The Australian Football League (AFL) is looking to establish a bigger presence on the internet and has applied for a new top-level domain “.afl”. The global governing body for domain names, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in June 2011 approved the expansion of domain names beyond “.com” to “.anything”. The application ...
Domain names ‘can assist business growth’ Tuesday 14th February 2012 The process of selecting a domain name is “a vital step” in the growth of any new business, it has been claimed. Thomas Darré Medard Frederiksen, chief operating officer at One.com, said domain names can help broaden a company’s reach on the web if they ...
Want to help decide which names should get a chance to become a new Internet address? The group that runs the Internet’s address system has an opportunity for you. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it’s looking for volunteers to help evaluate which groups should get a big discount on the $185,000 ...
PING golf manufacturer still has a TLD trademark going through the system. Last month I wrote about how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had caught on to an trademark application for .Ping. It was filed by Karsten Manufacturing, which owns the PING line of golf products. Although the USPTO has a policy of not ...
I’ve made plenty of commotion about companies filing for trademarks on future top level domain names. It always seems that they’re successfully pulling a fast one on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But after an exhaustive analysis of 115 trademark applications, I’ve actually found that the U.S.P.T.O. is mostly on top of things when ...
Take this five minute survey. There’s been a bit of news in the domain name forum world recently, with NamePros selling to the owner of Bodis.com. Will that shake up the “ranking” of domain forums? You tell me… You have the opportunity to vote for the best domain name forum on the 7th annual Domain ...
ICM filed its repose to the lawsuit filed by Manwin Licensing International, S.a.r.l. (“Manwin”) and Digital Playground, Inc. (“DP”), which was recently acquired by Manwin, asking the Court to throw out the case. Manwin operates various adult websites including YouPorn.com ICM asks the court to hold a hearing on its Motion to Dismiss on April 2nd. ...
Domain name precautions needed under gTLD regime, says SIIA Wednesday 18th January 2012 Steps must be taken to safeguard trademarks and other intellectual property under the new generic top level domain name (gTLD) regime, it has been claimed. The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) has called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and ...