New TLD applicant files trademark applications fro DPML. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has filed six trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to its proposed Domain Protected Marks List (DPML). Three of the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts offers to participate in private auction for 63 new TLDs
· UncategorizedLargest new TLD applicant commits to resolve up to 63 new TLD contention sets through first private auction. Donuts, the company that applied for the most top level domain names, announced today that it will commit to private auctions for 63 of the 307 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An explanation of Demand Media’s deal with Donuts
· Domain RegistrarsSEC filing sheds (some) light on relationship for new top level domains. A lot of fuss has been made about the connection between Demand Media and Donuts and the new TLD program. What exactly is the relationship between the two companies? Demand ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts: Hurry up. Verisign: slow down.
· UncategorizedMany new TLD applicants will take a less-than-ideal contract if it means a faster time to market. When it comes to the new top level domain registry agreement, what you have to gain or lose from new TLDs being introduced will greatly shape your ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
· UncategorizedThree of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Objection! What objections against Donuts’ TLDs show us about the next phase of the new TLD game
· Policy & LawAn early look at new TLD objections shows some questionable claims. The deadline to file objections against new top level domain applications was March 13. Dispute resolution providers are slowly posting the objections, but it looks like what has been ... Continue Reading8 Comments
New TLD startup Donuts one of the top 15 venture capital deals of 2012
· UncategorizedCompany lands on list of top fundings for 2012. After the holiday VentureBeat posted a story with the 15 biggest venture capital funding rounds of 2012. Coming in at #10 is new top level domain startup Donuts with its $100 million raise: Sweetly ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Wall Street Journal names new TLD company Donuts to Top 50 Startups
· UncategorizedWSJ ranks Donuts #14 on list of top startups. The Wall Street Journal just released its rankings of the top 50 venture-capital-backed companies, and new top level domain name company Donuts made the cut. It actually did better than just make the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Demand Media and Donuts respond to lawyer’s accusations about TLD eligibility
· Policy & LawCompanies respond to allegations about their eligibility to run top level domain names. This morning I (and a handful of other bloggers) received a copy of a letter written by McCarter & English partner Jeffrey Stoler calling into question Demand ... Continue Reading9 Comments
