It is supported by seven specialist constituencies, one of which is the Intellectual Property Constituency Council. This is open to any association of qualified intellectual property professionals. For the first time, the lawyers have voice, albeit a minority one, in the fora where decisions are made - and decisions are indeed being taken. By the end of the year at least 52 other companies will be selling gTLDs via a Shared Registration System. Most important of all for businesses, domain name abuse will be outlawed in the gTLDs.
Inaccurate information can be the basis for the cancellation of a name.
The applicant must agree to submit to the jurisdiction of courts in the country of domicile of the applicant or where the registration authority is based. Names should not be activated until they have been paid for. Searchable databases of names must be maintained by the authorities. Complainants can seek to resolve a dispute through the courts if preferred. The registration authorities must agree to enforce the determinations of disputes which will be published at a web site.