Tag Archives: United TLD

Mon 19th August 2013
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Uh-Oh: String likeness panels remonstrate on .cam vs. .com - One panelist dings .cam while two others say it’s OK. ICANN’s string similarity objections are about to face a big challenge. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has lost an objection brought by Verisign against United TLD’s .cam domain name application. But two other applicants, AC Webconnecting BV and dotAgency Limited, have prevailed against Verisign’s challenges. If the rules for string similarity are written well enough, how can panelists disagree on the ... read more ...
Fri 9th August 2013
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Demand Media successfully defends Motorola plea for .moto - Google subsidiary loses legal rights objection over .moto. Motorola, now part of Google, has lost its legal rights objection against Demand Media subsidiary United TLD over the .moto top level domain. United TLD plans to offer the domain names for motorcycle enthusiasts, while Motorola uses it as a brand for mobile devices. Motorola also applied for .moto through Google subsidiary Charleston Road Registry. Amusingly, Motorola tried to paint United TLD in a bad light ... read more ...
Tue 28th May 2013
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Demand Media wants to heading name for domain name heading insurance service - New TLD applicant files trademark applications fro DPML. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has filed six trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to its proposed Domain Protected Marks List (DPML). Three of the applications are for the full term “Domain Protected Marks List ” and the other three are for “DPML”. The applications were filed on an intent-to-use basis on May 15. The DPML is a service that would let trademark holders ... read more ...
Fri 24th May 2013
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Demand Media commits 5 TLDs to private auctions, though 3 are passed on arrival - Demand Media throws five domains into private auction ring, but three are against competitors who won’t participate. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has committed five of its applied-for top level domains to the first private domain auctions to be handled by Peter Cramton. The five domains are .fishing, .green, .mom, .rip, and .wow. Donuts recently committed 63 domains to the same auction. In order for an auction to take place, all applicants for the string must ... read more ...
Wed 13th June 2012
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Demand Media’s 26 TLDs strike a armed forces, democrats, and republicans - Demand Media applies for 26 domain names — and some of them are very interesting. Publicly traded Demand Media, parent company of domain registrar eNom, has applied for 26 top level domain names through (what appears to be) a subsidiary called United TLD Holdco Ltd. The company also has a deal to share in up to 107 top level domains applied for by Donuts, Inc. Demand Media’s list is interesting. Of course, it didn’t want to conflict with Donuts, Inc. on any ... read more ...