Tag Archives: .mail

Mon 10th February 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Universal Postal Union loses objections to .mail tip turn domain name - Group that runs .post fails to end bids for .mail top level domain name. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has lost community objections against five applications for the .mail top level domain name. UPU filed objections against all five active applicants for .mail, including Amazon.com, Google, Donuts, WhitePages TLD and GMO Registry. The objections on community grounds seemed like quite a stretch, although not as ridiculous as the United States Postal Service’s ... read more ...
Fri 19th July 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
USPS loses to Amazon.com on .Mail tip turn domain objection - U.S. mail service tried to argue .mail infringed on its rights for “U.S. Mail”. The United States Postal Services’ Legal Rights Objection to Amazon.com’s bid to run the .mail top level domain name has been denied by a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist. The USPS’ objection to all seven applications for .mail was one of the most head-scratching of all objections. The objection was based on trademarks that include the word mail, primarily “U.S. ... read more ...
Wed 27th March 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
United States Postal Services only squandered your income objecting to .mail tip turn domain - USPS should stick to delivering mail. This morning World Intellectual Property Organization posted that the United States Postal Service has objected to the seven applications to run a .mail top level domain. Really, USPS? First of all, the type of objection filed (legal rights objection) is designed as a vehicle for trademark holders. Last time I checked the USPS didn’t have a trademark on “mail”. Here are the criteria for a legal rights objection: (i) takes ... read more ...