Thursday, July 15th, 2010
With the launch of new gTLDs expected to occur early next year, many are closely examining the opportunities and risks associated with ICANN’s Program.
Although still in draft format and subject to change, keep these gotchas in mind as you think through your strategy.
A 70% Refund Sounds Great - If you ...
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
A fourth draft of ICANN’s New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook has been released.
In addition to the Applicant Guidebook, ICANN has also published summaries and analysis of the public comment period.
The latest version includes:
Incorporation of trademark protections, including improvements to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS), the Trademark Clearinghouse (TM Clearinghouse), and ...
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
In a recent survey of MarkMonitor’s global corporate client base*, nearly 22% of respondents stated that their companies are intending to apply for a new gTLD.
Twenty-three percent stated that their companies did not intend to apply for a new gTLD, while more than 55% still did not know which route ...
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
For those closely following the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi this week, the EOI (Expression of Interest) model seemed like a foregone conclusion. In fact, ICANN had scheduled a webinar on March 18th to explain the process despite the complaints of the community and large-scale disagreement amongst proponents of the EOI.
As ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Today ICANN published a draft model for soliciting Expressions of Interest for new generic top-level domains. According to the model, parties interested in submitting applications to acquire new gTLDs will be required to provide basic information about the application and a deposit of $55,000 which can be used as a ...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
To say that it’s been quite a year in the world of domain names would be an understatement. From compromised ccTLD registries, to the delay of new gTLDs, some of the events of the past year have been surprising, while others could easily have been predicted.
Regardless of whether you could ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
All indications from the ICANN meetings in Seoul are that significant delays for the release of new gTLDs (Generic Top Level Domains) are expected.
According to Rod Beckstrom, ICANN’s CEO, new gTLDs will be made available when, “we've adequately addressed the important issues that are on the table.” These important issues ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
During the last ICANN meeting in Mexico City, ICANN identified four overarching issues with respect to the new introduction of new global top-level domains (gTLDs). One of the issues identified was the economic impact of new gTLDs.
The meeting also marked the release of two economic studies commissioned by ICANN. Neither ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Before it was apparent that ICANN was pursuing new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) and the publication of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) which explains the program, we heard no interest whatsoever from our customers on this subject.
Since the publication of the DAG, our customers have voiced confusion & anger. They ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Last week, ICANN released a draft of the Applicant Guidebook for new top-level domains. The draft answers many of the questions our customers have asked.
Most rights holders will be immediately interested in the modules covering the application process and fees (module 1), evaluation procedures (module 2) and the dispute ...
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