The launch of the .eu top-level domain, due to take place by the
end of the year, will also introduce a new procedure for the
resolution of domain name disputes. A consultation has been
launched on the proposed .eu dispute resolution system.10 Aug 2005
Plans for the .eu domain included the implementation of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) scheme, based on that currently operated by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Such a scheme can serve as a faster and cheaper alternative to court proceedings.
Responsibility for the .eu ADR system was given in April this year to the Prague-based Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic. The Czech Arbitration Court, a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1949, already provides ADR for domain name disputes in the Czech top-level domain registry.
The Czech Arbitration Court has now published its plans (in English) for implmenting the ADR scheme and seeks comments by 7th September.