ICANN has laid out for the first time, a timeline for the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) In a session today ICANN stated the cost to each registry would be between $7,000-$10,000 It…
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ICANN: “URS $300-$500 Price Target For URS May Not Be Met”
In a morning session at the ICANN Conference, in what was called an update to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system “implementation work indicates that the $300-$500 cost target any not be…
ICANN Suspends Digital Archery Part of New gTLD Program Throwing Batching Process Into Limbo
Just one day after Kurt Pritz took over direct oversight of the entire New gTLD program, ICANN announced that it suspended the Digital Archery portion of the New Generic Top-level Domain Program “pending…
ICANN Names Fadi Chehade As CEO
On Friday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is announcing Fadi Chehade as its CEO effective this fall. According to ABC News here is some background on Mr. Chehade: AGE:…
ICANN: Kurt Pritz Appointed to Take On Direct Oversight of the Entire new gTLD Program
ICANN just announced that “Kurt Pritz has been appointed to take on direct oversight of the entire New gTLD program in an interim capacity”. “He will assume the responsibilities of New gTLD…
How You Can Object To A New gTLD Extension & What Its Going To Cost You (Hint It’s Not Cheap)
So what if you want to object to a new gTLD string? The first thing you should know is that not everyone can file an objection. The second thing you should know…
ICANN: Issue 2.0 Takes New gTLD Application Details Offline
Another ominous ‘issue” has been revealed tonight by ICANN which forced them “temporarily disabled viewing of the application details” for the new gTLD applications that was just published yesterday. In an announcement…