I've shamelessly copied Microsoft's noticeoflawsuit.com and have used it as a template to recover two domains from people holding them ransom from the rightful owners. It's a fantastic process, and I have to thank Mr. Haimovichi for the cool legal tricks he taught me in his paperwork.
Just make sure you have someone competent in the other jurisdiction that can file/serve the paperwork (Australia/Canada in my case), and it's remarkably straightforward. The defendant can only argue once the domain has been transferred over, so you'll get your domain back asap. In our case, the defendant didn't want to hire a lawyer (we're all self-representing advocates on the plaintiff's side), and we're expecting him to default in 15 days. The last four months of head games and BOFH behavior were quashed in less than 72 hours after the filing was completed in both jurisdictions.
Before Microsoft vs. No-ip.com, I was not a fan of ICANN. This process has certainly changed my tune, however.
Good god, how can you defend against this? All my email goes to my personal domain name-- if someone decides to sieze my domain name they have all the keys to the kingdom.
Just make sure you have someone competent in the other jurisdiction that can file/serve the paperwork (Australia/Canada in my case), and it's remarkably straightforward. The defendant can only argue once the domain has been transferred over, so you'll get your domain back asap. In our case, the defendant didn't want to hire a lawyer (we're all self-representing advocates on the plaintiff's side), and we're expecting him to default in 15 days. The last four months of head games and BOFH behavior were quashed in less than 72 hours after the filing was completed in both jurisdictions.
Before Microsoft vs. No-ip.com, I was not a fan of ICANN. This process has certainly changed my tune, however.