Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby match. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has effectively killed off its two competitors for the .rugby top level domain name by winning a community objection. The IRB filed the objection against competitors ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Amazon gets a win in .Amazon fight & IO found to have conflict of interest in case
· Policy & LawPanelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Health applicants survive community objections
· Policy & Law.Health applications move forward after lengthy objection process. The objection process against .health top level domain names is over. Both DotHealth, LLC and Donuts have survived community objections filed against their applications. They ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Panelist awards .charity to Famous Four based on PIC
· Policy & LawPanelist approves of Famous Four application for .charity while killing Donuts' rival application. A Public Interest Commitment for the .charity top level domain has resulted in Famous Four "winning" the contention set for the domain. The ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Gold is not a clearly delineated community, panel rules
· Policy & LawRival applicants fails to eliminate Donuts' .gold top level domain application. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has ruled that "gold" is not a clearly delineated community, and has thus rejected a community objection filed by World Gold ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
21 community objections have been decided. So far it’s unpredictable.
· Policy & LawIt's difficult to predict the outcome of community objections. As of yesterday the International Chamber of Commerce had published 21 community objection decisions. Objectors have won just four of the cases. Time for new top level domain applicants ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Companies aren’t communities for new TLDs, panelist rules
· Policy & LawIs Merck a community? It's a murky argument. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has issued his rulings in three cases involving the Merck brand. In doing so, he has ruled that companies don't qualify as communities, at least for new TLD ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Panel denies community objections against .Hotels applicant
· Policy & LawObjectors were upset with single registrant application for .hotels. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has denied two community objections filed against .hotels applicant Booking.com. The cases were filed by Hotel Consumer Protection ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Donuts successfully defends .reisen community objection
· Policy & LawPanelist says German-speaking travelers qualify as a community, but objection fails on other grounds. New top level domain name applicant Donuts has successfully defended a community objection brought against its application to run the .reisen top ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Key takeaways from .Architect community objection decision
· Policy & LawThe .Architect objection had some unique characteristics, but the panelist's decision may concern other applicants. The International Chamber of Commerce today issued its decision (pdf) on an objection to Donuts' application for the .architect top ... Continue Reading2 Comments