A couple of weeks ago we told you we were hearing that Verisign filed objections to new gTLD strings that they believe are confusing to .com or .net for which Verisign is the…
Category: ICANN
New gTLD Application For .APP Is Withdrawn
The 32nd new gTLD application has been withdrawn with ICANN, and today its not for a brand Application but for the most applied for new gTLD, .App. .App you my recall had…
Guest Post: Tom Barrett: ICANN Expands Trademark Claims Do the Ends Justify the Means?
This is a guest post by Tom Barrett who is the founder of EnCirca, an ICANN Registrar, and TM.Biz, a brand protection platform and TM.Biz provided trademark validation services for the .XXX…
Another New gTLD Withdraw From ICANN; This Time Its An IDN
Another new gTLD application has been withdrawn and now reflected on ICANN’s site, this one is the first IDN application to be withdrawn The application for 盛貿飯店 (“tradershotels” in traditional Chinese) filed…
Breaking: Donuts Passes ICANN Initial Evaluation For New gTLD’s
Donuts the largest applicant for new gTLD program has passed the Initial Evaluation of ICANN new gTLD program. Donuts applied for 307 new gTLD domain names including the IDN for the string:…
4 More New gTLD Applications Withdraw Making It An Even 30
Four more new gTLD application have been withdrawn, reflected on ICANN’s website bringing the number of withdrawn applications to an even 30. The newly withdrawn applications are for .GDN; .OVERHEIDNL; .GUARDIANMEDIA and…
17 New gTLD Objections Filed At WIPO: Including .Vip; .Food; .Now
17 more Legal Rights Objections have been filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization: (WIPO) today largely filled with one applicant for a particular gTLD filing a Right’s Objection to all the…