.Co trademark program concludes. .Co announced today that 100% of the world's top 100 brands have secured their .co domain name through the registry's Specially Protected Marks Program, or "SPM.†SPM provided a way for companies on the Deloitte ... Continue Reading2 Comments
World Trademark Review Conducting Survey About New TLDs
· Policy & LawSurvey seeks opinions on new top level domain names. World Trademark Review is currently running a survey to understand attitudes and plans around the launch of new top level domain names. The survey is targeted to three groups: In-house trademark ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Will New gTLDs Be Successful? Distribution Will Be Key.
· Servicesby Ken Hansen, Neustar [A big hurdle for new top level domains is getting attention as potentially hundreds of competitors are launched concurrently in the near future. In this guest post Ken Hansen, Senior Director of Business Development at Neustar, ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Company Wants Trademark for .Secure
· Policy & LawWill we see a .secure? A Wisconsin company has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to get the service mark ".secure". The application from Asif LLC says it will be used for "Domain name registration services", which likely ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Should Domainers Invest In Their Own Top Level Domain?
· ServicesA new opportunity for domain investors is on the horizon. Domain investing is about to enter whole new era with the launch of new top level domain names. Regardless of if they like the idea of new TLDs or not, a number of domainers are evaluating ... Continue Reading6 Comments
After 3,000 Emails, No Consensus on Registry-Registrar Separation
· Policy & LawStill no general consensus on registry-registrar separation for new TLDs. With names such as RACK+, "Free Trade", and CAM3, you can be excused for confusing proposals for registry-registrar separation on new TLDs with exotic subprime mortgage bonds or ... Continue Reading4 Comments
JPNIC Argues Companies Shouldn’t Be Able to Get Corporate Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawGroup says new TLDs aren't meant for single brands that don't offer second level domains to the public. One of the understood use cases for new top level domain names is a company creating .brand. Canon has already expressed its intentions to apply ... Continue Reading6 Comments
dotBerlin Wants Special Status with New gTLDs Because of Its Early Involvement
· Policy & LawFirst .music, now .berlin wants extra credit for being early to the new TLD game. I wrote previously about how one applicant for the .music top level domain name requested favored status since he had been working on the concept for so long. Now ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Will ICANN Insiders Get Leg Up with New TLDs?
· Policy & LawDoor opened to favor long time new TLD supporters. A lot of companies have been involved with shaping the new top level domain name process. They've spent significant funds over the past several years working through the many drafts of the applicant ... Continue Reading17 Comments
7 Steps to the Launch of New TLDs
· ServicesKurt Pritz explains what's left to do in the long march to new top level domain names. During Monday's New gTLD Program Update session during ICANN's meeting in Brussels, ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz spelled out the steps remaining to launch ... Continue Reading1 Comment