WG members:

A reference was made to UDRP cases involving new gTLDs, specifically that half of WIPO’s cases last year involved new gTLDs.

While such cases did comprise an increased case load share vs 2015 and 2014, it was in fact closer to 16%, see e.g., www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2017/article_0003.html. (It could be that I said “15” at INTA, and it was heard as “50”.)

In any event, as to whether these are exact matches, merely anecdotally, while the vast majority of UDRP cases involving new gTLDs do appear to be exact matches (and in greater proportions than in non-new gTLD cases), this seems to be shifting slightly over time to increasingly include mark+term variations (and some “spanning the dot” cases).

Also, even for UDRP cases involving new gTLDs, very few invoke mention of the TMCH or Claims Notices.

Thanks for noting, and have a nice weekend.

Brian