News & Reviews

  • First IDN ccTLDs available
    Three Arabic ccTLDs are inserted in the DNS


  • Westpac Bank refuses buying westp.ac from a domain seller
    Online entrepreneur Dominic Holland exacerbates two well-known trademark holders


  • Global Economic Downturn 2009 affects International Patent Filings
    Decrease in 2009 filings not as sharp as expected
     
  • IDN ccTLD Fast Track requests approved
    Four proposed IDN ccTLDs passed string evaluation
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  • Florida Company Guilty of Billing Scam close to $2.6 Million
    Attorney General's Office seeks full restitution and more


  • Alteration of Implementation Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (Rules)
    The Rules go paperless
     
  • EURid announces IDN .EU domain name registration
    Non-ASCII characters will be available for registration


  • ICANN announces IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process
    ICANN launches process delegating internationalized top-level domains


  • Louis Vuitton wins domain name dispute
    LV has rights to louisvuittontobacco.com
     
  • DENIC changes domain policy
    Rush on one-or two-digit domain names expected

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  • dotMobi announces Chinese .Mobi domain and Keyword bundle

  • New solution launched to address the needs of China’s fast-growing mobile Web user population

  • Internet Property Wars reach UAE
    .ae domain attracts speculative interest since market opened upbut time could be running out for such activities.
     
  • A Country-code domain name is a public trust
    Former CIRA board member calls for more initiatives
     
  • Denic eG registered 13-millionth .de domain

  • Growth of .de domain continues

  • Australians asked to Twitter to win World Cup bid

  • Australia relies on social media to bid for 2018 FIFA Football World Cup

  • Second level .MX Launch
    Nic Mexico will be reopening the registration of domainname directly under .MX (e.g. .name.mx)
     
  • DNS.BE to reimburse cost of justified dispute processes
    DNS.BE decides to reimburse complainants of justified dispute of total the administrative costs from 15 February 2009.
     
  • Launch of .TEL domain - It is about communication, not website
    Telnic Limited, the registry operator of the new .tel top level domain, begins accepting applications for trademarks from businesses and organizations worldwide.
     
  • .UK domain registration exceeded the seven million mark
    .UK domain grew by one million domain


  • .de is the most registered CCTLD
    Domain registration breaks 12 million threshold

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  • Removal of .YU announced
    .YU to be divided into .ME and .RS
     
  • MYNIC launches second level domain name
    Priority Entry Period application opens to all third level '.my' domain names

  • New domain extension .Asia scheduled for October 2007
    Trademark holder get first chance on 9th October
     
  • .SE launches domains in Swedish minority languages
    .SE IDN to include also special characters from Nordic Countries

  • EURid suspends 74 000 .eu domain names
    400 .EU registrars sued for breach of contract


  • ICANN approves .tel Domain
    .tel to offer seamless integration of existing methods of communication


  • .xxx domain: to be or not to be?
    Board members of ICANN voted to delay approval for the proposed .xxx domain


  • Consultix GmbH is an officially Accredited ’NIC.AT’ Registrar
    Customers stand to gain from less paperwork and speedy modifications.


  • VeriSign to manage .com domain until 2012
    VeriSign is allowed to raise its annual fee by 7% in four of the next six years. 


  • .mobi sunrise registration period to commence in May
    mTLD has finally announced the rollout plan for the new mobile-friendly ‘.mobi’ domain name. It is the first top level domain dedicated to delivering the internet to the mobile phone.

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  • CNNIC experienced approx. 153% growth in ‘.cn’ domain registrations
    According to a survey issued by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC), the number of registered .cn domain names has topped 1 million for the first time.

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  • Afilias to administer .aero top level domain
    SITA SC and Afilias have agreed on .aero top level domain administration. Afilias will provide registry services for .aero, the top level domain of the aviation industry.


  • Gaming specific dot com extensions on sale on eBay
    The U.S. Gaming Exchange to auction 1,633 domain names


  • Consultix GmbH an Officially Accredited ’.EU’ Registrar
    ’.eu’ will be launched on 7th December. Consultix is accepting Sunrise Period applications for .eu domains from corporate clients


  • Who is DENIC
    DENIC is the central organization which is administering and operating domains below the ccTLD for Germany .de
     
  • One more TLD approved by ICANN: ‘.jobs’ domains can be registered
    Consultix is accepting Sunrise Period applications for .jobs


  • ‘.travel’ domains to be available soon
    Consultix is accepting Sunrise Period applications for .travel

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  • ICANN approved ‘.mobi’ domains
    .mobi is expected to begin the Sunrise Period in early 2006 
     
  • First IDN ccTLDs available

    Three Arabic ccTLDs are inserted in the DNS
    More...
    Westpac Bank refuses buying westp.ac from a domain seller

    Online entrepreneur Dominic Holland exacerbates two well-known trademark holders
    More...
    Global Economic Downturn 2009 affects International Patent Filings

    Decrease in 2009 filings not as sharp as expected
    More...