Can Trademark Owners Complain to the Domain Name Registrar if They Believe a Domain Name Was Improperly Registered?

According to the most recent regulatory framework, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) has established a uniform domain name dispute resolution policy that is applicable to all registrars of .com, .net and .org domain names (and may apply to other domains as they are adopted). Currently, ICANN accredits domain name registrars. As a result, Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) and other domain name registrars are required to adopt ICANN’s new policy, which became effective between December 1, 1999 and January 1, 2000.