Monthly Archives: July 2013

Tue 16th July 2013
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La réunion de Durban de l’ICANN ouvre avec la signature de nouveaux accords … - DURBAN, Afrique du Sud, 16 juillet 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Le premier groupe de registres et bureaux d'enregistrement d'Internet a sign de nouveaux accords avec l'ICANN (http://www.icann.org), propulsant de nouveaux noms de domaine gnriques de premier niveau (gTLD) dans la dernire ligne droite avant leur activation en ligne. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/icann.jpgPhoto ... read more ...
 
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Afrique du Sud: Nouveaux accords avec l’ICANN - Afrique du Sud: Nouveaux accords avec l'ICANN DURBAN, Afrique du Sud, 16 juillet 2013/ -- Le premier groupe de registres et bureaux d'enregistrement d'Internet a signé de nouveaux accords avec l'ICANN (http://www.icann.org ), propulsant de nouveaux noms de domaine génériques de premier niveau (gTLD) dans la dernière ligne droite avant leur activation en ligne.     Photo : http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/icann-durban-opening-ceremony.jpg ... read more ...
 
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Afrique du Sud, Le premier groupe de registres et bureaux d’enregistrement d … - Afrique du Sud: Nouveaux accords avec l'ICANN DURBAN, Afrique du Sud, 16 juillet 2013/ -- Le premier groupe de registres et bureaux d'enregistrement d'Internet a signé de nouveaux accords avec l'ICANN (http://www.icann.org ), propulsant de nouveaux noms de domaine génériques de premier niveau (gTLD) dans la dernière ligne droite avant leur activation en ligne.     Photo : http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/icann-durban-opening-ceremony.jpg ... read more ...
 
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The WHOIS overhaul – questions and (some) answers - At ICANN’s Durban meeting the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) has held a consultation meeting to solicit community input on its proposals for a WHOIS overhaul. While the EWG was presenting the concept of the Aggregated RDS (ARDS) model, rather than delving into the specifics of implementation, there were a number of interesting questions raised (and occasionally answers provided), particularly for law enforcement and trademark counsel. Last month WTR reported on proposals ... read more ...
 
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Arabic TLD First To Go Live; Who Does What In Multi-Stakeholder Internet Self … - شبكة , the Arabic word for “web” or “network”, the Russian words for “online” and “network” and and the Chinese word for “game” is one of the first new top-level domains ready to go live after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed four contracts during its opening session in Durban, South Africa (14-18 July). Despite what might be seen as emblematic of a “greater” ICANN, discussions in Durban this week continue on discrepancies between ... read more ...
 
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La réunion de Durban de l’ICANN ouvre avec la signature de nouveaux accords … - Agence-Presse // 16 July 2013  DURBAN, Afrique du Sud, 16 juillet 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Le premier groupe de registres et bureaux d'enregistrement d'Internet a signé de nouveaux accords avec l'ICANN (http://www.icann.org), propulsant de nouveaux noms de domaine génériques de premier niveau (gTLD) dans la dernière ligne droite avant leur activation en ligne. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/icann.jpgPhoto ... read more ...
 
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NYC-Domains: New York bekommt eigene Domain - Michael Bloomberg, der Bürgermeister von New York, hat selbst der Weltpresse und den New Yorkern die gute Nachricht verkündet. ICANN wird bekanntlich zahlreiche Neue Top Level Domains einführen. Jetzt hat ICANN über 1000 Bewerbungen um die Neuen Top Domains ein erstes Plazet erteilt-darunter auch den nyc-Domains. ICANN hat die Bewerbung für die nyc-Domain geprüft. Die Bewerbung um die nyc-Domain hat bei der sogenannten "Initial Evaluation" positiv abgeschnitten und erhielt daher in der veröffentlichten ... read more ...
 
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La réunion de Durban de l’ICANN ouvre avec la signature de nouveaux accords … - La réunion de Durban de l’ICANN ouvre avec la signature de nouveaux accords avec des registres et bureaux d’enregistrement DURBAN, Afrique du Sud, 16 juillet 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Le premier groupe de registres et bureaux d’enregistrement d’Internet a signé de nouveaux accords avec l’ICANN (http://www.icann.org), propulsant de nouveaux noms de domaine génériques de premier niveau (gTLD) dans la dernière ligne droite avant leur activation en ligne. Logo: ... read more ...
 
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Neue TLDs können zum Chaos beim Routing führen - Die Einführung zahlreicher neuer Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) kann zu Sicherheitsproblemen in vielen Unternehmens-Netzen führen. Das ist verschiedenen Sicherheitsexperten nun bewusst geworden. Nach langen Auseinandersetzungen hat sich die Organisation zur Verwaltung der Namensräume im Internet, ICANN, vor einiger Zeit entschlossen, die Bereitstellung neuer TLDs beträchtlich zu erleichtern und beschleunigen. Das sollte letztlich einer wachsenden Namens-Knappheit in der relativ kleinen Zahl ... read more ...
 
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Domain Management braucht eine Strategie - Der Spezialist für Markenschutz hat acht Tipps für das Domain Management formuliert: 1. Markennamen beim Trademark Clearing House eintragen Markeninhaber sollten ihre Marken bei der von der ICANN eingerichteten Clearingstelle „Trademark Clearing House“ eintragen, um Vorrechte bei der Eröffnung neuer Adressen im Internet zu erhalten und Nachahmer abzuwehren. In den nächsten Jahren soll es immer wieder sogenannte Sunrise-Phasen geben. Während dieser Phasen haben verifizierte Inhaber von ... read more ...
 
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Branchentreff in Südafrika: InterNetX beim 47. ICANNMeeting - Ein zentrales Thema der Konferenz ist die Einführung der new gTLDs. Ein Team von InterNetX nimmt am zweiten diesjährigen ICANNMeeting in Durban teil. Bei der internationalen Fachkonferenz werden in der südafrikanischen Millionenmetropole vom 14. bis 18. Juli 2013 mehr als Tausend Besucher aus der Domain- und Internetbranche erwartet. Ein Team von InterNetX wird sich an den Diskussionen beteiligen und aktuelle Produkte und Services – wie den mehrfach prämierten DomainShop – vorstellen. Die ... read more ...
 
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Sedo GmbH: Sedo übernimmt weltweiten Vertrieb der neuen Webadressen mit … – Swiss - Statistik   - - - - - - - - - - START SWISS-PRESS.COM - PRESSEMITTEILUNG - - - - - - - - - - Sedo GmbH: Sedo übernimmt weltweiten Vertrieb der neuen Webadressen mit der Endung .Bio Unverbindliche Vormerkung ab sofort möglich. Starting Dot, Inhaber der neuen Top Level Domain (TLD) „.Bio“ hat die Sedo GmbH aus Köln als Partner für den weltweiten Vertrieb von Premium Domains unter dieser ... read more ...
 
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9 Year Old Domain Rive.com Saved in UDRP; TM Holder: Domainer Is a CyberSquatter “He Owns At Least 25 Domains” - Rive, LLC lost its bid to take away the domain name Rive.com from the domain owner who registered it back in 2004, based on a trademark registered with the USPTO,  on August 23, 2011 The Complainant argued that the domain owner registered and used the domain name in bad faith, “because Respondent attempted to sell the domain name for $45,500, fails to make an active use of the domain name, and owns at  least 25 domain names that demonstrate Respondent is a cybersquatter”. Here are the relevant ... read more ...
 
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Public Interest Registry - CW: Das gTLD-Genehmigungsverfahren gleicht einer Hängepartie. In welchem Stadium befindet es sich derzeit? Brian Cute, CEO der Public Interest Registry Foto: Public Interest RegistryCUTE: Zunächst werden die IDNs, die internationalisierten Domainnamen, auf den Markt kommen. Die ICANN möchte bis Ende September mit deren Vergabe beginnen. Auch wir von PIR haben vier IDNs beantragt und rechnen damit, dass diese im vierten Quartal live gehen können. Was die generischen TLDs (gTLDs) angeht, ist der ... read more ...
 
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AspenHeights.com Saved In UDRP But No RDNH Because of Non-Response to Emails - BRG Partners, LP (“Complainant”), lost its attempt to take the domain AspenHeights.com away from Wild Escape Theme Park who was represented by Traverse Legal. However the panel found the lack of response to the Complainant’s emails  was somehow fatal to a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). The Complainant had a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)  for ASPEN HEIGHTS, was filed Mar. 18, 2011, and registered Oct. 11, 2011, the domain name ... read more ...
 
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Slam Dunk: GoodTherapy.org Loses UDRP To Grab GoodTherapy.com - Over a month ago we told you about the UDRP filed by GoodTherapy.org, LLC to grab the .com version of the domain. Tonight the UDRP decision is out GoodTherapy.org lost its attempt to grab the domain GoodTherapy.com, without the domain owner even filing a response. Although the .Org domain holder had a registered trademark with the USPTO, the trademark wasn’t registered until January 9, 2007 while the domain name GoodTherapy.com was registered on November 29, 2003 and the panel found that the complainant ... read more ...
 
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ARABIC DOMAIN BOOST FOR INTERNET USERS - MANAMA: Arabic speaking Internet users around the world will be the first to experience the next evolution of the Internet, it has emerged. This comes after Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global regulator of web addresses, officially entered into a contract with dotShabaka Registry for the world's first Arabic new top-level domain (TLD). Surpassing almost 1,900 other applicants from around the world, dotshabaka, which translates to .web in English, will provide ... read more ...
 
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Healthcare association spends $50,000 on .org domain name for sanatorium chain - Tucows sells AHN.org for $50,000 to hospital system. Healthcare provider and insurance company Highmark spent $50,000 for the AHN.org domain name, topping Afternic’s list of reportable sales for last week. The domain name is the acronym for Allegheny Health Network, which Highmark announced in April as the new name for a Pittsburgh hospital system anchored by West Penn Allegheny. The health insurer bid $1.1 billion to buy the West Penn Allegheny Health System. Tucows ... read more ...
 
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Just like Express, The Limited loses .Limited new tip turn domain objection - Donuts has scored its second victory against a large fashion brand. The company has successfully defended itself in a Legal Rights Objection brought by Limited Stores, LLC for the top level domain .Limited. It recently won a case brought by Express for .express as well. The .limited case was determined by Robert A. Badgley, who was not the same panelist for the .express objection. Donuts’ application for the .limited domain claims that likely registrants will include ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy triples space in Sunnyvale, now over 80 employees in Silicon Valley - Domain name registrar leases 40,000 square feet in key Silicon Valley location. GoDaddy is opening a new office in Sunnyvale, California as it rapidly increases its headcount in the area. The new 40,000 square foot office more than triples the company’s current space in the city. 40 GoDaddy employees were in Silicon Valley as of February, and the press release about the expansion says that number has “more than doubled” since then. The space is in Moffett Towers ... read more ...
 
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Verisign downgrades sponsorship of ICANN meetings - After peaking in 2011 meeting, Verisign’s sponsorship of ICANN meetings has steadily dropped. Thinks there’s a lot of bad blood between Verisign and ICANN right now? That may be why Verisign isn’t sponsoring the Durban meeting at as high of a level as it has sponsored previous meetings. The Durban meeting offers six sponsorship levels, ranging from Bronze ($7,500) to Diamond ($250,000). For this meeting, Verisign sponsored at the $15,000 Silver level. Let’s ... read more ...
 
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ICANN launches ICANN Labs - Group that runs domain name system creates ICANN Labs to help improve communication and engagement. You’re not a cool tech company unless you have a “labs” group. Apparently you’re not a cool tech non-profit if you don’t have one, either. ICANN has launched ICANN Labs, a new initiative to increase participation and engagement in the ICANN process. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé explains ICANN Labs: The success of ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model hinges on bottom-up, ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy tests new lander for lapsed domain names - GoDaddy drops PPC ads on expired domains in favor of auction promotion. A domain name registrar typically parks a domain when it expires. The expired domain parked page usually notifies visitors that the domain is expired and up for auction with a fairly subtle notice toward the top of the page. It appears GoDaddy is trying something different. Check out the landing page you see if you visit 5sg.com, which recently expired and is up for auction at GoDaddy: Gone are ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Clearinghouse Tops 5,000 submissions - Trademark protection service for new top level domains releases statistics. The Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains has received 5,000 submissions, the group announced today. 44% of the submissions have come from the United States. 10% are from France, 7% from the United Kingdom, and 4% from Germany. The top category of submissions so far are for “scientific or teaching apparatus” with 23%. That includes a wide range of products, from medical equipment ... read more ...
Mon 15th July 2013
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ICANN’s Durban Meeting Kicks Off with Signing of New Registrar and Registry … – Virtual - The first group of Internet Registries and Registrars has signed new agreements with ICANN. Durban, South Africa (PRWEB) July 15, 2013 The first group of Internet Registries and Registrars has signed new agreements with ICANN, bringing new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) into the home stretch of going live online. “This is a huge accomplishment,” said Fadi Chehadé, ICANN President and CEO. “We can see the last mile before the first new TLD is activated in the Internet’s root.” Chehadé ... read more ...