmittal Notice.
Art. 2 Communications
a. When forwarding a complaint to the Registrant, it shall be the Provider's
responsibility to employ a reasonably available means calculated to achieve actual
notice to Registrant. Achieving actual notice, or employing all the following measures
to do so, communications shall be deemed to have been actually achieved.
i. Sending the Commencement Notice to all postal addresses and contact informationof the registered domain name holder shown in the domain name's registration2

data in JPRS by postal service.
ii. Sending the Commencement Notice by email to all the following addresses
A. the e-mail address of the person in charge of registration and contact
information
B. postmaster@<the contested domain name>C. all the e-mail addresses which are described or are appeared by link as
the contacts on the website which can be accessible by entering the domainname (or adding “www.” before the domain name)(excluding when the Provider
considered that the webpage is not administered by the Registrant)iii. Sending the Commencement Notice by email to any email address the Registrant
has notified the Provider it prefers and to all other email addresses notified
to the Provider by the Complainant under Art. 3 (b)(v).
b. Except as provided in the previous paragraph, any written communication between theParties and the Provider provided for under these Rules shall be made by theElectronic Transmission, and the Transmittal Notice relating to the written
communication shall be made by email to all the email addresses as set forthin (ii) and (iii) of the previous paragraph.
c. Any communication from either Party to the Provider or the Panel shall be made by themeans and in the manner stated in the Supplemental Rules.
d. Communication shall be made in the language prescribed in Art. 11. E-mailcommunications should be sent in plain text.
e. Either Party may update its contact details (including contact person, means, postal
address, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number) by notifying the Provider
and JPRS.
f. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, or decided by a Panel, all communications
provided for under these Rules shall be deemed to have been made on either of thefollowing dates:
i. if delivered by email or Electric Transmission, on the date that the document
was transmitted or uploaded; orii. if by postal service, on the date marked on the certificate of delivery.
g. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, all time periods under these Rules shallbegin to be reckoned from the earliest date that the communication is deemed to havebeen made in accordance with the previous paragraph.

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h. All the copies of communications shall be sent by the Provider to the parties concerned
as follows;i. if from the Panel to either of the Party, to the Provider and the other Party;
ii. if from the Provider to either of the Party, to the other Party; andiii. if from either Party, to the other Party, the Panel and the Provider, as thecase may be.
i. It shall be the responsibility of the sender to retain records of the fact andcircumstances of sending (including the sending of Commencement Notice by the Provider
to the Registrant under Paragraph 2(a)), which shall be available for inspection byaffected parties and for reporting purposes.
j. In the event a Party sending a communication receives notification of non-deliveryof the communication, the Party shall promptly notify the Provider of the circumstancesof the notification, and follow the instruction by the Provider.
Art. 3 The Complainta. Any person or entity, who has a stake in a registered domain name may initiate JP Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings by submitting a complaint in accordance with the
Policy and these Rules to any Provider approved by JPNIC. (Due to capacity constraints
or for other reasons, a Provider's ability to accept complaints may be suspended attimes. In that event, the Provider shall refuse the submission. The person or entity
refused submission may submit the complaint to another Provider.)b. The complaint shall be submitted by the format of electronic or magnetic records byElectronic Transmission and the Transmittal Notice relating to the submission of thecomplaint shall be made by email to the email address specified by the Provider. The
complaint shall:i. Request that the complaint be submitted for decision in accordance with the
Policy and these Rules;
ii. Provide the name, postal and e-mail addresses, and the telephone and fax numbersof the Complainant and of any agent authorized to act for the Complainant in
the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding;iii. Specify a preferred method for communications directed to the Complainant in
the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding (including person to becontacted, medium and postal and e-mail address information);
iv. Designate whether the Complainant elects to have the dispute decided by a single

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member or a three member Panel that will decide in the JP Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Proceedings, and in the event that the Complainant elects a threemember Panel, provide the names of three candidates to serve as one of the
Panelists (these candidates must be drawn from the Provider's list ofpanelists);v. Provide the name of the Registrant, the name of office and others, and all
information (including any postal and e-mail addresses and telephone and fax
numbers) known to the Complainant regarding how to contact the Registrant or
any agent of Registrant, including contact information based on pre-complaintdealings of JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding, in sufficient detail
to allow the Provider to send the Commencement Notice as described in Art. 2(a);vi. Specify the domain name(s) that is / are the subject of the JP Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Proceedings;
vii. Identify that the domain name(s) is / are registered with JPRS at the time thecomplaint is filed;viii. Specify any mark(s) such as trademark(s) and other indication(s) on which thecomplaint is based, and describe the nature and content of the goods or services,
if any, with which the mark or indication 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);ix. Describe the grounds and reasons on which the complaint is made including thefollowing three items, in particular,
1. the manner in which the subject domain name(s) is / are identical or
confusingly similar to any trademark and other indication in which theComplainant has rights or legitimate interests; and2. why the Registrant should be considered as having no rights or legitimate
interests in respect of the subject domain name(s);3. why the domain name(s) should be considered as having been registered orbeing used for in bad faith (unfair purpose). (The description should, forelements (2) and (3) above, discuss any aspects of Art. 4 Paragraph (b)and (c) of the Policy that are applicable. The description shall comply
with any word or page limit set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules);x. Specify, in accordance with the Policy and these Rules, the remedies sought;
xi. Identify any other legal proceedings that have been commenced or terminatedin connection with or relating to any of the domain name(s) that is /are thesubject of the complaint;5xii. State that the Registrant will submit any challenges to a decision cancelingor transferring the domain name, to the jurisdiction of the courts in at least
one specified mutually agreed jurisdiction.
xiii. Conclude with the following statement followed by the electronic signature orname and seal (in any format) of the Complainant or its authorized agent:
1. "Complainant agrees that its claims and remedies concerning theregistration of the domain name, the dispute, or the dispute's resolution
shall be solely against the Registrant and waives all such claims andremedies against (a) the dispute-resolution provider and panelists, (b)JPRS itself, directors, officers, employees of JPRS and other persons
concerned, and (c) JPNIC itself, directors, officers, employees, committee
members of JPNIC and other persons concerned, except in the case ofdeliberate wrongdoing."
2. "Complainant certifies that the information contained in this Complaint
is to the best of Complainant's knowledge complete and accurate, that thiscomplaint is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as toharass."xiv. Annex of any documentary or other evidence, including any trademark
registration upon which the complaint relies, together with a schedule anddescription indexing such evidence.
xv. Submit proxy (documentation certifying the existence of proxy) if an agent
conducts the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding.
xvi. In the case that the Complainant is a juridical person, submit official
certificates evidencing the authority to represent such juridical person(issued within 3 months prior to the submission date of complaint),(The documents in items xiv. through xvi are permitted to be submitted by the copies
of electronic or magnetic records, provided however that the Provider may request thesubmission of original, if the authenticity of the documents is in dispute.)
c. The complaint may relate to more than one domain, provided that the domain names areregistered by the same Registrant.
Art. 4 Service of Process for Complainta. The Provider shall review the complaint for compliance with the Policy and these Rules
and, if in compliance, shall forward the complaint, together with the explanatory coversheet prescribed by the Provider's Supplemental Rules to the Registrant, in the mannerprescribed by Art. 2 (a) within five (5) business days following confirmation of fee
payments by the Complainant in accordance with Art. 19 or submission of complaint,

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whichever comes later.
b. If the Provider finds the complaint to be administratively deficient, it shall promptly
notify the Complainant of the nature of the deficiencies identified. The Complainant
shall have five (5) business days after the receipt of such notification to correct
any such deficiencies. Without any correction during this term, the complaint will
be deemed withdrawn, unless the Provider considers to be unavoidable. Provided however,even though the subject complaint is deemed withdrawn, the Complainant may submit a
new complaint.
c. The date of commencement of the proceedings shall be the date on which the Provider
sends the complaint to the Registrant under Art. 2 (a).
d. The Provider shall immediately notify the Complainant, the Registrant, JPNIC and JPRSof the domain name in dispute and the date of commencement of the proceedings.
Art. 5 The Answer
a. Within twenty (20) business days of the date of commencement of the proceeding, theRegistrant shall submit an answer (including related documents attached herewith; thesame applies hereinafter) to the Provider.
b. The answer shall be submitted by the format of electronic or magnetic records byElectronic Transmission and the Transmittal Notice relating to the submission of theanswer shall be made by email to the email address specified by the Provider. The answer
shall:
i. Respond and rebut specifically to the statements and allegations contained in
the complaint and include any and all reasons or bases for the Registrant toretain registration and use of the disputed domain name (This portion of theanswer shall comply with any word or page limit set forth in the Provider'sSupplemental Rules);ii. Provide the name, postal and e-mail addresses, and the telephone and fax numbersof the Registrant and of any agent authorized to act for the Registrant in the
JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings;
iii. Specify a preferred method for communication directed to the Registrant in the
JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings (including the person to becontacted, medium and postal and e-mail address information);
iv. If the Complainant has elected a single member panel in the complaint (See Art.
3 (b) (iv)), state whether the Registrant elects instead to have the disputedecided by a three member panel;v. If either Complainant or Registrant elects a three member Panel, provide the7names of three candidates to serve as one of the Panelists (these candidates
must be drawn from the Provider's list of panelists);vi. Identify any other legal proceedings that have been commenced or terminatedin connection with or relating to any of the domain name(s) that is / are thesubject of the complaint;vii. Conclude with the following statement followed by the electronic signature orname and seal (in any format) of the Registrant or its authorized agent:"Registrant certifies that the information contained in this answer is to thebest of Registrant's knowledge complete and accurate, that this answer is not
being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass."viii. Annex of any documentary or any other evidence upon which the Registrant relies,
together with a schedule and description indexing such documents.
ix. Submit a proxy (documentation certifying the existence of proxy) if an agent
conducts the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding.
x. In the case that the Registrant is a juridical person, submit official
certificates evidencing the authority to represent such juridical person(issued within 3 months prior to the submission date of complaint),(The documents in items viii. through x are permitted to be submitted by the copies
of electronic or magnetic records, provided however that the Provider may request thesubmission of original, if the authenticity of the documents is in dispute.)c. If the Complainant has elected to have the dispute decided by a single member Paneland Registrant elects a three member Panel, Registrant shall be required to pay one
half of the applicable fee for a three member Panel as set forth in the Provider'sSupplemental Rules. This payment shall be made together with the submission of theanswer to the Provider. In the event that the required payment is not made, the disputeshall be decided by a single member Panel.
d. At the request of the extension of the period of time for the submission of the answer
by the Registrant, the Provider shall automatically grant the extension of four (4)business days and may, in exceptional cases, further extend the period of time forthe submission of the answer. The period may also be extended by the motion based on
the stipulation between the Parties, provided that the stipulation is approved by theProvider. The Provider shall inform both Parties of the extended period of time forthe submission of the answer.
e. The Provider shall immediately forward the answer to the Complainant when it hasreceived the answer.
f. If a Registrant does not submit an answer, in the absence of exceptional circumstances,
the Panel shall decide the dispute based on the complaint.

8Art. 6 Appointment of the Panel and Date of Decisiona. Each Provider shall maintain and publish a publicly available list of panelists andtheir qualifications.
b. If neither the Complainant nor the Registrant has elected a three member Panel (SeeArt. 3 (b) (iv) and Art. 5 (b) (v)), the Provider shall appoint, within five (5) businessdays following the receipt of the answer by the Provider, or the lapse of the time
period for the submission thereof, a single Panelist from its list of panelists. The
fees for a single member Panel shall be paid entirely by the Complainant.
c. If either the Complainant or the Registrant elects to have the dispute decided by athree member Panel, the Provider shall appoint three Panelists in accordance with theprocedures identified in this Article, paragraph (e). The fees for a three member Panelshall be paid in their entirety by the complaint, except where the election for a threemember Panel was made by the Registrant, in which case the applicable fees shall beshared equally between the Parties.
d. If the Complainant doesn't selects a three member Panel, but the Registrant chooses
a three member Panel, the Complainant shall submit to the Provider, within five (5)business days of sending of an answer in which the Registrant elects a three member
Panel, the names of three candidates to serve as one of the Panelists. These candidates
must be drawn from the Provider's list of panelist.
e. In the event that either the Complainant or the Registrant elects a three member Panel,
the Provider shall endeavor to appoint one Panelist from the list of candidates
provided by each of the Complainant and the Registrant. In the event that the Provider
is unable within five (5) business days to secure the appointment of a Panelist on
its customary terms from either Party's list of candidates, the Provider shall makethat appointment from its list of panelists. The third Panelist shall be appointed
by the Provider.
f. Once the entire Panel is appointed, the Provider shall notify the Parties, JPNIC andJPRS of the Panelists appointed and the date by which, except in exceptional
circumstances, the Panel shall render its decision on the complaint to the Provider.
Art. 7 Impartiality and Independence
A Panelist shall be impartial and independent, and shall have, before accepting appointment,
disclosed to the Provider any circumstances giving rise to justifiable doubt as to the
Panelist's impartiality or independence. If, at any stage during the proceeding, newcircumstances arise that could give rise to justifiable doubt as to the impartiality or
independence of the Panelist, that Panelist shall promptly disclose such circumstances to
the Provider. In such event, the Provider shall have the discretion to appoint a substitutePanelist.

9Art. 8 Communication between Parties and the PanelNo Party or anyone acting on its behalf may have any unilateral communication with the Panel.
All communications between a Party and the Panel shall be made to a secretariat or a caseadministrator appointed by the Provider in the manner prescribed in the Provider'sSupplemental Rules.
Art. 9 Transmission of the File to the Panel
The Provider shall forward the file by the format of electronic or magnetic records byElectronic Transmission to the Panel as soon as the Panelist is appointed (or as soon as
the last Panelist is appointed in the case of a three member Panel).
Art. 10 General Powers of the Panela. The Panel shall conduct the proceeding in such a manner as it considers appropriate
in accordance with the Policy and these Rules.
b. In all cases, the Panel shall make an effort to ensure that the Parties are treatedwith equality and that each party is given a fair opportunity to present its position.
c. The Panel shall promptly handle the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding. It
may, at the request of a Party or on its own determination, extend, in exceptional
cases with special situation, a period of time fixed by these Rules or by the Panel.
d. The Panel shall determine the admissibility, relevance and weight of the evidence.
e. The Panel shall decide a request by a Party to consolidate multiple domain name disputes
in accordance with the Policy and these Rules.
Art. 11 Language of Proceedingsa. The language of the Proceedings shall be Japanese, subject to the authority of the
Panel to determine otherwise, having regard to the circumstances of the proceeding.
b. The Panel may order that any documents submitted in any language other than the languageof the proceeding be accompanied by a translation in whole or in part into the languageof the Proceedings.
Art. 12 Further Statements or Documents
In addition to the complaint and the answer, the Panel may request, at its sole discretion,
further statements or documents from either of the Parties.
Art. 13 Hearings to the Parties

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There shall be no hearings to the Parties (including hearings by teleconference,
videoconference, and web conference). Provided however, the Panel may determine, at its
sole discretion and in an exceptional matter with special situation, to proceed such ahearing necessary for deciding the complaint.
Art. 14 Default
a. In the event that a Party, excluding exceptional circumstances, does not comply withany of the time periods established by these Rules or by the Panel, the Panel shallproceed to a decision on the complaint.
b. If a Party, excluding exceptional circumstance, does not comply with any provisionof, or requirement under these Rules or any request from the Panel, the Panel shallrender their decision as it considers appropriate.
Art. 15 Panel Decisions
a. The Panel shall decide a complaint that it deems applicable on the basis of thestatements and documents submitted and the results of hearings, and in accordance with
the Policy, these Rules and provisions or principles of related law, and reasons.
b. In the absence of exceptional circumstances, the Panel shall forward its decision on
the complaint to the Provider within fourteen (14) business days of its appointment
pursuant to Art. 6.
c. In the case of a three member Panel, the Panel's decision shall be made by a majority.
d. The Panel's decision shall be by the format of electronic or magnetic records, provide
the content of decision and its reasons on which it is based, indicate the date on
which it was rendered and identify the name(s) of the Panelist(s).
e. Panel decisions and dissenting opinions shall normally comply with the word limits
set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules. Any dissenting opinion shall accompany
the majority decision. If the Panel concludes that the dispute is not within the scopeof Art. 4 (a) of the Policy, it shall so state. If the Panel finds that the submissionsof complaint was brought with in bad faith (unfair purpose), for example, in an attempt
to deprive the Registrant of the domain name or primarily to harass the Registrant,
the Panel shall declare in its decision that the complaint was brought for in bad faith(unfair purpose) and constitutes an abuse of the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Proceedings.
Art. 16 Notification of Decision to Parties
a. Within three (3) business days after receiving the decision from the Panel, the Provider
shall notify the full text of the decision to each Party, JPNIC and JPRS. JPRS shall11

immediately communicate to each Party and the Provider the date for the implementationof the decision (the date between 11th and 15th day from the communication of thedecision (as observed in the location of the head office of JPRS)) in accordance with
the Policy.
b. JPNIC shall publish the decision and the date of its implementation on its publicly
accessible web site (See Art. 4 (j). In any event, the portion of any decision
determining a complaint to have been brought for in bad faith (unfair purpose) (seeArt. 15 (e) of these Rules) shall be published.
Art. 17 Withdrawal, Settlement or Other Grounds for Terminationa. The Complainant may, before the decision of the Panel is rendered, withdraw thecomplaint, provided that after the submission of the Response, the consent of theRegistrant shall be obtained. If the complaint was withdrawn, the JP Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Proceedings shall be terminated.
b. If, before the Panel's decision, the Parties agree on a settlement, the Panel shallterminate the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding. A settlement shall follow
the steps as follows:i. The Parties submit a motion to request the suspension of the JP Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Proceeding because the Parties are discussing settlement
to the Provider.
ii. The Provider acknowledges the receipt of the motion to suspend the JP Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Proceeding and informs the Parties, JPNIC and JPRS ofthe expected duration of the suspension.
iii. The Parties reach a settlement and submit a summary of settlement between theParties to the Provider in the manner prescribed in the Provider's Supplemental
Rules. The Provider shall not disclose the summary of settlement between theParties to any third party.
iv. The Provider shall confirm to JPRS the actions that need to be taken by JPRS
from the outcome of the settlement. JPRS informs both Parties and JPNIC of suchactions and both Parties shall take necessary measures to implement theactions.
c. If, before the Panel's decision is made, it becomes unnecessary or impossible tocontinue the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings for any reason, the Panelshall terminate the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings, unless a Party
raises justifiable grounds for objection within a period of time determined by the
Panel.
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a. In the event that any legal proceeding is initiated prior to or during the JP Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings in respect of a domain name dispute that is the
subject of the complaint, the Panel shall have the discretion to decide whether tosuspend or terminate the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings, or to proceed
to a decision.
b. In the event that a Party initiates any legal proceeding during the pending of the
JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings in respect of a domain name dispute thatis the subject of the complaint, the Party shall promptly notify the Provider, and
the Panel pursuant to the manners prescribed in Art. 8 above.
Art. 19 Fees
a. The Complainant shall pay to the Provider a fee, in accordance with the Provider'sSupplemental Rules, within the time and in the amount required. A Registrant electing
under Art. 5 (b) (iv) to have the dispute decided by a three member Panel, rather than
the single member Panel elected by the Complainant, shall pay the Provider one halfof the fee for a three member Panel (see Art. 5 (c)). In all other cases besides theabove case, the Complainant shall bear all of the Provider's fees, except as prescribedunder Paragraph (d) of this Article. Upon and after the appointment of the Panel, theProvider shall request the payment of additional fees or refund the appropriate portion,
if any, of the fee to the Complainant, as specified in the Provider's Supplemental
Rules.
b. No action shall be taken by the Provider on a complaint until it has received fromthe Complainant the fee in accordance with the previous paragraph.
c. If the Provider has not received the fee within ten (10) business days of receiving
the complaint, the complaint shall be deemed withdrawn and the Proceeding shall beterminated.
d. In exceptional circumstances, for example, in the event that a hearing is held, theProvider shall request the Parties for the payment of additional fees, which shallbe established in agreement with the Parties and the Panel.
e. The Complainant, having been rendered the decision of transferring the registration,
shall pay the registration fee and renewal fee in accordance with the Registration
Rules upon applying the registration of the domain name's transfer and the renewalof the domain name.
Art. 20 Exclusion of Liability
Except in the case of deliberate wrongdoing, neither the Provider nor a Panelist shall be
liable to a Party for any act or omission in connection with any administrative proceedingunder these Rules.

13Art. 21 Amendments
JPNIC reserves the right to amend these Rules at any time. JPNIC and JPRS shall publish
the latest version of these Rules on each website at least thirty (30) calendar days before
the effective date of the revised Rules. The version of these Rules in effect at the timeof the submission of the complaint to the Provider shall apply to the JP Domain Name Dispute
Proceedings commenced thereby.

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