Guy who got an early trademark for .eco sends a nastygram to registrars and Afilias. One of the core tenants of the new top level domain name application process was that being the first to announce your interest in a particular domain (or even ... Continue Reading38 Comments
After long wait, .Eco domains roll out this month
· Uncategorized.Eco domain hopes to differentiate itself with .eco system. .Eco domain names become available to the public this month. I asked Michael Ward, VP of Business Development for Dot Eco, to explain what will make .eco different from other top level domain ... Continue Reading13 Comments
.Eco loser files trademark application for .Eco
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedWhat is planet.ECO up to with its latest trademark filing? A company that appears to be out of the running for the .Eco top level domain name has filed an intent-to-use trademark application for ".Eco". planet.ECO LLC was one of four applicants for ... Continue Reading12 Comments
.Eco domain name applicant gets community status, .Gay and .Music don’t
· Policy & Law.Eco applicant prevails with its own definition of the eco community; .gay and .music applicants don't. Three more Community Priority Evaluation decisions for new top level domain names have been completed. .Eco applicant Big Room Inc has succeeded ... Continue Reading4 Comments
planet.ECO loses objection against TLDH for .eco top level domain name
· Policy & LawTLDH gets a victory in fight over .eco. The latest salvo in the fight for the .eco top level domain name has been successfully defended by Top Level Domain Holdings. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel denied planet.ECO, LLC's Legal ... Continue Reading5 Comments
.Green gets edge on .eco in new TLD priority draw
· Policy & Law.Green draws are better overall, but that doesn't mean it will come to market first. When ICANN planned "digital archery" to determine the order in which it would review top level domain applications, there was a benefit to applying for a domain other ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New TLD Battle: .Eco vs. .Green
· UncategorizedTLDH hedges its bets with .green bid. On May 7 I tweeted: The answer is "yes". Top Level Domain Holdings, one of the companies embroiled in a battle over .eco, has applied for .green. It could merely be a calculated bet by TLDH given the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
DotGreen to Battle DotEco
· ServicesDotGreen to take on DotEco. When I wrote my tongue-in-cheek guide on how to my .Eco a success, I joked: Make sure the other side doesn't decide to just get .green instead. You need to get their heads stuck on .eco. If they opt for .green, you could ... Continue Reading13 Comments