Alternate root player Name.Space has sued ICANN for trademark infringement and anti-competitive behavior, saying “insiders” have conspired to keep it out of the new gTLD program.If successful, the suit would prevent dozens of new gTLD applicants from having their applications approved. Read more
I read this Press Release over Wikipedia sabotage by DotConnectAfrica few days ago and felt that this must be one of the most dramatic gTLDs in the current history of gTLDs. My truth dig on this gTLD tells me the struggles of DotConnectAfrica with the AU Task Force, allegations of sabotage of endorsement, conflict of Interest, illegality in …
In a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of ICANN, Mr. Fadi Chehadé, the ICANN Board Chair Mr. Crocker and a copy to the various individuals presiding over New gTLD matters including: Cherine Chalaby, Chair, New gTLD Program Committee Heather Dryden, Chair, Government Advisory Committee Kurt Pritz, SVP Stakeholder Relations and Acting Director of New gTLD Program Suzanne Sene, …
Irish registrar and hosting company Blacknight have sent an objection letter to ICANN concerning several new gTLD applications, which may seek to operate non-trademarked generic word TLDs in a “closed” manner. Read More
The company behind the dot .Patagonia gTLD application, clothing gear makers Patagonia, Inc., have rushed in a couple of last minute comments with the ICANN discussion board on gTLDs. Read More
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) “a nonprofit association representing all 138 accredited US and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools filed comments Here is the comment filed on .medical: “The vast majority of our members are also nonprofit organizations. ” Read More
Signifying another milestone for the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, the number of registrations for the .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA) has reached 100,000 Read More
The China Internet Network Information Center, registry for the .cn domain, has announced the launch of the new .china (.中 国) Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) extension. Sunrise Phase 1 for the .中 国 IDN will begin this Saturday, September 15, 2012, and is open to trademark holders. Read More
Before he handed over the reins of power, the then interim CEO of ICANN, Akram Atallah, gave the WSJ an update on how opening up the generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) process was going. Read more
The PKI-based alternative from Neustar and ARI would remove some of the cost and complexity for registries, but may create additional file-management headaches for trademark owners. Read More