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    Please find below an ICANN Announcement regarding the Uniform Rapid
    Suspension Procedure &amp; Rules.<br>
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Benedetta Rossi
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          <h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">Uniform Rapid
            Suspension Procedure and Rules</h2>
          <p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px 0px;">5 March 2013</p>
          <p>An updated version of the Uniform Rapid Suspension System
            (URS) <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/procedure-01mar13-en.pdf">Procedure</a>
            [PDF, 168 KB] and the URS Rules are now available for
            download.</p>
          <p>The URS is one of several new Rights Protection Mechanisms
            available in the New gTLD Program. It complements the
            existing UDRP by offering a lower-cost, faster path to
            relief for rights holders experiencing the most clear-cut
            cases of infringement.</p>
          <p>The URS Procedure defines the URS claims process. The Rules
            will help service providers implement URS in a consistent
            manner.</p>
          <p>Since the last URS Procedure was posted on 4 June 2012,
            minor revisions have been made in the present rather than
            future tense. Other revisions clarify and simplify some
            provisions as well as make minor typographical corrections.
            Also, a set of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/rules-04mar13-en.pdf">Rules</a>
            [PDF, 82 KB] has been developed and added, similar to the
            Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) rules,
            to provide guidance on all aspects of the URS proceedings.</p>
          <p>In addition to the Rules posted by ICANN, each URS service
            provider is expected to produce supplemental rules to help
            standardize conduct for that provider's interactions with
            complainants and respondents, but that are not inconsistent
            with the Procedure or the Rules.</p>
          <p>The URS was developed by the community, for the community
            and is another testament to the multistakeholder model.</p>
          <p>Download the URS <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/procedure-01mar13-en.pdf">Procedure</a>
            [PDF, 168 KB] and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/rules-04mar13-en.pdf">Rules</a>
            [PDF, 82 KB].<br>
            Learn more about <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs">Uniform
              Rapid Suspension</a>.</p>
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