New TLDs

ICANN Appoints Additional URS Provider
April 22, 2013

Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) and ICANN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing ADNDRC...


ICANN to GAC: Agreement in Principle Reached on New RAA by Philip Corwin
April 11, 2013

On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 9th, during ICANN’s 46th Public Meeting currently taking place in Beijing, China, ICANN...


Donuts Announces Additional Funding In Quest To Launch gTLDs
April 9, 2013

Donuts announced they have secured an undisclosed amount of additional funding, on top of the $100 million in financing that...


ICANN Commends .JOBS Use of Trademark Clearinghouse
April 6, 2013

ICANN has welcomed the decision by. JOBS to use the Trademark Clearinghouse database to support a sunrise registration period...


US Advertising Body Rants Again Against Coming New gTLDs
April 4, 2013

They ignored the planning for the introduction of new gTLDs for years. But the Association of National Advertisers has been...


Afilias Research Finds Consumers Unaware of Coming gTLDs. So What?
April 3, 2013

Afilias has released the results of research into consumer attitudes towards the coming new gTLDs that will begin launching...


Verisign Says New gTLD Rollout Not Ready To Proceed
April 3, 2013

Verisign has submitted a report to ICANN outlining a number of areas of "work that is currently not done, and should be completed...


ICANN Names Back-up Registry Operators for New gTLDs
April 3, 2013

Marking another milestone in the implementation of the community-developed New gTLD Program, ICANN today announced the selection...


ICANN: New gTLD Program Posts Next Set of Initial Evaluation Results
March 31, 2013

Building upon last week's release of results for the first 30 applications, today (29 March) ICANN released Initial Evaluation...


ICANN: Board-Stakeholder Action List
March 31, 2013

The attached ICANN Board-Stakeholder Action List sets out what the board heard in Toronto where board action was required,...


Donuts Takes Key Step Toward New gTLD Operation, Bolsters Team
March 26, 2013

First Initial Evaluation Results Confirm Eligibility, Technical and Financial Strength; Industry Operational Veterans Join...


Trademark Clearinghouse, To Protect Trademarks In New gTLDs, Launches Today
March 26, 2013

The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), designed to protect trademarks in new generic Top Level Domains, launched today (26 March)....


An Error Cost Approach to Competition Issues in Closed gTLDs by Geoffrey A. Manne & Berin Michael Szoka
March 24, 2013

Abstract: Some critics oppose ICANN’s authorization of closed gTLDs, claiming they could be anticompetitive because closed...


ICANN Amnesia – Expansion of Trademark Clearinghouse Data Contradicts Very Recent Statements by Philip Corwin
March 24, 2013

ICANN’s institutional memory seems to be slipping, and that concerns us. 10188


ICANN: New gTLD Sessions Planned for Beijing
March 22, 2013

The New gTLD Program continues to move forward. Release of Initial Evaluation results will begin this week and the Trademark...