The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .org registry and new gTLD applicant for .ngo and ong, opened today a call for expressions of interest (EOI) for .NGO and .ONG domain registrations. PIR claims that new …
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Project 94 .org Go Daddy Auction Bidder Approval Begins
The Project 94 .org Event Auction is almost here! From March 18 to 28, 2013, Go Daddy Auctions is offering 42 rare, valuable one- and two-character .org domain names. For Project 94, the Public Interest …
Read More »Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” files for a trademark at USPTO
Barack Obama’s “Organizing For Action” filed for a trademark at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The trademark for the mark “ORGANIZING FOR ACTION” was filed on 7th of February 2013 and relates to 5 …
Read More »General Motors withdraws it’s application for the .GMC new gTLD
General Motors LLC withdrew it’s application for the .GMC new gTLD string. This makes it the 2st new gTLD with assigned prioritization number and the 15th string in total to withdraw. The string received a Prioritization …
Read More »Domain Pulse Conference held on 18th and 19th of February in Switzerland
The Domain Pulse Conference started today in Davos, Switzerland. Domain Pulse claims to be the the most important event in the German-speaking world when it comes to current topics, tendencies and trends associated with domains. …
Read More »Community TLD Applicant Group asks from ICANN a clearer definition of Community TLDs in new gTLD Registry Agreement
The Community TLD Applicant Group (CTAG), an informal group composed of 33 community TLD applicants representing 40 community TLD applications (see list of members below) send a letter to ICANN asking ICANN for a clearer …
Read More »The International Organic Federation sends letter of support for .BIO to ICANN
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) send a letter of support for the .bio gTLD to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The membership based organization, created in 1972, has …
Read More »ICANN selected the members of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG)
Yesterday, 14 February 2013, ICANN selected the members of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG). On 13 December 2012, Fadi Chehadé, ICANN‘s President and CEO, announced the creation of an Expert Working …
Read More »Partners.com sold for $125,000 USD – Seller sells the domain at a loss
Sedo announced the brokered sale of the domain name Partners.com for $125,000 USD. The domain was first registered in 1993. The seller is Domain Capital that bought the domain name in 2006 for $130,000 in …
Read More »UDRP complaint for Kanal.com denied – US mark doesn’t have common-law rights in France
The UDRP complaint for the domain name Kanal.com was denied at the National Arbitration Forum. Respondent from France denied having targeted Complainant or its mark when he registered the domain name. Complainant did not even …
Read More »French Tennis Federation files UDRP complaint for 13 domains relating to Roland Garros at WIPO
Federation Francaise de Tennis (FFT) filed a UDRP complaint at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Federation Francaise de Tennis organizes tennis competitions in France, most notably the French Open or as it is most …
Read More »Sedo sells Johaug.com for 8,000 EUR, GoPoker.com for 7,800 USD and XForex.it for 10,020 EUR
Sedo just sold Johaug.com for 8,000 EUR, GoPoker.com for 7,800 USD and XForex.it for 10,020 EUR. Here are a few details on each of these sales. Johaug.com 8,000 EUR Johaug is Norwegian last name. The …
Read More »Google files UDRP complaint for 21 domain names at the National Arbitration Forum
Google filed a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The complaint was filed for 21 domain names, all relating to Google Maps: googelmap.com googelmaps.com google-map.com google-maps.com googlemaps.net googlemapsl.com googlemeps.com goooglemaps.com map-google.com mapgoogel.com mapgoole.com …
Read More »Tucows Q4 2012 report: net revenue increased 13%
Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC), a global provider of domain names and other Internet services, today, February 13, 2013, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The company achieved an …
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