As an ICANN UDRP Panelist with over 100 reported decisions for WIPO and NAF, I have read many submissions over the past five years, some very good, many bad.

I recently spoke on UDRP advocacy at seminar hosted by DePaul Law School and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, and offered six tips:

1. The Complaint (or Answer) should be a brief.  This is your only chance to argue your position. Treat it like a memorandum in support of a motion for preliminary injunction or summary judgment by presenting your case as an advocate. Mere notice pleading allowed in ...   more »