April 2013 NEWS

Nations Battle Companies Over Domain Names

April 26, 2013

Applications from companies wanting control of .PATAGONIA and .AMAZON have been challenged by some governments and China has objected to a hotel chain using the extension "shangrila". Read more »

Register Your Marketing Slogans As Domains - Fast

April 18, 2013

A US law firm advises businesses and community groups should register phrases used in slogans and marketing campaigns as domain names - before somebody gets the idea to. Read more »

Boston Marathon Bombing Domain Name Rush

April 16, 2013

Soon after the Boston Marathon bombing occurred, dozens of related domain names were registered; and some of those registrations were likely made with view to profiting from the tragedy. However, those involved are likely to make little from their opportunism. Read more »

Google's 'Dotless Domain' Plans

April 11, 2013

Google has provided ICANN with new detail on how it intends using some of the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) the giant of search has applied for. Read more »

.EU Celebrates 7 Years

April 5, 2013

About to head into its 7th year, .EU domain name registrations now number more than 3.74 million; with residents of Germany holding the most .EU domain names. Read more »

2012 A Record-Breaker For Cybersquatting Cases

April 1, 2013

Trademark holders filed a record number of cybersquatting cases with the WIPO Center under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) last year; with 2,884 cybersquatting cases in relation to 5,084 Internet domain. Read more »

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