July 15th, 2021
COMPARING FORUM AND WIPO DECISIONS

The two largest providers for UDRP claims are WIPO and the FORUM.  However, while WIPO published 2,050 decisions in the last 6 months, FORUM only had 697, of which 620 (89%) were uncontested.  Of the 77 contested cases, only 29 (38%) were Denied.  Interestingly, however, this is almost the same percentage of Denials that were at WIPO where 322 contested cases resulted in 118 Denials (37%).  While FORUM only used 45 different Panelists for its cases, WIPO had 120 Panelists decide contested cases. So the bottom line appears to be that no matter whether a Complaint is filed at WIPO or the FORUM, the chances of having the Complaint Denied are just about the same.

Though they are few and far between, here are the top Panelists who denied claims for the 6 months ended June 30, 2021, the 12 months ended June 30, 2021 and the all time top Panelists.

TOP PANELISTS FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021

1. DARRYL WILSON – 3 Denials
2. GERALD LEVINE – 2 Denials – 1 RDNH
3. HO HYUN NAHM – 2 Denials
4. JAMES BRIDGEMAN – 2 Denials
5. KENDALL REED – 2 Denials
6. ALAN LIMBURY – 2 Denials – 2 Transfers
7. PAUL DECICCO – 2 Denials – 3 Transfers
8. STEVE LEVY – 2 Denials – 5 Transfers

TOP PANELISTS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021

1. STEVE LEVY – 8 Denials – 2 RDNH
2. ALAN LIMBURY – 6 Denials – 1 RDNH
3. DEBRETT LYONS – 6 Denials
4. DARRYL WILSON – 6 Denials
5. GERALD LEVINE – 5 Denials – 1 RDNH
6. HO HYUN NAHM – 5 Denials
7. DAVID SORKIN – 4 Denials – 1 RDNH
8. TERRY PEPPARD – 4 Denials
9. NICHOLAS SMITH – 4 Denials
10. JAMES BRIDGEMAN – 3 Denials

TOP ALL-TIME FORUM PANELISTS

1. DEBRETT LYONS – 123 Denials
2. HON. NEIL BROWN – 98 Denials
3. DAVID SORKIN – 64 Denials
4. DARRYL WILSON – 55 Denials
5. JAMES CARMODY – 54 Denials
6. KARL FINK – 51 Denials
7. SANDRA FRANKLIN – 51 Denials
8. MICHAEL ALBERT – 42 Denails
9. TERRY PEPPARD – 41 Denials
10. ALAN LIMBURY – 41 Denials
11. STEVE LEVY – 38 Denials
12. PAUL DECICCO – 35 Denials
13. DIANE CABELL – 33 Denials

I hope that this information will assist you when faced with a UDRP.  Keep in mind, that every case stands on its own, but previous decisions as well as inclinations of the individual panelists certainly play a part in getting a good decision (or a bad one).

Howard Neu, Esq.

http://Neulaw.com