Domain .КАЗ delegated to Kazakhstan
[news release] ICANN announced that domain .каз had been approved and delegated to the Kazakhstan Association of IT companies. According to ICANN, the...
ICANN Dot-Anything: Rethinking the Scope of the New GTLD Expansion, It’s Effect on Government Regulation, and It’s Impact on Trademark Owners by Ukeme Awakessien
Abstract: Just like the technology world prepared for Y2K, the dot-com centric way of Internet addressing is preparing to change. Instead of typing www.dot.com into...
Australian Sporting Code Punts For Own TLD
The uniquely Australian sporting code, the Australian Football League, has become the first Australian brand and about ten others globally to announce it will be...
Successful Tenderer For .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE Bids Expected Soon
An announcement is expected within the next week of the successful tenderer to assist with the application and run the registry for the .SYDNEY and .MELBOURNE gTLDs,...
Domain Pulse 2012: New TLDs May Face Difficulties Getting Noticed
Many applicants for new top level domains have not realised the effort that is required in submitting applications, said Richard Wein, General Manager at the Austrian...
100 Applicants Registered For New gTLDs
There are 100 successful registrants in the online new generic Top Level Domain Application System, ICANN announced today (14 February). With each successful registrant...
ICANN Commits To Second Round of New gTLD Applications
Following complaints from some brand owners and their representatives such as FairWinds Partners, and calls from the GNSO, ICANN’s board has resolved to open...
ICANN Wants Your Help Evaluating gTLD Applications
Feeling left out of the new generic Top Level Domain application process? Well then ICANN wants your help in evaluating gTLD applications from developing countries....
ICANN Seeks Comment On Perceptions Of Need For Defensive gTLD Applications
ICANN is becoming concerned that companies may feel they have to submit an application for a generic Top Level Domain for defensive reasons when, in reality, the...
WIPO: Trademark Rights Protection Mechanisms for New gTLDs
For ICANN’s New gTLD Program, a range of “Rights Protection Mechanisms” (RPMs) has been established. Prior to any new gTLDs being approved and becoming operational,...
ARI Webinar: Understanding .BRAND For Your Business
Monday February 6th 2012 at 3pm PST / Monday February 6th 2012 at 6pm EST / Tuesday February 7th 2012 at 10am AEST ARI Registry Services, a leading global provider...
Singapore’s StarHub to Apply For .STARHUB TLD
The Singaporean communications company StarHub has become the sixth company to publicly announce they will be applying to ICANN for their top level domain, joining...
ARI Registry Services Signs 21 Contracts In The First Week Of Applications
The opening of the application window for new Top Level Domains on 12 January by ICANN has seen a flurry of interest from business in particular. ARI Registry Services...
Business Awareness of New TLDs Sorely Lacking: Adrian Kinderis
This is the first of a series of articles on new TLDs as a result of interviews with leading industry players. In this first article we interview Adrian Kinderis,...
Sedari Signs With dot Moscow Bidders
[news release] Sedari has been engaged by the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID), a not-for-profit Russian...





