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The decision to select a domain registrar is not to be taken lightly. It holds the power to significantly influence your brand’s market position, especially in the context of a decentralized web space. For example, many Web3 domain providers offer full ownership, content privacy, and ...

The Japanese technology group Toshiba Corporation is committed to its brand extension. In a press release dated March 4, 2025, the company announced that it will standardize the domain in all email addresses to @mail.toshiba from April 2025. The change is part ...

Are you considering applying to ICANN for your own .brand, but don't know why? All the more valuable can be the experience gained by an applicant during the introductory round in 2012: Vivek Goyal from India from the brand protection company LdotR ...

... domains, which - in all but five cases - redirected to fake shop pages similar to those of Ernsting's family and on which the Ernsting's family brand logo could be found, are registered to owners such as “eee qeqe, dasdhuighjbvhjbhjb”, “zhang snge”, “zhang san”, “xiao lin”, but also “Marco A ...

... character string. Independently of this, numerous other fees may be incurred, but the drafts are silent on the amount; for example, fees for “Brand Eligibility Evaluation”, “Geographic Names Evaluation” and “Name Collision High Risk String Mitigation Plan Evaluation” are mentioned. In addition, ...

The domain name has evolved from an easy way to find a person, business, or brand on the web into a powerful tool to make a statement online and a multibillion-dollar industry. A premium domain can enhance a company’s visibility, improve search rankings, and provide ...

Edinburgh-based Bentley Motors Limited has terminated the Registry Agreement (RA) with the Internet registry ICANN for the .bentley brand extension. In a letter dated Friday, December 13, 2024, the British car manufacturer, which has been part of the Volkswagen Group since 1998, terminated ...

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... CEO Jim Bidzos points to two key points, namely the drop in demand from China and the price increases by domain registrars, who are prioritizing brand over quantity. But VeriSign will take countermeasures, including marketing programs. VeriSign is also very interested in ICANN's nTLD program; ...

A sportswear manufacturer and retailer took legal action against three infringing brand domains, but failed with one domain because it could not prove that it had the same owner as the other two. Boardriders IP Holdings LLC, a sports fashion company, is the owner ...