The World Intellectual Property Organization has introduced a new, more expensive tier of its UDRP service that can effectively halve the time each case takes to about 30 days. WIPO said last month that it now offers an “expedited case
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Amazon joining GlobalBlock
By Kevin Murphy
Amazon Registry is planning to join the GlobalBlock trademark-blocking system, judging by ICANN records. The company has filed a Registry Services Evaluation Process request asking for 33 of its gTLDs to be able to offer a “Label Blocking Service”. That’s…
Unstoppable buys 10 new registrars
By Kevin Murphy
Unstoppable Domains has got 10 new registrar shell companies accredited by ICANN. According to ICANN records, the companies UnstoppableUS1 LLC through UnstoppableUS10 LLC now have their official accreditations. Starting off as a seller of strictly blockchain-based names, the company became…
ICANN cleaning house, cans four more registrars
By Kevin Murphy
ICANN has withdrawn the accreditations of four more long-defunct registrars, bringing this month’s terminations so far to 11. They’re all Chinese, though they do not appear to be under common ownership. They are: Qinghai Yunnet Electronics Technology Co, Shandong Huaimi…
ICANN to throw millions more at cheapo gTLDs
By Kevin Murphy
ICANN wants to increase the number of new gTLD applications it will subsidize from its own coffers, as well as the size of the discounts it will provide. The Applicant Support Program was originally budgeted at $10 million, with half…
Introducing Stringtel, my new free new gTLD tool
By Kevin Murphy
I’ve launched Stringtel, a free, industry-first string discovery and risk mitigation tool for new gTLD applicants. Stringtel is designed to help applicants reduce the risk of their chosen gTLD strings being banned or incurring extra costs during the application process,…
GlobalBlock signs the two best deals it will ever get
By Kevin Murphy
Trademark-blocking service GlobalBlock has added the world’s second and third-largest TLDs to its roster. China’s .cn and Germany’s .de are now among the hundreds of TLDs, pseudo-TLDs and blockchain namespaces that are covered by the service, which is run by…
Seven registrars get terminated
By Kevin Murphy
ICANN has terminated the accreditations of seven registrars for not paying their fees. Haveaname, InstantNames, MisterNIC, NetEstate, Neudomain, OpenName, and TopSystem — all under common ownership in the US — have all been given their marching orders, effective April 17.…
GoDaddy launches DomainMaxxing to optimize your domains
By Kevin Murphy
GoDaddy has unveiled a suite of new premium product features designed to help its customers realize the full value of their domains in increasingly competitive marketplaces. DomainMaxxing was developed on the premise that domains aren’t merely technical assets anymore, they’re…
.latino gTLD to launch soon
By Kevin Murphy
The long-dormant .latino gTLD is set to launch soon, targeting the global Spanish-speaking diaspora. Registry DISH DBS had originally planned for .latino to be a dot-brand for its Spanish-language satellite TV services, but it’s had a change of heart and…