Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nominet suspends fewer domains used for counterfeit sites
· Policy & LawFewer intellectual property violations reported on .uk last quarter. Nominet, the organization that manages the United Kingdom's .uk namespace, suspended fewer criminal domains in the third quarter than it did in the same period a year ago. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nominet names new CEO, and 2 new board members voted in
· Policy & LawNew CEO and two board members will help guide Nominet back to its roots. Nominet, the group that manages the United Kingdom's .uk namespace, named Paul Fletcher its CEO today. Fletcher is currently CEO at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, an ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nominet considers auctioning expiring .uk domain names
· Expired Domains.Uk registry plans to bring more clarity to expired domain process and possibly auction domains. Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is considering introducing an auction model for expiring domain names. The registry asked for feedback ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Nominet considers publishing domain name drop lists
· Expired DomainsGroup wants to add sunshine to the domain-dropping process. .UK domain name registry Nominet is considering publishing drop lists of domain names that are about to be deleted and released. The organization is asking for feedback on the idea and two ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
41,000 .UK domains registered in first week
· Services41,000 .uk domains registered during massive drop of second level domains. Over 41,000 second level .uk domain names were registered last week, the first week they were available to people that didn't have a matching third-level .uk domain. Back in ... Continue Reading14 Comments
.UK grandfathering ends in 3 months
· UncategorizedTime is running out to register matching domain names. People and companies that want to secure the second-level .UK equivalent of their third-level .uk domain have three months left to do so. That's when the clock runs out on a grandfathering plan. ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Furniture.co.uk domain name sells for $650,000
· Domain Sales.UK domain name is one of the biggest public sales of the year. The domain name Furniture.co.uk has sold for $650,000. Buyer Graham Haynes issued a release last week announcing his purchase of the domain name through Sedo domain name broker Dave ... Continue Reading7 Comments
2nd level .UK domain name registrations top 100,000
· Domain SalesA strong sales month for .UK. Over 100,000 second level domain names under .uk have been registered since they became available for registration last month, .uk registry Nominet announced today. About two-thirds have been registered by people who ... Continue Reading4 Comments
This week in new TLDs: Famous Four, Donuts…and .UK?
· UncategorizedAt least seven new TLDs hit the market this week, and expect a lot of press around second level .uk domain names. Famous Four Media finally gets into the mix this week as it launches its first three top level domain names: .webcam, .trade and .bid. All ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment