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ICA Comments on ACDR’s Revised Application to Provide UDRP Services
March 28, 2013 @ 2:11 PMLast Friday ICA filed its comment on the revised ACDR proposal. While the revised application has some modest improvements compared to the 2010 version, there are still many unanswered questions – particularly how ACDR will assure that proposed panelists with no UDRP experience will receive adequate training, what steps will be taken to assure that the full panelists roster will be utilized on an unbiased basis, and how ACDR will assure that its UDRP adjudications are consistent with prevailing practice and don’t develop in a manner that encourages forum shopping by complainants.
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Chehade Says “No Delay” As Verisign Drops a Security Bomb On ICANN
March 28, 2013 @ 12:51 PMVerisign today said that the new gTLD program presents risks to the security of the internet, but ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade told DI that he’s not expecting any new delays. The .com behemoth tonight delivered a scathing review of the security and stability risks of launching new gTLDs on ICANN’s current timetable. The new Verisign […]
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Verisign to ICANN: Not Ready for New TLDs
March 28, 2013 @ 8:53 AMVerisign claims insufficient preparation (mostly technical) for new top level domains. Verisign has sent a report to ICANN (and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission) that basically says that the internet isn’t prepared new top level domains yet. The report outlines multiple issues, ranging from automated TLD additions to the root (of which […]
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MLM Company Denied Zija.com Domain in Dispute
March 28, 2013 @ 3:44 AMCompany was founded two years after domain registered. Zija International, a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional and dietary supplements, has failed to get the domain name Zija.com through a UDRP. The registrant of the domain name registered it in 2002, two years before Zija even existed. He then used the domain name to forward […]
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Nordstrom Fails to Get Preliminary Injunction Against Nomorerack.com
March 27, 2013 @ 11:32 PMJudge hands victory to online retailer NoMoreRack.com. Here’s an update on a lawsuit I wrote about in October. Upscale retailer Nordstrom, which also operates outlet stores under “The Rack” name, sued online flash sales and discount site NoMoreRack.com. It claimed NoMoreRack.com’s brand and domain name infringed its trademarks. This week the judge on the case […]
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.online is Just The Beginning of New TLD Partnership Announcements
March 27, 2013 @ 10:56 PMPartnerships are a key way contention sets will be resolved. Get ready for a number of new TLD partnerships. Yesterday Tucows, NameCheap, and Directi (see disclosure) announced a partnership for the .online top level domain name. The three companies were part of a crowded field of six applicants vying for the domain name. By combining […]
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Mystery Web Site Proposes New gTLD “String Change” System
March 27, 2013 @ 3:10 AMSomebody out there is bummed that they can’t afford to win their new gTLD contention set. A new web site, StringChange.org, is planning to petition ICANN to allow new gTLD applicants to change the string they’ve applied for, for an extra $100,000 fee. It’s not clear who’s behind the proposal, which was sent to every […]
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Loophole Gives Trademark Owners Unlimited Clearinghouse Records
March 27, 2013 @ 1:02 AMTrademark owners will be able to add potentially thousands of strings to the Trademark Clearinghouse due to a recently introduced loophole, it emerged last night. ICANN recently said that it will allow mark holders to add up to 50 strings related to their trademarks to their TMCH records, if the strings have been abused in […]
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ICANN to Pay $2 Million to Keep Trademark Clearinghouse “Free” for Registrars
March 27, 2013 @ 12:30 AMICANN is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to helping new gTLDs be successful, committing $2 million to keep Trademark Clearinghouse access “free” for registrars. While TMCH pricing for trademark owners is now well-publicized, ICANN COO Akram Attalah last night revealed some of the fees for new gTLD registries and registrars. […]
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ICANN to Water Down Contract Powers With “Public Interest Amendments”
March 26, 2013 @ 11:40 PMICANN has made a few tweaks to its proposed unilateral-right-to-amend powers in order to fend off open hostility from registries, registrars and new gTLD applicants. The organization is set to announce “Public Interest Amendments”, a rebadged version of its hugely unpopular proposals for the Registry Agreement and Registrar Accreditation Agreement. As previously reported, ICANN wants […]
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