Launch of brand protection service for adult oriented gTLDs

July 25, 2019

The Registry Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX), which owns 32 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .VIP, .WORK or .LUXE, has recently launched a blocking service that enables trade mark holders to protect their rights across the adult namespace. This new service enables trade mark holders to block domain name registrations under the four adult oriented gTLDs XXX, .PORN, .ADULT, and .SEX that are operated by ICM Registry, which was acquired by…

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.CLUB launches brand protection service

By David Taylor & Laetitia Arrault

June 10, 2019

.CLUB Domains, the Registry operating the .CLUB new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD), has recently launched a new service that enables qualified trade mark holders to block .CLUB domain name registrations containing their trade marks. According to the .CLUB Domains’ press release, the Trademark Sentry Unlimited Name Blocking Service (UNBS) “protects a trademark from appearing in any portion of a domain with the popular .CLUB extension – literally covering trillions of permutations of a…

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The latest on new gTLDs

By David Taylor, Laetitia Arrault, Tony Vitali & Stephen Kelly

June 8, 2017

.STORAGE to be relaunched The XYZ.com Registry announced earlier this month that it had acquired .STORAGE, its tenth new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). XYZ.com already operates .XYZ, the largest new gTLD with just under 6 million registered domain names (which represents 22% of all registered new gTLDs), and eight others which it acquired afterwards: .COLLEGE, .RENT, .SECURITY, .PROTECTION, .THEATRE, as well as .CAR, .CARS, and .AUTO through a joint venture with Uniregistry. The .STORAGE…

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