Domain and Trademark Blog

When generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) launch this year, businesses, organizations and individuals will have a wider range of options when registering web addresses.
At present, they are restricted to a narrow pool of just 22 gTLDs – such as .com, .net, .org and .info – plus a range of country code top-level …

Domain registrars look set to come under greater pressure to combat illegal activity conducted on websites they support.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has confirmed plans to enforce its contracts with registrars more effectively – ensuring they meet the higher standards of practice.
Concerns have been raised by a number …

Greater protections are needed against conflicts of interest within the not-for-profit body responsible for governing the internet, it has been claimed.
Rod Beckstrom, chief executive and president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), said it is important to ensure that particular industry groups do not unduly influence …

Domain registrars look set to come under greater pressure to combat illegal activity conducted on websites they support.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has confirmed plans to enforce its contracts with registrars more effectively – ensuring they meet the higher standards of practice.
Concerns have been raised by a number …

A small number of domain registrars are responsible for facilitating almost all rogue online pharmacies, it has been reported.
According to LegitScript.com, around 450 companies are accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to sell domain names.
But 71 per cent of all rogue online pharmacies are clustered with just ten …

The number of domain name registrations is set to increase during 2012, as demand for internet real estate continues to grow, it has been suggested.
According to One.com, each day sees “a significant rise” in the number of websites, domain names and files uploaded online.
The firm said that, along with websites and domain names, the number …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is planning a second round of its generic top-level domain name (gTLD) regime, it has been reported.
According to the Hindu, ICANN has faced calls from businesses to give them another opportunity to acquire a gTLD.
Some organizations have said the current 90-day application window …

A number of parties are set to benefit greatly from the introduction of generic top level domain names (gTLDs), it has been claimed.
Writing for Business 2 Community, domain name lecturer Naseem Javed suggested that mobile and social media culture will be two of the biggest winners from the new regime.
The Internet …

Businesses and organizations have two main options when attempting to enforce trademark rights against a third party, it has been suggested.
Writing for Lawdit.co.uk, trademark lawyer Paul Bicknell explained that on some occasions, people register domain names featuring another party’s intellectual property – a practice known as cybersquatting.
This has the potential to …

Internet users have been warned again about the scourge that is cybersquatting.
Speaking to the Waikato Times, Sophos head of technology Paul Ducklin explained that fraudsters often try to lure web users to fake sites.
They do so by registering domain names with common typos, in the hope that internet users will accidentally venture …