March 23: updated status of sunrise periods and trademark claims notification … - As we previously reported to you (click here to view April 29, 2013 TLD article), the internet is expanding to include hundreds of new top-level-domains (TLDs) (examples of TLDs as we know them today include .com, .net. and .org – i.e., the term that is to the right of the "dot"). While the only certainty at that time was that the launch was inevitable, like it or not, it's finally here (click here to view January 9, 2014 Sunrise article). Frost Brown Todd will be sending out updates ... read more ...

Cost v benefit: assessing the ‘.porn’, ‘.adult’, ‘.sucks’ defensive registration … - Trevor Little The ‘.adult’, ‘.porn’ and ‘.sucks’ gTLDs are likely to pose particular challenges to brand owners, not least uncertainty over the likely success of Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) actions against registrations in these strings. So, what’s a brand to do? This week, the sunrise period for ICM Registry’s ‘.adult’ ... read more ...

Experts discover phishing campaign leveraging .gov TLD loophole - March 23, 2015 Researchers have picked up on a new spam campaign that sends victims phishing messages from a .gov account that thwarts email validation systems. One of the email addresses used by the attacker leverages the .gov TLD, which circumvents Sender Policy Framework (SPF) email validation, thus increasing the chances of victims actually receiving the spam, according to researchers at Trend Micro. Two other registered domain names leveraged by the miscreant ... read more ...