Domain Name News

Domain Name: nicecar.com UDRP Provider: National Arbitration Forum Case Number: 1485765 Complainant: Complainant is probably NICE CAR, INC. CORPORATION from Colorado. Why the UDRP complaint is bound to fail: The domain name was registered in …

Dynadot, that is one of my top 2 favorite registrars, has announced that it has updated it’s community forums. Dynadot that celebrated it’s 10th anniversary has competitive domain name pricing, a new control panel and …

Two weeks back, Sedo reported that the domain name Assurance.org was the “Top “other” TLD” in their weekly sales report. The domain was sold at 16,500 EUR or $22,050 USD. The domain sounded familiar and after …

A total of 499 PIC Specs have been received and are now posted on the Current Application Status page on the new gTLD microsite. In an announcement on 5 February 2013, ICANN requested that New …

ICANN participated in an event, as part of the Arab IGF initiative, in Dubai, UAE from 3-5 March. The Arab Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance meeting was hosted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of UAE as part …

Domain Name: avayo.net UDRP Provider: National Arbitration Forum Case Number: 1487607 Complainant: The complainant is probably Avaya Inc. that has filed 6 complaints since 2008 and has lost 2 of them as the company has …

In an announcement on 5 February 2013, ICANN requested that New gTLD applicants submit PIC Specifications. PIC Specifications provide applicants with the opportunity to make public interest commitments based on statements made in their applications …

This week, 842 transactions (844 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.35 million ($1.6 last week). Only 278 domains (279 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …

Namejet released it’s auction sales report for February 2013. Only domain names that were sold for over $2,000 are listed, Namejet was unable to provide a list of domains that sold for lower amounts. The …

EURid just published “.eu identity” magazine for Spring 2013. The latest issue has some interesting articles such as the one where Digital strategist, William Deckers, reveals five unique advantages that Internet businesses have over their …

An updated version of the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) Procedure [PDF, 168 KB] and the URS Rules are now available for download. Last month ICANN apointed the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) as the first URS provider. …

Sears filed a UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) complaint at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). The complaint was filed for 96 domain names, all relating to Sears or Sears services such as: searcad.com …

ICANN announced the implementation of the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (“ERRP”). All ICANN-accredited registrars and gTLD registries are required to comply with the Expired Registration Recovery Policy by no later than 31 August 2013. This …

ICANN just published the Approved Board Resolutions for the Special Meeting of the ICANN Board that was held on the 28th of February. “Arab Center for Dispute Resolution’s Proposal to Serve as UDRP Provider” was …