gTLDs: Baby, you can drive my .car (for €3000) - December 2015 will see the launch of three generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), all focused on the automobile industry.  However, the launch of .CAR, .CARS and .AUTO are unlikely to drive up domain name registration volumes due to the very high registration fees being charged by Cars Registry Limited, the joint venture that is the Registry operator for all three gTLDs. As reported in the May 2015 issue of Anchovy News, Cars Registry Limited is a joint venture between two Registry operators, namely ... read more ...

The current state of ‘.brands’: an infographic - Tim Lince Momentum is building on the use of ‘.brands’. Barclays Bank has transferred its primary website to a branded domain string (‘home.barclays’), while Sony has been promoting the new James Bond film, Spectre, on its ‘.sony’ string (‘assistmoneypenny.sony’). As more enter the fray, we thought it was a good time to summarise the ... read more ...

Security Firm Predicts Unprecedented Series of New gTLD Failures by 2017 - The cybersecurity firm, IID, is anticipating an unprecedented series of domain registry failures due to lack of gTLD popularity by 2017 in the form of bankruptcies and abandonment, leading to demise of websites relying on them. "Most new gTLDs have failed to take off and many have already been riddled with so many fraudulent and junk registrations that they are being blocked wholesale," said IID President and CTO Rod Rasmussen. "This will eventually cause ripple effects on the entire domain ... read more ...

gTLD Sunrise periods now open – November 2015 - As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.  Please contact us or see our December 2013 newsletter for information as to what the Sunrise Period is, and how to become eligible to register a domain name under one of the new gTLDs during this period. As of the date of this newsletter, Sunrise periods are open for the following new gTLDs: .kyoto .feedback .OFFICE .family .cloud .REIT .wine .vin ICANN ... read more ...

IoT Botnets Will Be Major Problem By 2017: IID - The botnets are coming! According to cybersecurity firm IID, Chinese and Eastern European hackers are likely to take control of millions of new devices connected to the Internet of Things, and create a botnet army out them for various nefarious purposes. No, this is not the script for a new Terminator or James Bond movie, this is the projection of a major, well-regarded internet security organization. IID argues that there is simply no way that cybersecurity will be able to keep up with the ... read more ...

IID Predicts Massive Botnet Takeover of IoT Devices by 2017 – Virtual - TACOMA, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/01/15 -- IID, the source for clear cyberthreat intelligence, today announced its predictions for 2017 and beyond. After analyzing billions of pieces of cyberthreat data, IID anticipates Internet of Things (IoT) devices will increasingly become part of large-scale botnets, websites utilizing many of the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will go dark and China-based cybercrime will undergo a marked shift. IID ... read more ...

Watch: Why Brokers Need a .Forex Domain and Other Keys To Success - Over the next week we will be presenting a series of videos of the speeches and discussions featured at the London Summit 2015. If you were unfortunate enough to miss the summit, or did attend but missed out on a particular session, this is your chance to catch up.   “You need to find the right GTLD that fits with your community…how you want people to visualise your organisation and look for you- and you need to be found!” In today’s technology driven world, one’s ... read more ...

Views on ICANN’s First New gTLD Round From Flip Petillion, Crowell & Moring … - Views on ICANN's First New gTLD Round From Flip Petillion, Crowell Moring, Brussels Bloomberg BNA:How does your practice intersect with domain names?Flip Petillion:I have been practicing for nearly 30 years, and I've been in intellectual property for nearly the same period. I became familiar with domain names in the mid-nineties. I was one of the first panelists in the .be alternative dispute resolution procedure—comparable to the Uniform ... read more ...

Tobias Cohen Jehoram - Tobias Cohen JehoramPartner De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekTobias Cohen Jehoram of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek explains why arbitration has proven to be an effective means of recovering domains in Europe How central are domain names to building a successful brand? They are becoming less and less central. Domains are associated with a successful brand, but few people search for brands by inputting a specific domain name into a search engine. Instead, they will type a brand’s name and a search ... read more ...

Four Key Takeaways From ICANN 54 - Keywords: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, registry operators, brand owners, gTLD applicants The 54th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) concluded on October 22, 2015, in Dublin, Ireland. As always, the ICANN community discussed several high-profile topics during the meeting, all of which are relevant to registry operators, brand owners and future new gTLD applicants alike. Topics included ICANN accountability issues, the scope of ICANN's ... read more ...