Uniregistry launches new blocking service
Uniregistry has announced the launch of its Extended Protection Service (Uni EPS and EPS+), a new domain name blocking mechanism for brand owners, which allows brand owners to block the registration of terms registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse under 23 of the Uniregistry extensions.
After Brexit, domain owners in the UK may find that they can no longer hold domains with a ccTLD extension for an EU country.
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have published a press release which describes how 2018 was a record breaking year for business submitting cybersquatting cases.
The Consequences of a ‘Dark’ WHOIS
As you might recall, the priority window to register your equivalent top level .UK domain name based on your current domain ending in .UK (eg .CO.UK, .ORG.UK) ends June 2019.
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ICANN’s 2019 Community Forum will be held in Kobe from 9 – 14 March.
This meeting is likely to be dominated by questions on the next steps ICANN will be taking following the likely adoption by the GNSO Council of the EPDP Final Report recommendations on domain name registration data, expected on 4 March 2019. Working sessions for the Subsequent Procedures and Rights Protection Mechanisms working groups are also reliably included in the schedule.
Dominion TLDs – Price Change and Verification Removal for .AUTOS
Registry operator Dominion has announced the discontinuation of .AUTOS verification process starting on March 15th, 2019 at 17:00 UTC.
.GAL – Price Promotion
Registry operator Asociación PuntoGal has announced that it is running a pricing promotion on. GAL domains from 1 to 28 February 2019, with new 2-year registrations offered at a reduced fee.
