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Fri 7th November 2014
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Radix win TLD extension race for .TECH - We have updated our privacy policy. In the latest update it explains what cookies are and how we use them on our site. To learn more about cookies and their benefits, please view our privacy policy. Please be aware that parts of this site will not function correctly if you disable cookies. By continuing to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with our privacy policy unless you have disabled them. ... read more ...
 
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.XXX Registry Announces .Porn & .Adult Domain Matching Program Starts On … - ICM registry which operates the .XXX registry, announced today that the Sunrise period for .PORN and .ADULT will be made available for a thirty day (30) period to trademark holders who are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), as required under ICANN’s Rights Protection Mechanism starting March 1, 2015 After Sunrise has closed, the next phase of the .PORN and .ADULT launch will be a thirty (30) day Limited Registration Period, referred to as the Domain Matching Program. The Domain ... read more ...
 
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The rise of .London: Four Reasons why Local Domain Names will benefit your … - Geographic gTLDs (generic top-level domain names) are a great addition to any business’ online presence and can help you to immediately add to your brands’ perception online. There is a clear and growing demand for these types of domains with .berlin, .london and .nyc all featuring in the top ten most popular new gTLDs. Even before the .london domain became available for general purchase it had received over 29,000 registrations. After opening to the wider public, registrations shot up ... read more ...
 
Thu 6th November 2014
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November 4: 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 ... read more ...
 
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The first .capetown, .joburg, and .durban domains registered - The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) announced on Tuesday, 4 November 2014, that the new ZADotCities domains (.capetown, .joburg, and .durban) had become available to the general public. This followed parallel “sunrise” and “landrush” periods, which the ZACR said were designed to give intellectual property rights owners and other interested parties the opportunity to the apply for their city top-level domains (TLDs). With the launch of the ZADotCities general availability phase, ... read more ...
Mon 3rd November 2014
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TaxiBot Approved To Enter Service With 737 Fleet - The European Aviation Safety Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel have issued a supplementary type certificate (STC) for the TaxiBot aircraft towing system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in partnership with France’s TLD and Lufthansa LEOS. Plans call for the semi-robotic, pilot-controlled system io begin commercial operations with Lufthansa at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport by the ... read more ...
 
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B737 TaxiBot cleared by European safety chiefs - The Boeing 737 has now been officially certified for TaxiBot dispatch towing by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Supplement Type Certificate (STC) which has also been granted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) was issued for Boeing 737 Classic aircraft. TaxiBot, a semi-robotic pilot-controlled vehicle, is designed to transport aircraft from airport gate to the runway and back, without using the aircraft’s engines. TaxiBot in-service evaluation will start in the ... read more ...
 
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Donuts Launches .RESTAURANT and .GIFTS as Registrations in New Internet … - BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Donuts Inc., the world's largest registry for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), continues its expansion of the Internet's global addressing system in November by making three new domains available to the public. On November 5, users worldwide will be able to register addresses in .RESTAURANT, .GIFTS and .SARL (a corporate identifier). Donuts will also make .WORLD available for early registration by trademark holders on November 4.  Last month, ... read more ...
 
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IPv6 web starts to look like the internet we know - Linux and AIX Bare-Metal Recovery Webinar Hurricane Electric's daily report on IPv6 adoption isn't the kind of thing you'd report on too often, but Vulture South sometimes takes a look in case the internet suddenly woke up and decided to ramp up its deployment of the addressing scheme.Germany is the largest national IPv6 top-level domain (TLD) with 13,155,766 domains, with Canada far behind at 1,420,247, and nearly 96 per cent of TLDs have IPv6 nameservers somewhere. ... read more ...
Fri 31st October 2014
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Release of new gTLDs uncorks a wave of criticism - The recent release of a number of new generic top level domain (gTLDs) names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) including .vin and .wine has been met with strong opposition from wine industry producers, associations and various member states around the world. The major concern with the release of .vin and .wine gTLDs, which are available on first in first served basis, is the potential for unrelated parties to deliberately misrepresent their association ... read more ...
 
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Startup.club Launches to Help Entrepreneurs Get Access to Great .CLUB … -     The .Club registry announced today the Startup.club which is designed to Help Entrepreneurs Get Access to Great .CLUB Premium Domain Names with the purchase price financed up to over 10 years with no interest. The Startup.Club will be rolled out today  T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East Conference in Miami. The new program for entrepreneurs which includes a payment plan for premium .CLUB domain names valued at more than $20,000 each, allows qualified businesses to spread payments over 10 years, interest ... read more ...
 
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Research suggests consumers are ready to embrace new gTLDs - Trevor Little A global survey of internet users, conducted on behalf of the Domain Name Association (DNA), has revealed a receptiveness to the addition of new domain name extensions – findings that have a number of trademark takeaways. The survey, conducted by Research Now, polled self-identified internet users in seven countries (Australia, China, ... read more ...
Thu 30th October 2014
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A New Online Weapon for Trademark Owners -

Brian C. Roche and Gerald C. Pia Jr. are partners during Roche Pia in Shelton, a cyberlaw organisation representing clients in Internet piracy, domain name disputes, mechanism crimes, trade secrets and noncompetes, egghead property, Internet business consulting, party law and litigation.

Via: ctlawtribune.com

 
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October 28: 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 ... read more ...
 
 
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New gTLD’s Top 3 Million Domain Names As .Realtor Moves Into #5 With 78K … - New gTLD domain name registrations passed the 3 million mark today. According to ntldstats.com, the total number of new gTLD domain name registrations sits at 3,026,376. The good news is that in less than 8 months new gTLD registrations went from zero to over 3 Millihttps://www.thedomains.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=60681action=editmessage=9on and are growing daily. The bad news is there are a lot of caveats to the numbers. Free domains are at the forefront of what some would call inflated new gTLD ... read more ...
Wed 29th October 2014
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The New TLD Registry Example to Follow - With lessons learnt from the first Round, what does a new applicant need to know to prepare for the coming Round? Which example should he follow to increase his chances of success? I have had the chance to read about new domain names sales figure expectations, prior to the launching of Round one of the ICANN new gTLD program. Comments that I read and feed-backs that I have today are: "our expectations are the one we wrote on the paper and we are happy with them". Well… not only I can tell ... read more ...
 
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Find a Domain Buyer via Google ccTLD - I like to do my own research to find prospective buyers for some of my domain names, and I thought of a way that might be useful to find new leads. Typically, I use Google.com to search for companies that use the keywords of the domain name I am selling. I thought perhaps using a ccTLD where Google operates could bring additional prospective buyer leads. Google operates many localized search engines using its ccTLD domain names. Google.co.uk, Google.com.do, Google.ca, and Google.ie are all ... read more ...
Tue 28th October 2014
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ICANN Los Angeles Recap Webinar - With more than 400 new gTLD registries now delegated and over 2.6 million new gTLD registrations, a changing Internet governance landscape, and requirements for enhancing ICANN accountability resulting from the IANA transition, assessing the impact on your business is vital. Join Domain Management and gTLD Experts, Elisa Cooper and Matt Serlin of MarkMonitor for guidance on navigating this complex environment. When: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET Key Takeaways: The ... read more ...
 
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TLD Appoints its First China GM & Open Its HQ In “China’s Silicon Valley” -                     TLD Registry Ltd, who operates two of the most successful new gTLD’s, had two big announcements  today. They announced their first ever China GM and the opening of their office in the “China’s Silicon Valley” TLD announced the appointment of the company’s first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. “Our eight month ... read more ...
 
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TLD Registry Appoints First China General Manager, Mr Jin Wang - Mr. Jin Wang appointed as TLD Registry's China General ManagerTLD Registry Ltd, the world's leading Internationalized Domain Name "New gTLD" registry, today announced the appointment of the company's first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. "Our eight month search for the perfect China GM has been resolved with the best possible outcome," said Arto ... read more ...
 
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TLD Registry Opens China Headquarters in "China’s Silicon Valley" - TLD Registry opens China headquarters in "China's Silicon Valley" – A gallery of photographs from the ceremony and festivities can be seen here.On the afternoon of Friday 24th October, the world leader in Chinese domain names, TLD Registry opened its new China headquarters in Beijing's Zhongguancun, also known as "China's Silicon Valley". Home to an overwhelming majority of domestic and international tech and internet industry leaders, Zhongguancun is a thriving high tech district and ... read more ...
 
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Verisign Makes a Come Back Riding On The .com Brand Value And Effective … - VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), the forerunner in the Domain Name market with a 47% share, posted robust third quarter results, showing signs of recovery from the slack performance of the first half of 2014. VeriSign is the authoritative registry service provider for all .com and .net gTLDs (Generic Top-Level Domains), as well as the sole registry service provider for gTLDs like .cc, .tv, .gov, .jobs, .edu and .name. It reported revenues of $255 million with 4.7% year-on-year revenue growth. ... read more ...