Domain Name News

Donuts entered EAP general availability for the following 4 New gTLDs today: .SHOES, .CAREERS, .PHOTOS, .RECIPES. The real challenge is how .photos is going to perform as it rolled out just 3 weeks after .photography …

Businesses beware. Scammers in Asia are trying to trick you into paying a premium for your website domain names. Don’t fall for these scare tactics. How the Scam Works: You receive an email addressed to …

Yesterday was the launch day of the .sexy and .tattoo. The first 2 New gTLDs launched by Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry. Here are some interesting facts: Sunrise Sunrise was pretty slow. Especially in .tattoo that only …

Here are the results of the auction that ended today for 25 .club domain names at Sedo. The domains were auctioned by the .club registry. 15 domains reached their reserved price. The auction has some …

If you weren’t able to attend Afilias CMO Roland LaPlante’s recent webinar on “The Practicalities of a New Domain Launch,” you can watch it here. Since there’s a lot more to launching a new top-level …

A URS complaint was filed on the New gTLD domain name dana.holdings yesterday. The complainant is not yet know but it is probably Dana Limited from Ohio that is registered in the trademark clearinghouse for the …

A UDRP complaint was filed for the domain name MyMachine.com at the National Arbitration Forum. The domain name was registered in 1996 and according to domaintools.com whois history the current owner has owned it since …

Just a few minutes ago Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry New gTLDs, .tattoo and .sexy, launched. A lot of people were excited as Frank had said that domains will be registered on a first-come first-served basis. I …

I was going through this week’s zone files an I noticed a change in how Donuts, a registry with about 300 new gTLD applications, treats it’s own trademark registration for the mark “Donuts”. In the …

Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (LON:TLDH) said on Tuesday it has won the uncontested application rights for .WEDDING. The net cost of securing this status is £1.39mln. The figure quoted includes funds it will receive …

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), S.A. filed yet another URS complaint on a New gTLD domain names yesterday. BBVA is the New gTLD applicant for .bbva. This time a URS complaint was filed for 5 …

Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, president of the Arab Intellectual Property Mediation and Arbitration Society (AIPMAS) launched the Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as a …

The Domain Name Association (DNA), the global trade association for the internet domain industry, has welcomed eight new members from all over the world, bringing the total to 30. The newest members are:

Yes this is my 1000th post on my blog. I was thinking of writing something about what I have written “blah blah blah” but I will not. Instead I want to summarize some of the …