Trademark Clearinghouse Implementation Requires Decisions on Many Complex Questions
A Workshop on the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) was held at the ICANN meeting in Dakar, writes Philip Corwin on the Internet Commerce Association website. The workshop,...
ICANN Board Focuses on Assistance for Developing Economies
42nd Public Meeting Concludes in Dakar, Senegal The ICANN Board of Directors today passed a resolution to review a proposal from a special working group that would...
ICM Registry Extends Sunrise Period for .XXX Domain Registrations
[news release] ICM Registry, the company responsible for the new .XXX top level domain (TLD), has extended Sunrise A and Sunrise B registration periods for an additional...
ICANN: CEO Search Process Announcement
Following the announcement by ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom that he will be departing ICANN at the end of his three year term on July 1, 2012, the ICANN Board of Directors...
Quartet Of Six-Figure Sales Topped With Republic.com Top Sales For The Week
Republic.com was the top selling domain name for the week to 25 September according to Domain Name Journal, selling for $200,000 through Sedo.
.AU Domain Tops Weekly Sales Chart
As Domain Pulse previously reported, unusually a .AU domain name topped the Domain Name Journal’s list of top reported sales for the week ending 21 September with...
German Court Rules DENIC Must Delete Abusive Domain Names
The German registry, DENIC, has been ordered to delete clearly abusive domain names the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) ruled Thursday. The court ruled...
Internet Root Server Goes Online in Senegal – Event Marks an Important Addition to Internet’s Infrastructure
[news release] ICANN today (27/10) announced that a new L-Root server, an important part of the Internet’s infrastructure, has gone live in Senegal.
DotCities Association Formed And Meets At ICANN Dakar
Potential applicants for city Top Level Domains (TLDs) have joined together to form a dotCities Association, with the first meeting being held at the current ICANN...
Biggest Quarterly Registration Increase For .IE … Ever!
Ireland’s ccTLD .IE had its largest quarterly increase in domain name registrations ever for the quarter ending September when there were 10,029 registrations,...
The CO.NO Operator seeks Norwegian court ruling to protect its customers
[news release] Almost one year ago, the Sunrise period for CO.NO domain name reserved to IP rights holders opened. Three months later, January 31st 2011, this opening...
ICANN: Protecting Trademark Rights in New gTLDs: ICANN Invites Participation on Assistance Group for Trademark Clearinghouse Implementation
One way ICANN is working to protect property rights, and the interests of registrants, in the New gTLD Program is the establishment of a Trademark Clearinghouse....
DomainsBot Launches Improved Domain, Social Media Search And Suggestion Tools
DomainsBot has launched a new improved website with new tools to make it easier to search for domain names, Twitter handles and Facebook pages, taking their service...
ICE Seizes Another 20 Domain Names
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has seized another 20 domain names according to a report according to a TechDirt report, who notes that ICE seem...
604m IP Addresses Worldwide Says Akamai State of the Internet Report
In the second quarter of 2011, there were more than 604 million unique IP addresses in 238 countries and regions that were connected to the Akamai Intelligent Platform...





