Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC)

ADNDRC was jointly established by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in 2002. It was established as a charitable institution in Hong Kong and remains today the same status. Since the inception of ADNDRC, CIETAC and HKIAC have been operating respectively as the Beijing Office and Hong Kong Office of the ADNDRC, providing domain name dispute resolution services under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). In 2006, the Korean Internet Address Dispute Resolution Committee (KIDRC) joined the ADNDRC and started to operate as the Seoul Office. In 2009, the ADNDRC announced the opening of its Kuala Lumpur Office operated by the AIAC. As of March 2021, the Hong Kong office (HKIAC) operates the Secretariat of ADNDRC. SERVICES As a dispute resolution service provider accredited by ICANN, the Centre administers domain name dispute resolution proceedings through its four offices not only under the UDRP, but also under the following ICANN policies:- -Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) -Trademark Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (TM-PDDRP) -Registrar Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy (TDRP) STRUCTURE ADNDRC is governed by a Council composed of leading professionals who are specialised in dispute resolution, intellectual property, Internet, and e-commerce. Under the ADNDRC Council, there are three committees, namely, the Panel Selection Committee, Business Development Committee and the Standard and Practices Committee. The ADNDRC Secretariat is responsible for the administration of ADNDRC, which includes providing support to the Council and its sub-committees and liaising with the relevant organisations and other stakeholders. The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General who will report to the Chairman and the Council.