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id: "udrp-panel"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "panel"
language: "en"
category: "Rights protection and disputes"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# panel

The one or three independent experts who decide a domain dispute. The provider appoints them, and they rule on the written complaint and response, with no hearing except in exceptional cases. Each member is called a panelist. Some ccTLD policies use the word expert instead.

## related terms

- [UDRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp/)
- [dispute resolution provider](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dispute-resolution-provider/)
- [complainant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/complainant/)
- [respondent](https://tldlog.com/glossary/respondent/)
- [WIPO Overview](https://tldlog.com/glossary/wipo-overview/)