Tag: INTA

McDonalds terminates its .Brand gTLDs .McDonalds and .MCD

By James Barnley   Posted in Domainnews
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McDonalds has joined a host of companies that had applied for their .brand top level domain names and later  have decided it’s not worth the expense or effort. “The restaurant chain applied to run the .McDonalds and .MCD top level domain names, but it recently sent termination notices (pdf) to domain name overseer ICANN voluntarily …

INTA Study reveals New gTLDs Registrations are Mostly Defensive

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The International Trademark Association (INTA) has conducted a targeted study into new gtld registrations. The results from the survey titled: INTA new gtld cost impact survey [PDF] gives some quite shocking revelations on the new domains. The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a global organization of 6,600 trademark owners and professionals from over 190 countries. …