The independent objector has killed Donuts' application for .medical. Prof. Alain Pellet, the independent objector for the new top level domain name program, has won (pdf) a community objection against Donuts' application for .medical. The case got ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Sedo gets deal with Donuts for Sunrise and Premium Domains
· Domain SalesSedo gets a tasty customer for new top level domain name services. Sedo has nabbed a big client with Donuts signing on to use its services to resolve sunrise contention as well as sell some of its premium domain names. Donuts will use Sedo's auction ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts wins two more string objections, settles another
· UncategorizedOnly four string confusion objections have not been decided. The contentious and highly unpredictable string confusion objection process for new top level domain names is coming to a close. International Centre for Dispute Resolution posted three ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts to skip Landrush on first batch of TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsSunrise to begin November 26. Donuts announced this morning that it plans to start the sunrise for its first seven top level domain names on November 26. The sunrise will close on January 24, 2014. The seven domains are .bike, .clothing, .guru, ... Continue Reading9 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
Applicant questions how .Cars collision can be cleared
· Policy & LawOne applicant for .cars has good questions about how exactly it can resolve its contention set. DERcars, an applicant for the .cars top level domain name, has filed a reconsideration request (pdf) with ICANN's board after Google won a string confusion ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Four more new TLD contention sets settled in private auctions
· UncategorizedDonuts and Radix win auctions to settle four more new TLD contention sets. Innovative Auctions has helped settle four more top level domain name contention sets through its auction service. Donuts, by the far the largest applicant for new top level ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Block your trademark on 200+ top level domains for $600 a year
· Policy & LawDonuts' service is not cheap, but it's much easier and cheaper than the alternative. Donuts, applicant for over 300 top level domain names, has launched its "Domains Protected Marks List" offering to trademark holders. The service allows trademark ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Google beats Donuts in .Games top level domain name dispute
· Policy & Law.Games domain names will likely be confused with .game domains, panelist rules. Donuts has lost another string confusion objection for a plural domain name, this time .games. Google, one of five applicants for the .game top level domain, argued that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Donuts loses another objection to .Pets domain name
· Policy & LawAnother panelist finds that .pet and .pets are too similar to both be delegated as top level domain names Apparently two panelists agree: .Pets and .Pet should be in a contention set because they'll cause confusion amongst internet ... Continue Reading1 Comment