New Set of Initial Evaluation Results released for the New gTLD Program

According to the ICANN announcement of 29 March 2013, ICANN has released a new set of Initial evaluation results. Building upon last week’s release of results for the first 30 applications, today ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 31-60. There are 25 applications in this second …

ICANN launches brand database for trademarks

Net address regulator ICANN has launched a database to allow businesses to register their brands, ahead of the release of a raft of new domain names. It is hoped the Trade Mark Clearing House (TMCH) will mitigate concerns about cyber-squatting and trademark infringement. Nearly 2,000 new suffixes, known as generic top-level domains (gTLD), will be …

Uniforum’s attempt to convince ICANN Independent Objector to block DotConnectAfrica’s .africa Application Flops

 “For these reasons the IO, who is primarily acting as a “safety net”, does not in principle intend to file an objection on the community ground” The Independent objector has released his findings about the new gTLD ICANN applications, among the casualties of the objections are 24 objections against new applied-for gTLDs before the International Chamber of …

ICANN approves .shabaka the Arabic top-level domain name

Launch to provide Arabic-speaking world with a unique corner of the internet Dubai: Arabic businesses and internet users are set for a paradigm shift in their online behaviour as Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global regulator of web addresses, has officially approved شبكة. (.shabaka in Arabic – translates to .web in …