The Taiwan registry, Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC), has offered the ability to register IDN.ASCII (aka “IDN.TW”) since 2004. When registering an IDN.TW, if a registrant ordered the name using Traditional Chinese characters for the domain string, the registry would automatically allocate the Simplified Chinese version (if it existed) of the name (and vice versa) …
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CSC has been advised that CNNIC, the registry operator for .CN, will be dispatching a second e-mail notice to registrants of .CN domains registered before December 14, 2009 requesting confirmation that the following information is true, accurate and correct for each domain listed on the notice:
Domain Name
Registrant ID
Registrant Name
Registrant Organization
Registrar Name
These notices will be sent …
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
With all the attention that Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) have garnered over recent months, is a rose by any other name still a rose? And moreover, does it really matter …
Madonna! Madonna! Madonna! What makes you think you are so special that you don’t have to observe trademark rights here in the United States? She might need to take a HOLIDAAAY….
Earlier this week, Madonna was sued by apparel manufacturer L.A. Triumph of Cerritos, CA over the use of the name “Material Girl” for her new …
I have the privilege of having worked in the domain industry for a decade now. At the beginning of that career path, I worked for a registrar that was aiming to be corporate, but still predominantly start up. As a result of that experience, there are many areas that I could compare to using a …
As you will certainly have been made aware by the numerous press articles on the subject, from 14th September, Google will extend advertisers’ rights to bid on brand names in all 27 countries of the EU. This is already the case in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. The European Court of Justice ruled …
The .EG Registry, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), has announced the launch schedule for domain name registration in the Arabic IDN.ccTLD for Egypt (.مصر ). This new ccTLD will be launched in 3 phases:
Sunrise 1 (now closed) – Registration open to Governmental institutions.
Sunrise 2 (August 22, 2010 – TBA) – Registration open to those …
Your brands aren’t just pretty names. They are valuable assets. Do you know if they are being used by third parties without your knowledge? The earlier you catch infringements the less harm they cause. That’s why it’s important to monitor your brands through an integrated monitoring platform that can help …
Robert Burck, also known as The Naked Cowboy, is suing comedian/stripper Sandy Kane in Federal court for devaluing his brand and icon by calling herself “The Naked Cowgirl”. Sandy Kane has taken up residence in The Naked Cowboy’s territory and is “confusing tourists and destroying his brand.” In case you aren’t familiar with him, the …
You may be familiar with the tagline “Porsche. There is no substitute” from the movie Risky Business with Tom Cruise. Nissan apparently is of the opinion that there is a definite alternative! They recently ran an ad at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom taking on several of the German car manufacturers. …