According to a press release out today WIPO “has been appointed by ICANN as the exclusive provider of dispute resolution services for trademark based ‘pre-delegation’ Legal Rights Objections under ICANN’s New gTLD…
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ICANN: Some New gTLD’s Will Be Approved Late This Year & Be Live In Early 2013
ICANN has just published an announcement that it expects that some new gTLD’s to be approved late this year and be live in early 2013. In its new updated timeline ICANN under…
Despite $100M Dollar Budget, ICANN Calls For Volunteers
In an announcement just issued by ICANN (pdf) they are calling for volunteers to “assist in the evaluation of those organizations seeking financial support to apply for a new generic Top-Level Domain…
ICANN Opens Comment Period To Hear About Defensive New gTLD Extensions
ICANN has just opened a comment period to hear from people and companies concerned about defensive applications for new gTLD’s. “”Public comment is requested as to why there may be a perceived…
Beckstrom Tells USA TODAY On New gTLD’s: “We’re improving Internet Domain Space”
In an OpEd piece published by USA Today, the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom says of the new gTLD program that “It will create space on the Internet that is more secure…
UPDATED: Reports Say ICANN’s New gTLD TAS System Is Missing Applications
According to tweets from a couple of people at NeuStar, the ICANN TAS system is having problems today. Jeff Neuman of NeuStart Tweeted today: “Check your applications in TAS. Reports of missing…
ICANN’s Beckstrom Update On New gTLD Program
I just listened in to a call with the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom, on an update on the new gTLD program he gave to some bloggers. “For us, No news is…