Monthly Archives: April 2013

Tue 16th April 2013
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1&1 Owner of Mail.com Withdraws Application For New gTLD .Mail - 11 Mail Media GmbH, whose parent company is United Internet AG, just withdrew its application to operate the new gTLD  .Mail. I think this is a very meaningful withdrawal because of the fact that as the applicant owns Mail.com and stands to be the biggest benfificaly of having the .Mail new gTLD and the most at risk for loss of business to a .Mail new gTLD. .Mail for this particular application, would have be a either big business opportunity or a big defensive play and they simply withdrew their ... read more ...
 
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Eco: Schleichende Internet-Revolution mit neuen Namen - Eco: Schleichende Internet-Revolution mit neuen Namen Top-Level-Domains wie ".web" oder ".shop" stehen kurz vor der Einführung Köln, 16.04.2013 - Viele sprechen von einer "schleichenden Revolution" im Internet: Ab diesem Sommer werden weltweit nach und nach die neuen generischen Top-Level-Domains (gTLD) eingeführt. Vereinfacht gesagt kommen damit zusätzlich zu den derzeit bekannten Endungen wie beispielsweise ".de" für Deutschland erstmals neue Adresserweiterungen wie etwa ".blog", ... read more ...
 
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NABP’s Vision for .PHARMACY Generic Top-Level Domain Provides a Secure … - MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., April 15, 2013 -- MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By ensuring that only legitimate Internet pharmacies will be able to use its proposed .PHARMACY domain suffix, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) intends to create a secure and trustworthy online space for consumers around the world. Because the means to easily recognize safe online pharmacies is important for consumers worldwide, NABP will make the new domain available ... read more ...
 
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Schleichende Internet-Revolution mit neuen Namen - (Köln) - Neue Top-Level-Domains wie ".web" oder ".shop" stehen kurz vor der Einführung / eco stellt neuen Registrar Atlas 2013 am 23. April erstmals vor (http://numbers.eco.de) Viele sprechen von einer "schleichenden Revolution" im Internet: Ab diesem Sommer werden weltweit nach und nach die neuen generischen Top-Level-Domains (gTLD) eingeführt. Vereinfacht gesagt kommen damit zusätzlich zu den derzeit bekannten Endungen wie beispielsweise ".de" für Deutschland erstmals neue Adresserweiterungen ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Opens Trademark Clearing House - Terms Conditions and Privacy Statement Mondaq.com (the Website) is owned and managed by Mondaq Ltd and as a user you are granted a non-exclusive, revocable license to access the Website under its terms and conditions of use. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Mondaq Ltd may terminate your use of the Website if you are in breach of these terms and conditions or if Mondaq Ltd decides to terminate your license of use for whatever reason. Use ... read more ...
 
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After 5 Wins, A UDRP Panelist Denies Claim of TM For Novartis AG - The global drug company Novartis AG just lost a UDRP on the domain name QuickDailies.com based off a trademark for the term “Dailies”. Apparently the company beliefs its own any domain name that has the word “dailies” in it and as silly as it sounds several UDRP panels have transferred domains names to Novartis AG based on the same claim and the same trademark. Since 2012, the company has won 5 UDRP’s on domain names including the term Dailies: the-best-dailies.info instantdailies.com usadailies.com thedailies.com dailies.asia However ... read more ...
 
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Yep, it’s 21st Century Fox - As I predicted, News Corp announces 21st Century Fox. News Corp today announced that its entertainment business will be called 21st Century Fox. Over the weekend I was willing to bet money that 21st Century Fox was in the works. My suspicions started on April 10 when 20th Century Fox registered a number of domain names including 22ndCenturyFox.com, 23rdCenturyFox.com, etc. Just a defensive branding play? Perhaps, but then over the weekend I noticed that the company ... read more ...
 
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1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now) - One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 11 Mail Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’s not clear if the objections were part of the company’s rationale for dropping its application. There seven applicants for .mail, including heavyweight Google. Both the United States Postal Service and Universal Postal Union objected ... read more ...
 
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Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive - IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. IP Neighborhood compiles valuable domain data at a low monthly price.Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are similar to those of DomainTools. And with IP Neighborhood’s low price point (I just signed up for the $19.95/month plan), it could be a good alternative ... read more ...
Mon 15th April 2013
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NABP’s Vision for .PHARMACY Generic Top-Level Domain Provides a Secure … - MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By ensuring that only legitimate Internet pharmacies will be able to use its proposed .PHARMACY domain suffix, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy(R) (NABP(R)) intends to create a secure and trustworthy online space for consumers around the world. Because the means to easily recognize safe online pharmacies is important for consumers worldwide, NABP will make the new domain available to legitimate online pharmacies and related ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
UPDATE: Now Over 125 Domains Related To Boston Explosion Including “Relief” Domains - There are now at least 125 domain names that have been recently registered relating to the explosions at the Boston Marathon today and most troubling many that look like charitable domains that can be be used to raise money for the victims. Over 20 of the domain .com/.net domains registered today sound like they could be used for fundraising efforts for the victims so we need to watch those to make sure they are only used by licensed and regulated charities. We noted earlier today, just minutes after ... read more ...
 
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Mintues After Explosion Domains Registered: bostonexplosion.com, bostonbombing.com - Just minutes after the first report of 2 explosions at the Boston Marathon today, several domain names were already registered and some are already parked. While many of the domains were registered under privacy some of the registrants were brave enough (orstupid enough) to put their name as the registrant of these domains. We at TheDomains and as a domainer hate to see these type of registrations so here are the domain names that don’t have privacy on the registrations. Bostonexplosion.com and  ... read more ...
 
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Domain name update: the Trademark Clearinghouse is now accepting … - As Gray Plant Mooty previously reported, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is poised to allow companies to operate new Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) (URL extensions to the right of the “dot”) in the coming months. ICANN currently anticipates that the first group of new gTLDs could be operational by the end of June 2013 (although previous estimates have been off by several months). Effective March 26, 2013, and continuing thereafter, trademark owners can register ... read more ...
 
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Regions Bank Fails To Renew Regions.com Taking It Offline - Regions Bank (RF) failed to timely renew its domain name Regions.com which expired on April 13th sending scustomers of the bank to a Network Solutions landing page.                                 The domain was updated today April 15th, after Regions renewed the domain name for 10 years, which  now shows an expiration date of April 13th 2023.         Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings Loses UDRP On UniversalAssistance.com - Universal Assistance S.A. of Buenos Aires, Argentina, just won a UDRP against Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings, LLC on the domain name UniversalAssistance.com The Complainant had a trademark on the term, Universal Assistance since 1994 but the panel seemed to be willing to give them a common law right to the term even if they didn’t have the trademark. The company official site was universal-assistance.com which they registered in 2004. Mike company registered the domain subject to the UDRP ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Clearinghouse to assist in cybersquatter battle - Following on from the proposed significant expansion in the number of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) ICANN launched the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) on March 26. This is a central database which will provide trademark owners and licensees with added protection from cybersquatting and online infringement. The TMCH allows for trademark registration for periods of either 3, 5 or 7 years and the cost per year will be dependent on the number of trademarks registered and the length of registration. ... read more ...
 
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Final new TLD conflict tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22 - Three 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 level domains, and that doesn’t include GAC advice. Donuts received 55 objections covering 45 unique objections, which means about one out of seven of its 307 applications are facing an objection. 24 of Donuts’ objections ... read more ...
 
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SnapNames no haven auction ends Thursday - Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have no reserve (but a $199 minimum bid). So far three domains have bids, including WorkToDo.com, CashCrash.com, and KindGift.com. Most of the domains are brandable, such as BuzzIncome.com, BeyondCeleb.com, and ScienceGo.com. Next, the ... read more ...
 
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Google beats Google in UDRP - Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first look at the whois record for this domain you might assume it’s owned by Google: The name, phone, and address are all those of Google. But you’ll notice that the email address, dns-admin@googlednsservice.com, differs from ... read more ...
Sun 14th April 2013
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Google wil "dotless" generische domeinnamen maken 1 - Als het tenminste search, app en blog als nieuw gTLD kan veroverenZoals in het vorige artikel uitgelegd, heeft Google dus ook een aantal aanvragen ingediend voor gTLD's, 101 om juist te zijn zoals .ANDROID, .APP, .BLOG, .BUY, .SEARCH. De volledige lijst met aanvragen van Google vind je trouwens hier (1), en de lijst met aanvragen die algemeen ingediend werden, op het tweede adres (2). Uiteraard is het niet alleen Google dat gTLD's aangevraagd heeft, ook de andere internetgiganten lieten zich niet ... read more ...
 
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5 Arbitration Institutes Team Up To File An UDRP For 17 Domains - Well here is something you don’t see everyday 5 Arbitration Institutes have jointly filed one UDRP seeking 17 domain names which seem to be mainly comprised of the name of the association with the word arbitration added. These are exactly the types of domain names we call trademark holders and other out on for not registering years ago. Most of the domains were registered on May 10, 2010 meaning they were all available to be registered. The 5 Arbitration Institutes filing the UDRP are: American ... read more ...
 
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Commercial Connect Leads All New gTLD Objectors With 21; Verisign Files 13 - Not counting the ICANN Independent Objector that filed  23 formal objections to new gTLD’s, Commercial Connect LLC and applicant for the new gTLD .Shop filed the most objections to new gTLD applications. Commercial Connect filed objections to the following applications: <![CDATA[]]>According to its site, “Commercial Connect LLC “was formed as a prospective top-level domain (TLD) name registry by Computer Analytical Systems, Inc.  Commercial Connect, LLC formed the dotShop campaign ... read more ...
 
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Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox unequivocally is rebranding to 21st Century Fox - Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox.com up to 29thcenturyfox.com. At the time I figured it was just an over-the-top defensive domain registration campaign. But now that more domain registrations have come to light, I’d up the odds that 20th Century Fox ... read more ...
Sat 13th April 2013
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Wantable.com Purchased For $47K is Being Forwarded To Wantable.Co - The domain name Wantable.com sold this week on Sedo.com for $47,000 certainly a nice price for that domain. The Domain was purchased by Wantable.co, LLC of Milwaukee Wisconsin . You might thing that it was an “upgrade” acquisition by a .Co site to the .Com. However Wantable.com is being forwarded to Wantable.co We are all used to seeing .com owners buying .co domain names as defensive purchases and then having the .co forward to the .com version but here the .com was the defensive purchase and ... read more ...
 
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Microsoft Doesn’t Like Google’s Dotless .Search But Supports The GAC’s Move Against Closed Generics - Microsoft issued the following statement exclusively to TheDomains.com last night regarding events this week in at ICANN: “As the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to ICANN recommended this week, it is contrary to the free and open ideals of the Internet for a private commercial entity to act as gatekeeper to domains that consist of generic industry terms like .search, .cloud or .app. “ICANN should follow the GAC’s clear recommendation that any non-open domains that consist of generic industry ... read more ...