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from law.com

nternet domain-name arbitration disputes have risen by more than a quarter since January 2005 — despite the expansion of generic top-level domain addresses like .biz and .info — as cybersquatters find more sophisticated ways of encroaching on legitimate Web sites.

The Minneapolis-based National Arbitration Forum reported a 25 percent hike in domain name-related disputes it administered in 2005.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which handles about half of such disputes, experienced a 24 percent jump in cases filed to 1,457 in 2005. For the first six months of this year, 900 cases were filed with WIPO. Complainants can choose an organization to handle their domain name disputes. The two providers that handle the vast majority of cases are WIPO and NAF.

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