92 more objections were filed at the International Chamber of Commerce for new gTLD strings. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) received the objections on March 12 and 13, 2013 and these were posted on the …
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6 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .HEART, .STROKE, .BUY, .GUARDIAN, etc.
This past week 6 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 6 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 39. The …
Read More ».JOBS will have a Sunrise period using the Trademark Clearinghouse and ICANN approves
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) welcomes the decision by. JOBS to use the Trademark Clearinghouse database to support a sunrise registration period ahead of its planned open registration period to begin …
Read More »ICANN Engagement Center to Open In Beijing
ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé announced today that the organization will open its first new global engagement office in Beijing. “Engagement with China is not merely an option, we simply must engage …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 46 new Initial Evaluation results and completes all 108 IDN applications
Building upon last week’s release of results for the second 30 applications, ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 61-108. There are 39 applications in this second set …
Read More »ICANN making changes to the Public Forum on 11 April in Beijing
ICANN’s 46th Public Meeting in Beijing is just a couple days away starting on the 7th of April. The Public Forum session at ICANN meetings affords an opportunity for Board members to listen and engage …
Read More »The GSM Association sends letter to ICANN regarding applications for closed gTLDs .MOBILE and .PHONE
The GSM Association, that is located in the United Kingdom, sent a letter to ICANN regarding applications for closed gTLDs .MOBILE and .PHONE. The letter from GSMA actually supports the Donuts applications for .phone and …
Read More »The US Government doesn’t support USPS’s objections for .MAIL new gTLD
The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information from the United States Department of Commerce send a letter to ICANN, on April 2, stating United States government’s views on the USPS objections to the applications for …
Read More »ICANN selects CNNIC, Neustar and Nominet as backup registry operators for New gTLDs
Marking another milestone in the implementation of the community-developed New gTLD Program, ICANN today announced the selection of three geographically diverse emergency back-end registry operators, or EBEROs. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Neustar, …
Read More »ICANN enters into a USD 4 million agreement with IBM for Trademark Clearinghouse
ICANN and IBM negotiated the terms for a proposed statement of work for operation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims services offered by the Trademark Clearinghouse. The New gTLD Program Committee has reviewed the terms …
Read More »New gTLD program posts set 31-60 Initial Evaluation results for IDN applications
Building upon last week’s release of results for the first 30 applications, ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 31-60. There are 25 applications in this second set …
Read More »21 new objections filed at WIPO for new gTLD strings including USPS objections for .MAIL
This past week 21 new objections were filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for new gTLD strings. The WIPO center received the objections on March 13, 2013 and these were posted on the …
Read More »28 objections filed at the International Chamber of Commerce for new gTLD strings such as .ARCHITECT and .GAY
28 objections were filed at the International Chamber of Commerce for new gTLD strings. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) received the objections on March 12 and 13, 2013 and these were posted on the ICC …
Read More »ICANN posts revised New gTLD Registry Agreement for review
ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted “Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement” for the community’s information and review. Clean [PDF, 458 KB] Redline [PDF, 455 KB] Summary of Changes [PDF, 155 KB] …
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