A review of the UDRP Decisions at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the last 6 months shows a marked increase in the number of cases decided in favor of the Respondent Domain Name Holder along with an increase in finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by Complainants.
This is our Semi-Annual Report of those panelists who have Denied more Complaints than all other Panelists at WIPO. Our analysis consists of 3 lists that we have compiled for your use. The first list is the TOP 10 Panelists for the past 6 months. The second list is the TOP Panelists for the past 12 months. The third list is the TOP ALL TIME PANELISTS at WIPO.
WIPO TOP 10 PANELISTS FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS
1. ROBERT BADGELY (6 Decisions)
2. LUCA BARBERO (5 Decisions)
2. NICK GARDNER (5 Decisions – 2 RDNH)
2. HON. NEIL BROWN (5 Decisions – 2 RDNH – 2 Decisions at NAF)
5. MATTHEW HARRIS (4 Decisions)
5. RICHARD LYON (4 Decisions – 3 RDNH – THE MOST BY ANY PANELIST)
7. DOUGLAS CLARK (3 Decisions)
7. GABRIELA KENNEDY (3 Decisions)
7. WARWICK ROTHNIE (3 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
10. WILLIAM TOWNS (2 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
10. KAREN FONG (2 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
10. ALISTAIR PAYNE (2 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
In addition, there were 39 panelists who found for the Respondent 1 time and 9 of them found the Complainant guilty of RDNH.
WIPO TOP PANELIST FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS
1. HON. NEIL BROWN (13 Decisions – 6 RDNH)
2. ROBERT BADGELY (10 Decisions)
3. NICK GARDNER (8 Decisions – 3 RDNH)
3. RICHARD LYON (8 Decisions – 3 RDNH)
5. LUCA BARBERO (7 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
5. WARWICK ROTHNIE (7 Decisions – 2 RDNH)
5. JOHN SWINSON (7 Decisions – 2 RDNH)
8. MATTHEW HARRIS (6 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
8. ALISTAIR PAYNE (6 Decisions – 1 RDNH)
8. TONY WILLOUGHBY (6 Decisions 3 RDNH)
HONORABLE MENTION to GABRIELA KENNEDY, ADAM TAYLOR, NICHOLAS SMITH with 5 Decisions each.
WIPO ALL TIME TOP PANELISTS
1. HON. NEIL BROWN (74 Decisions)
2. TONY WILLOUGHBY (50 Decisions)
3. RICHARD LYON (48 Decisions)
4. JOHN SWINSON (42 Decisions)
5. ROBERT BADGELY (37 Decisions)
6. ALISTAIR PAYNE (35 Decisions)
6. LUCA BARBERO (35 Decisions)
8. BRIGETTE JOPPICH (33 Decisions)
9. WARWICK ROTHNIE (32 Decisions)
10. FREDERICK ABBOTT (30 Decisions)
11. ANDREW LOTHIAN (27 Decisions)
12. WILLIAM TOWNS (26 Decisions)
If you wish to obtain information on any of the other Panelists, send us an email at Howard@neuLaw.com.
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