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NewsRome LLP has filed suit on behalf of the world’s second largest domain name registrar, Namecheap, against ICANN for failing to implement a ruling it obtained through an Independent Review Process (IRP) as a means of protesting ICANN’s unilateral decision to remove price caps on .org and .info domain names.
Rome LLP has filed suit on behalf of the world's second largest domain name registrar, Namecheap, against ICANN for failing to implement a ruling it obtained through an Independent Review Process (IRP) as a means of protesting ICANN’s unilateral decision to remove price caps on .org and .info domain names

Rome LLP has filed suit on behalf of the world’s second largest domain name registrar, Namecheap, against ICANN for failing to implement a ruling it obtained through an Independent Review Process (IRP) as a means of protesting ICANN’s unilateral decision to remove price caps on .org and .info domain names.

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The IRP Panel, in a 170-page ruling, determined that ICANN did indeed violate its articles and bylaws and presented directions and recommendations for corrective action. However, ICANN failed to implement the IRP Panel’s directions and recommendations.

A copy of the lawsuit, incorporating the IRP Panel’s Ruling can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gxq7MnNH

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Bradley O. Cebeci & Eugene Rome

Eugene Rome is the Principal and Founder of Rome LLP in Los Angeles, California. Admitted to the State Bar of California in 2004, he represents businesses and individuals in payment processing disputes, domain name and internet disputes, intellectual property and technology disputes, class actions, complex commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement and compliance matters, and select art, entertainment, and personal injury cases. Mr. Rome earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and also studied at La Sorbonne.
Picture of Bradley O. Cebeci & Eugene Rome

Bradley O. Cebeci & Eugene Rome

Eugene Rome is the Principal and Founder of Rome LLP in Los Angeles, California. Admitted to the State Bar of California in 2004, he represents businesses and individuals in payment processing disputes, domain name and internet disputes, intellectual property and technology disputes, class actions, complex commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement and compliance matters, and select art, entertainment, and personal injury cases. Mr. Rome earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and also studied at La Sorbonne.
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