Monthly Archives: May 2012

Thu 31st May 2012
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Google solicita a ICANN nuevas extensiones de dominio: .google, .docs … - Cuando se creó el sistema de nombres de dominio que rige el funcionamiento de Internet allá por los años 80, se definieron dos grupos de dominios de primer nivel y que diferenciaban siete dominios genéricos (gTLD) de los dominios asociados a un territorio concreto (ccTLD). Hoy en día, gracias al crecimiento de la red, el número de dominios genéricos ha crecido al igual que también han ido cambiando los dominios territoriales en base a los cambios geopolíticos y nos encontramos ... read more ...
 
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NameJet.com Throws Its Hat Into The Ring For Landrush & Sunrise Auctions For New gTLD’s - According to a press release just out NameJet.com announced that offering Land Rush and Sunrise auction services for new gTLD registries to settle contested domain name applications. “The unprecedented release of so many top level domains means that domain Registries will need a trusted, reliable partner to handle the various auction-related opportunities that the ICANN process will allow,” said Matt Overman, general manager of NameJet. “As a joint venture between Web.com and Demand Media–who ... read more ...
 
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Google Applies For 50 New gTLD’s - According to Adage.com Google has applied for 50 new gTLD’s altogether, including those reported by other media outlets. .Google, .Youtube, .Lol and .Docs are the only 4 new gTLD’s that Google announced on its blog today, so they have 46 more they aren’t releasing information on today. You can check out the full Adage.com story here.     Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Directi Invest Over $30 Million & Applies For 31 New gTLD’s: Including: .Law, .Web, .Bank, .Shop - Directi Group,  today announced its is applying for 31 new gTLD’s under its new brand – Radix. Directi has committed over $30 million on the application of 31 strings comprising several generic and mass market names. “This is a historic moment in the evolution of the Internet,” said Bhavin Turakhia, founder and CEO of Directi Group. “We have invested a significant amount of time and resources to developing intelligent, responsible, secure and thorough proposals for what could serve as ... read more ...
 
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CloudNames Announces Application For gTLDs: .Cloud and .Global. - CloudNames.com just announced it has applied for two new gTLDs, .cloud and .global. “In applying for these two unrestricted gTLDs we want to give businesses and individuals the chance to secure new and highly relevant domains. We believe that .cloud and .global will be valuable additions to the new top level domains structure,” says Rolf Larsen, CEO of CloudNames.” “Both .cloud and .global have their clear advantages. A .cloud domain will allow businesses and individuals to have their own ... read more ...
 
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PIR Operator of .Org, Applies For Four New gTLD’s IDN of .Org and For .Ngo & .Ong - PIR,  the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, announced today it has applied for the creation and management of four internationalized domain names (IDNs) recognized as .ORG in non-Latin-based scripts and for the new gTLD’s of .Ngo and Ong “As part of its application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), PIR submitted for the generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that translate “organization,” “org” or “structured organization” into Devanagari, Cyrillic ... read more ...
 
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Momentous Corp, Owner Of Pool.com Applies For New gTLDs: .Sucks, .Design, .Style, .RIP - Momentous Corp. which owns Pool.com, announced today that it has applied for 4 new gTLD’s domain name extensions. “Some people may be surprised by the TLDs we’ve pursued,” says Rob Hall, Chairman and CEO of Momentous. “But we are confident that our applications will help to create real focus and energy for specific industries, communities and consumers online. That’s what we are after.”The four new registries for which Momentous Corp. companies have applied for are: DotDESIGN (.design) Operated ... read more ...
 
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Two Different UDRP’s, Two Different Results; With Same Complainant & Same Domain Holder: Bloomberg - Well another interesting day in UDRP world were there are two separate UDRP action both brought by Bloomberg Finance L.P. owner of Bloomberg.com, against another company  named Bloomberg which is located in India. The 1st UDRP was on the domain bloombergworldwide.com. In that case the one man panel found that both parties had trademark claims to the term “Bloomberg” and therefore the case was outside of a UDRP and should be heard in a court. The second one person panel came to a split decision ... read more ...
 
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Web.com Starts Accepting Pre-Registrations For .Web Domain Names - Web.com (WWWW) which owns Register.com and NetworkSolutions.com announced last night that they applied for the new gTLD .Web. Web.com is taking “pre-reservations” for .Web domain names. Here is some text from the signup page: “The introduction of .WEB™ extensions may be the biggest thing that has happened to domain names since .COM.” “” .WEB™ registry will be provided by Web.com – an industry leader on the internet with an excellent reputation and recognizable brand .WEB™ is easy ... read more ...
 
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ICANN: What To Expect Next In The New gTLD Program - Now the new gTLD application window has closed let’s look at what happens next in the new gTLD Program according to ICANN: “The time frames below are subject to change.” “13 June: “Reveal Day” “ICANN will publicly post all TLD character strings that have been applied for, and who applied for them. This event triggers several more activities in the New gTLD program: Application Comment Process. Anyone interested may submit comments to be considered by the evaluation panels. The period ... read more ...
 
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Google announces tip turn domain applications including .lol, .docs - Vint Cerf releases some details about company’s new TLD strategy. Google today announced limited details about some of its top level domain applications. The announcement fittingly came from former ICANN Chairman and current Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf. Cerf said the TLDs the company applied for fall into four categories: 1. Trademarks, e.g. .google 2. Domains related to core businesses, e.g. .docs 3. Domains “that will improve user experience, ... read more ...
 
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Directi relates for 31 tip turn domains - Radix, a Directi company, makes big investment in top level domains. Directi Group (see disclosure) announced today that is has applied for 31 top level domain names through its new company Radix. I believe this makes it one of the biggest “portfolio” applicants for new TLDs. The company has committed over $30 million to the new top level domain business. In a press release, Directi co-founder Bhavin Turakhia said: Today’s internet addresses are uncategorized ... read more ...
 
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College Hunks and Strong Students quarrel in justice after UDRP - A muscular lawsuit. This lawsuit creates and amusing visual. Strong Students Moving, Inc. has sued (pdf) College Hunks Hauling Junk after the former lost a domain to the latter through a UDRP case. Shaun Robinson of Strong Students Moving, Inc. alleges that he registered the domain name collegehunksmoving.com while he was negotiating with College Hunks Hauling Junk to form a new business venture. The business deal didn’t go through, and earlier this year College ... read more ...
 
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Something tells me a egghead skill subdivision won’t like .sucks - .Sucks will be the new TLD opponents’ case-in-point. When I saw Michael Berkens’ post this morning about the four top level domains Momentous Corp is applying for, I did a double take. .Sucks? Yep. It’s no joke. The applicant describes .sucks like this: Since its inception, the internet has been a forum for debate and criticism. As the web has evolved we’ve seen it increasingly facilitate organization of the masses. Whether it be in the name of protest, products, ... read more ...
 
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What do we consider about this Vevo.xxx decision? - Vevo snags triple xxx domain nam. Vevo.com, a music video site backed by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media, ust won a UDRP case for the domain name Vevo.xxx. But I find the facts of the case troubling, because it’s hard to provide any proof that the domain was registered in bad faith. The domain Vevo.xxx only resolves (or did resolve) to a registrar holding page. How can you prove anything about the registrant’s intent based ... read more ...
Wed 30th May 2012
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Berryhill Get’s A Finding Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Defending A UDRP On Elk.com - ELK Accesories Pty Ltd. of Preston, Australia brought a UDRP against Elk.com of California, on the domain name Elk.com Elk.com was represented by John Berryhill, Esq. Not only did the three member panel find in favor of the domain holder, the domain holder got a rare finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) against the complainant. Even better, not only did the panel find RDNH, its gave the complainant and its counsel a pretty good tongue lashing in its comments. Its turning out to be a very ... read more ...
 
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Pool.com Gets Competition On Its Digital Archery Service As Digital Archery Experts Rolls Out - According to a press release I just received it appears Pool.com now has a competitor in the ICANN Digital Archery batching service for new gTLD applicants. “Digital Archery Experts (DAE) is pleased to release its digital archery service designed to secure new gTLD applicants a first batch position in the ICANN secondary time stamp competition.” The fee  is $20,000 which has to be paid upfront but will be “retained ONLY if we succeed in qualifying a client’s string for the batch one” Pool.com ... read more ...
 
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Francois Carrillo Wins UDRP On ZUT.com - Francois Carrillo just defended a UDRP brought by Interbasic Holding S.A on the domain name ZUT.com Francois was represented by Zak Muscovitch of The Muscovitch Law Firm, Canada. Here are the relevant facts and findings by the three member panel: “The Complainant is the owner of the following trademarks: (i)          ZUT, International Trade Mark No. 701302 (registered October 20, 1998); (ii)        ZUT, U.S. Trade Mark No. 2881956 (filed October 30, 1999 and registered September ... read more ...
 
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Sedo .Me Registry Auction Ends Tomorrow & 135 Domains Out Of 200 Have Bids - The .Me registry owned domain name auction being held on Sedo.com ends tomorrow May 31st, starting at noon EST subject to Sedo normal auction closing terms. At the time of publication 135 domain names out of the 200 listed for sale by the registry have bids. However out of the 135 domain names with bids only 48 have meet reserve which is generally $499. Again as time of publication these are the only domain names have bids of $500 or more:   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Colombia Becomes Newest Member Of The International Trademark System - According to ipwatchdog.com, “Colombia just became the 87th member of the international trademark system following the deposit of its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks by Vice President Angelino Garzón with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry on May 29, 2012.” This might be of particular import to those with .Co domain names and other Spanish domains “The treaty will enter into force with respect to Colombia, on August 29, 2012.” “The Madrid ... read more ...
 
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Monte Cahn Joins Domain Holdings Group - “Domain Holdings announced Wednesday that domain industry pioneer Monte Cahn has joined its team as an Executive in Residence and Advisor to the Board.” “In his new role, he will help shape the company’s growth and strategic direction while also taking a more hands-on role with the premium domain brokerage, domain auctions and domain monetization.” “Currently, Cahn is the President and Director of RightOfTheDot, LLC, an Internet consulting and advisement firm, co-founded by him and domain ... read more ...
 
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Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com Becomes 1st To Use Facebook Timeline To Promote Its Marketplace - According to a press release out this morning Mike Mann’s Domainmarket.com has “started aFacebook  Timeline to promote the online domain marketplace and provide information about domain names, Internet technology and online marketing.” “Facebook is one of the best ways for us to connect with our customers and hear their opinions because people are utilizing Facebook business pages more than ever before to access information,” said Mike Mann, founder of DomainMarket.com. “DomainMarket.com ... read more ...
 
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ICANN: Big Reveal Scheduled For Jun 13th; TAS Closes Tomorrow; Batching Process Begins Jun 8th - ICANN just announced that the Big Reveal date for the new gTLD program, will be held on June 13th. ICANN went on to say that the TAS, the system by which one makes an application for a new gTLD domain extension, is scheduled to close tomorrow, May 30th, at 23:59 GMT/UTC . ICANN also said in a newly issued timeline that the Batching process will begin before the ICANN conference in Prague and close during the Prague conference In a previous update ICANN said there were a total of 2,305 application ... read more ...
 
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New Zealand May Allow Domain Registrations Ending In Just .NZ - In a press release tonight The Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL) of New Zealand is says they are considering making domain registrations available  ending in just .NZ “At present the existing .nz structure consists of a set of 14 approved ‘second’ level domains, under which all names must be registered.” “The DNCL is proposing to extend registrations directly to the second-level” “A direct second-level registration would read trademe.nz. This approach is used with all generic top-level ... read more ...
 
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Web.com rigourously announces bid for .web - Web.com formally announced .web application. Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com, formally announced its bid for the .web top level domain today. Of course, we’ve known about the company’s plans since at least October of last year. The company has been taking pre-reservations on its web site. The company also applied for a trademark on .web (that will be rejected) and said it’s been using it in commerce since last June. I suspect ICANN ... read more ...