Eleven Other New gTLDs Delegated, Including .Broker, .Rent and .Dog
Eleven other new top level domain names were delegated, bringing the total number to 544.
The new gTLDs are : .bridgestone , .broker , .dog TLD Delegation, .hitachi . .honda , .icu , .rent , .sener , .sony , .swiss and .toray.
Some of the other new gTLDs delegated so far are:
.ABB
.Seat
.Sex
.Show
.Team
.Jewelry
.Xerox
.Cyou
.Racing
.健康
.Love
.慈善
.Komatsu
.SAP
.accountant
.ads
.bond
.date
.doha
.download
.faith
.gold
.golf
.guge
.loan
.movie
.mtn
.panerai
.plus
.review
.tickets
.tours
.win
.fan
.film
.news
.online
.page
.piaget
.site
.CFD
.DNP
.MMA
.Spreadbetting
.Trading
.Erni
.Forex
.Markets
.abbott
.chloe
.java
.leclerc
.maif
.pictet
.xin
.datsun
.infiniti
.mtpc
.nissan
.Boats
.fans
.Casino
.Football
.School
.Apartments
.Nico
.Saxo
.Chat
.Bingo
.Style
.Tennis
.NTT
.Kyoto
.Marriot
.Lotte
.Bank
.Lat
.KDDI
.Video
.Sale
.Zuerich
.GGEE
.Flowers
.Amsterdam
.Dev
.Cartier
.Samsung
.Irish
.latrobe
.Aquarelle
.网店
.Money
.Coach
.Legal
.Everbank
.Memorial
.Firmdale
.Madrid
.グーグル
.谷歌
.Lds
.Mormon
.Android
.Reit
.Science
.Bloomberg
.Delivery
.Energy
.Taipei
.TOP
.Emerck
Alsace
.Forsale
.PYC
.TUI
.Vermögensberater
.Vermögensberatung
.Budapest
.Casa
.Work
.cal
.channel
.chrome
.fly
.gle
.nexus
.prof
.zip
.WME
.pharmacy
.gmx
.手机
.rsvp
.new
.mov
.meme
.ing
.frl
.eat
.day
.dad
.boo
.youtube
.prod
.here
.esq
.pizza
.otsuka
.immo
.gmail
.gbiz
.network
.business
.企业
.uol
.property
.ooo
.ltda
.how
.help
.diet
.click
.cern
.caravan
.sca
.bnpparibas
.广东
.佛山
.wales
.tatar
.sarl
.restaurant
.gifts
.cymru
.top
.realtor
.healthcare
.williamhill
.ong TLD Delegation
.Praxi
.yandex
.whoswho
.nra
.ngo
.lacaixa
.krd
.auction
.LGBT
.Spiegel
.Bloomberg
.NRW
.SCB
.Cuisinella
.Schmidt
.CancerResearch
.Active
.Mini
.capetown
.durban
.green
.joburg
.lotto
.ovh
.physio
.wang
.Brussels
.BZH
.Surf
.Vlaanderen
.Global
.army
.engineer
.gives
.hamburg
.navy
.nhk
.rehab
.republican
.tirol
.bio
.vet
.software
.press
.mortgage
.market
.lawyer
.host
.hiv
.dentist
.attorney
.Reise
.Versicherung
.Audio
.Beer
.Church
.Guide
.HipHop
.Juegos
.Life
.Luxe
.Loans
3 May 2014 GMO GMO Internet, Inc.
3 May 2014 GLOBO Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A
3 May 2014 BAYERN Bayern Connect GmbH
30 April 2014 AIRFORCE United TLD Holdco Ltd.
29 April 2014 CREDITCARD Binky Frostbite, LLC
29 April 2014 INSURE Pioneer Willow, LLC
29 April 2014 FINANCE Cotton Cypress, LLC
29 April 2014 WTC World Trade Centers Association, Inc.
29 April 2014 CITIC CITIC Group Corporation
24 April 2014 москва (xn--80adxhks) – Russian for “Moscow/ moskva”Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
24 April 2014 MOSCOW Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
23 April 2014 LIMITED Big Fest, LLC
23 April 2014 FAIL Atomic Pipe, LLC
23 April 2014 EXCHANGE Spring Falls, LLC
23 April 2014 TAX Storm Orchard, LLC
23 April 2014 WTF Hidden Way, LLC
23 April 2014 FUND John Castle, LLC
23 April 2014 SURGERY Tin Avenue, LLC
23 April 2014 INVESTMENTS Holly Glen, LLC
23 April 2014 FINANCIAL Just Cover, LLC
23 April 2014 GRATIS Pioneer Tigers, LLC
23 April 2014 FURNITURE Lone Fields, LLC
23 April 2014 DENTAL Tin Birch, LLC
23 April 2014 CARE Goose Cross, LLC
23 April 2014 CASHD elta Lake, LLC
23 April 2014 DISCOUNT Holly Hill, LLC
23 April 2014 BLACKFRIDAY Uniregistry, Corp.
23 April 2014 CLINICoose Park, LLC
23 April 2014 FITNESS Brice Orchard, LLC
19 April 2014 SCHULE Outer Moon, LLC
19 April 2014 FOO Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 April 2014 SOY Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 April 2014 PARIS City of Paris
19 April 2014 FROGANSOP3FT
16 April 2014 QUEBEC PointQuébec Inc
11 April 2014 PICTURES Foggy Sky, LLC
11 April 2014 UNIVERSITLittle Station, LLC
11 April 2014 GALAsociación puntoGAL
11 April 2014 ASSOCIATES Baxter Hill, LLC
11 April 2014 REISE New Cypress, LLC
11 April 2014 MEDIA Grand Glen, LLC
11 April 2014 CAREEr dotCareer LLC
11 April 2014 TOWN Koko Moon, LLC
11 April 2014 TOYS Pioneer Orchard, LLC
11 April 2014 LEASE Victor Trail, LLC
11 April 2014 SERVICES Fox Castle, LLC
11 April 2014 ENGINEERING Romeo Canyon
11 April 2014 GRIPE Com Sunset, LLC
11 April 2014 EUS Puntueus Fundazioa
11 April 2014 CAPITAL Delta Mill, LLC
10 April 2014 DESIDesi Networks, LLC
10 April 2014 FEEDBACK Top Level Spectrum, Inc.
10 April 2014 COLLEGE XYZ.COM, LLC
10 April 2014 ROCKS United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
10 April 2014 网址 (xn--ses554g) – Chinese for “network address”Hu Yi Global Information Resources (Holding) Company Hong Kong Limited
4 April 2014 GOP Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc.
3 April 2014 RYUKYU BusinessRalliart Inc.
3 April 2014 YOKOHAMA GMO Registry, Inc.
2 April 2014 REST Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable
Daily Domain Sales 04-28-2015 lead by Daikuan.cn at $81,579 on Sedo
Daikuan.cn sold for $81,579 on Sedo.
Top Domain Sales on April 28, 2015 are :
Daikuan.cn – $81,579
UAI.com – $28,100
Stats.co – $8,158
4650.com – $8,100
CreativeIndustry.com – $7,100
TechHouse.com – $6,600
Westla.com – $6,050
SeedShop.com – $4,950
Kuang.net – $3,508
SportsSense.com – $3,142
ITGA.org – $2,875
VWClub.com – $2,657
Assurer.com – $2,650
PinkShop.com – $2,311
NowBookIt.com – $2,300
ImperialArms.com – $2,000
KLoop.com – $1,800
SoulDoctors.com – $1,750
SummerHomes.com – $1,666
ElectronicFunds.com – $1,655
AffordableHealthCare.org – $1,525
Coherency.com – $1,500
HearingMarketPlace.com – $1,498
FaithFinder.com – $1,300
HZQ.net – $1,259
Jiuxian.net – $1,230
BulgariaTrade.com – $1,180
RefiBroker.com – $1,100
SoccerDeals.com – $1,030
Cluster.Space – $1,000
SlanderLawyer.com – $950
SkyCycle.com – $925
GardenerGuy.com – $910
DPHB.com – $900
DMFT.com – $900
TakeBackTheMedia.com – $860
ZYHY.com – $850
SocialTec.com – $818
MusicFunBox.com – $781
Rushville.com – $751
Documentz.com – $716
FleetPlan.com – $704
PolarFlow.com – $669
WorldCinema.com – $666
MNAO.com – $611
WZQB.com – $610
PodsMichigan.com – $605
HostReviews.net – $605
IPLStream.com – $604
9QNIC.com – $570
OneForEx.com – $560
Proitec.com – $556
Gooka.com – $554
InvestOn.com – $545
DQDS.com – $540
PlusWeb.com – $536
TPFC.com – $520
CraftyGal.com – 515 USD
JBSK.com – $510
Zrin.com – $510
AZSearch.us – $504
VacationHomeSharing.com – $500
PipeCleaning.com – $495
PornValley.com – $482
CompanyMenMovie.com – $472
Quenolosabias.com – $466
PreviewX.com – $456
TalkingSigns.com – $450
SWSE.org – $437
F1P.com – $420
Marketplace-wise Sales
Daikuan.cn – $81,579
UAI.com – $28,100
Stats.co – $8,158
Cluster.Space – $1,000
NameJet
4650.com – $8,100
Kuang.net – $3,508
PinkShop.com – $2,311
Jiuxian.net – $1,230
RefiBroker.com – $1,100
SkyCycle.com – $925
DPHB.com – $900
DMFT.com – $900
TakeBackTheMedia.com – $860
Rushville.com – $751
MNAO.com – $611
PlusWeb.com – $536
VacationHomeSharing.com – $500
PipeCleaning.com – $495
TalkingSigns.com – $450
F1P.com – $420
CreativeIndustry.com – $7,100
TechHouse.com – $6,600
SeedShop.com – $4,950
ElectronicFunds.com – $1,655
AffordableHealthCare.org – $1,525
HZQ.net – $1,259
SoccerDeals.com – $1,030
GardenerGuy.com – $910
ZYHY.com – $850
MusicFunBox.com – $781
WZQB.com – $610
PodsMichigan.com – $605
IPLStream.com – $604
InvestOn.com – $545
DQDS.com – $540
CraftyGal.com – 515 USD
JBSK.com – $510
Zrin.com – $510
AZSearch.us – $504
CompanyMenMovie.com – $472
Quenolosabias.com – $466
PreviewX.com – $456
SWSE.org – $437
DropCatch
Westla.com – $6,050
KLoop.com – $1,800
SummerHomes.com – $1,666
SocialTec.com – $818
Documentz.com – $716
FleetPlan.com – $704
PolarFlow.com – $669
9QNIC.com – $570
OneForEx.com – $560
Proitec.com – $556
Gooka.com – $554
TPFC.com – $520
PornValley.com – $482
BuyDomains
SportsSense.com – $3,142
ITGA.org – $2,875
VWClub.com – $2,657
NowBookIt.com – $2,300
ImperialArms.com – $2,000
SoulDoctors.com – $1,750
Coherency.com – $1,500
HearingMarketPlace.com – $1,498
FaithFinder.com – $1,300
BulgariaTrade.com – $1,180
Flippa
Assurer.com – $2,650
SlanderLawyer.com – $950
WorldCinema.com – $666
HostReviews.net – $605
The Little Guy Wins As Small Pennsylvania Company Secures .TUBE gTLD
It’s not always that the big players win the gTLDs in contention. In late March Latin American Telecom announced that it secured the highly contested gTLD. After almost three years of fierce competition in the contention set, ICANN awarded the license to Latin American Telecom with main offices in 444 Liberty Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“Back in 2008 we saw potential in the term TUBE so we decided to invest heavily to lead to this moment. Back then we registered thousands of domain names that incorporated the term TUBE, developed several of them, obtained a registered trademark with USPTO to promote and protect our concept and when ICANN decided to allow registrations for new gTLD’s we knew that a grand opportunity awaited us and prepared our application. Now that we prevailed and we won the contention set, the dream will begin to materialize, we are grateful and very excited at this opportunity that comes only once in a lifetime,” said Rami Schwartz, founder and CEO of the company.
The word TUBE whose origin is a slang for the Television and is also used in many other industries such as plumbing, construction, transportation (London Tube), automotive, electrical, medical and chemical has become in recent years a household term associated with on-line video distribution. Thousands from around the world have developed ****tube.com sites. Famous star Ellen de Genres has its own TUBE site called Ellen Tube, the most popular platform for video distribution in the world is YouTube and thousands from around the world have adopted this term as their own other tubes on the web.
.TUBE will be a unique gTLD, unlike any other. “Tube” is a broad term used for a variety of different branding, marketing, and informational purposes. .TUBE provides a new canvas for the domain namespace for any business, individual, or non-profit organization to utilize it in any way. .TUBE creates a competitive and unique TLD option for those looking to branch out of the more traditional domain routes, creating the opportunity for public or private platforms to showcase virtually anything they can imagine. Soon people from around the globe will be able to purchase domain names ending in .TUBE (domainname.tube) as an alternative to the existing .COM, .NET or .ORG suffixes.
Past gTLD introductions have not seriously impacted .com’s dominance. The situation might be very different if new gTLDs offer innovative services that differentiate it from traditional ones in terms of the benefit achieved by the users. Such an offering might provide strong competition to .com, at least from the perspective of some niches or groups of users. The ability to associate a TLD to a specific service creates opportunities for technical innovation and simplification and the ability to associate a TLD with a brand, can result in significant opportunities for branding and innovation that are not possible with a traditional open registry business models. Since LAT posses the USPTO trademark TUBE, it will be able to explore such opportunities.
After ICANN’s approval, it will take anywhere from 6 to 8 months to launch this valuable gTLD, sufficient time to develop a novel marketing approach to this unique property. “Domain names are virtual real estate – it’s your address on the Internet. We intend to make .TUBE the “best neighborhood” for people to express or promote their business, interests, and ideas online. Companies, individuals, domain investors, developers –the entire Internet community will have the opportunity to see their vision come to life with a .TUBE address.” said Jason Schaeffer, Chief Advisor to the Company. “Imagine the possibilities you can have with your own .TUBE domain name”.
article by David Goldstein
Another gTLD Launches. This Time .TECH Aimed At… Tech Industry
Radix have announced the launch of .tech with a goal of appealing to the more than 1.35 million tech startups, 18.2 million developers, 200,000 technology establishments and thousands of technology evangelists around the world. Radix will open pre-registrations at this year’s Collision Conference 2015.
Through the .tech Founders Programme, Radix is aiming at recognising select leaders from the tech industry to provide them special access and pricing to highly valuable Premium and Reserved names. Founders will be featured in .tech marketing campaigns, events and PR. With Radix’s .tech Membership Program, Radix aims to enable the .tech community with more than just a domain; members will receive discounts on products and/or services, access to industry-leading tech and startup conferences, invitations to networking events, and more.
“We are delighted to add .tech to our TLD portfolio. This new extension will represent the ever growing community of users who truly understand the power of the Internet and appreciate the value of a powerful identity online. As a techie at heart, this is an extension that I can personally relate and connect with the most,” says Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of Radix.
Following the Sunrise phase from 25 May to 24 July, which is exclusively for trademark holders, the Early Access Program from July 29 to August 4 gives priority access to .tech registrations at an additional fee before they become available to everyone on a first-come, first-serve basis from August 5. Users can pre-register now at www.nic.tech.
Radix will be exhibiting at the Collision Conference on May 5-6, 2015 in Downtown Las Vegas.
written by David Goldstein
Senate Judiciary Leaders Ask New IP Czar to Facilitate ICANN-Focused Conversations by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association
Daniel Marti was nominated to become the new White House “IP Czar” in August 2014 to replace Victoria Espinel. His predecessor, in yet another illustration of Washington’s “revolving door” shuffling key individuals between the government and private sector, departed the post a year earlier to become head of BSA/The Software Alliance, the leading trade group for the software industry.
Mr. Marti was finally confirmed to his post by the Senate last month and was sworn in on Monday, April 27th by Vice President Joe Biden to a job that is officially titled “United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Office of Management and Budget”. Last Friday Mr. Martin delivered remarks at the Motion Picture Association’s Creativity Conference discussing IP protection and the role of his office, which he characterized as “the executive branch’s creative conscience” — adding ““Respecting IP not only encourages creativity, it also promotes the technologies for communicating that creativity”.
Two and a half weeks ago the Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee dispatched a letter to Mr. Marti in which they outlined their own priorities for his office. Prominent among them was engaging with ICANN to promote greater protection for intellectual property. It noted “longstanding concerns within both the business community and the Congress regarding ICANN’s transparency and accountability mechanisms with respect to its existing functions and responsibilities”. The letter also cited the ongoing multistakeholder accountability enhancement process tied to the IANA functions transition, noting that “the success of these efforts [is] essential to increasing faith and trust in the organization on an ongoing and sustainable basis”.
Their dispatch further noted continuing dissatisfaction within the IP sector regarding ICANN’s contractual compliance efforts vis-a-vis registries and registrars, and urged engagement toward the development of ‘best practices’ for IP protection, stating:
With respect to intellectual property enforcement concerns, we have heard from a number of stakeholders that domain name registrars are not meeting their contractual obligations with ICANN, and that ICANN itself routinely has failed to prioritize and enforce its agreements. Registrars and registries, like every legitimate business that operates in the Internet ecosystem, have a constructive role to play in curbing online infringement and counterfeiting. We urge you to facilitate conversations among rightsholders, registrars, registries, and ICANN to identify mutually agreeable best practices in this important space. We urge that you become actively involved in the interagency process to advocate for strong and effective intellectual property rights in this online environment.
So, notwithstanding the anticipated US withdrawal from direct oversight of the IANA functions, these Senators want the White House to bring contracted parties, ICANN and IP rightsholders together for the development of best practices for IP protection in the DNS.
One conspicuous omission in their letter is any mention of domain registrants, who have a significant stake in any process that might result in changes to the UDRP, URS, Trademark Clearinghouse, and related matters, and who are likely to be significantly impacted by any ‘voluntary’ change in registry or registrar practices. That doesn’t mean that registrants aren’t committed to IP protection, but does highlight the need for them to be part of the conversation as well. That’s especially true since review of the new gTLD rights protection mechanisms and potential UDRP reforms will be on the table in half a year.
The White House IP Czar tends to work closely with and be sensitive to the concerns of the Judiciary Committees, which have primary jurisdiction over copyright and trademark. Regardless of the substance and timing of the IANA functions transition, ICANN itself and many major registries and registrars are headquartered within the U.S. and can anticipate being contacted by Mr. Marti’s office to discuss development of best practices. They can presume from past history that inadequate progress in adopting them may lead to calls for more coercive initiatives. This all bears further watching.
The text of the letter follows:
United States Senate
Committee on the Judiciary
April 9, 2015
The Honorable Daniel H. Marti
United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Marti :
Congratulations on your unanimous confirmation to serve as the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. Our Nation is the envy of the world for the quality, and the quantity, of its innovative and creative goods and services. To retain that position and to encourage other countries to develop meaningful intellectual property systems, we must ensure that our citizens’ intellectual property rights are effectively enforced at home. The Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) was authorized to fill a critical role in meeting that goal.
We write to highlight some of the pressing issues facing the IPEC that we hope will receive your attention as you begin your tenure.
Voluntary Best Practices.
The IPEC has played a constructive role in improving intellectual property enforcement by facilitating voluntary agreements between stakeholders. Such agreements, which we have advocated for, have led to positive developments on a wide range of enforcement issues, including more engagement by payment processors and advertising networks in helping to combat online infringement and the creation of the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies. Voluntary agreements like these are an essential tool for improving intellectual property enforcement and highlight one of the important duties that we envisioned for the IPEC when the position was created.
We hope that ensuring the effectiveness of the existing voluntary agreements and identifying new areas where voluntary agreements can bring improvements will be a cornerstone of your work . We encourage you to develop methods for analyzing the effectiveness of the voluntary agreements and to discuss with stakeholders their experiences and suggestions for improvements. Among the specific areas ripe for exploration of new voluntary efforts are the role of advertising networks that drive so much of the online economy, and the “whack-a-mole” problem that plagues copyright holders online, where illegal content or sites are taken down only to spring back up again moments later in a new location.
Finally, as the most recent IPEC Joint Strategic Plan noted, intellectual property must be protected at ICANN, which governs the use of domain names on the Internet. There are longstanding concerns within both the business community and the Congress regarding ICANN’s transparency and accountability mechanisms with respect to its existing functions and responsibilities. There are active discussions and efforts taking place to design and implement improved ICANN accountability and transparency mechanisms. We consider the success of these efforts to be essential to increasing faith and trust in the organization on an ongoing and sustainable basis.
With respect to intellectual property enforcement concerns, we have heard from a number of stakeholders that domain name registrars are not meeting their contractual obligations with ICANN, and that ICANN itself routinely has failed to prioritize and enforce its agreements. Registrars and registries, like every legitimate business that operates in the Internet ecosystem, have a constructive role to play in curbing online infringement and counterfeiting. We urge you to facilitate conversations among rightsholders, registrars, registries, and ICANN to identify mutually agreeable best practices in this important space. We urge that you become actively involved in the interagency process to advocate for strong and effective intellectual property rights in this online environment. (Emphasis added)
2014 Annual Report and Next Joint Strategic Plan.
The Office of the IPEC provides high-level, centralized coordination across the many agencies of the Federal Government that handle intellectual property enforcement. Among the IPEC’s central roles is producing a joint strategic plan every three years, setting out a comprehensive, multi-agency approach to combat piracy and counterfeiting . The IPEC also provides annual reports to Congress on the Government’s enforcement efforts and makes legislative recommendations . These reports and recommendations are highly beneficial to our efforts as lawmakers.
We have not yet received the Office’s 2014 Annual Report on its activities, as required by the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act of 2008. While some delay is understandable in light of the transition, we expect every effort to be made to swiftly provide Congress with that report.
Among the contents of that report, we are particularly interested in the Office’s efforts to implement the 26 recommendations of the Administration’s 2013 Joint Strategic Plan On Intellectual Property Enforcement. Moreover, as you begin work on the next Joint Strategic Plan to be issued in 2016, we look forward to discussing additional enforcement priorities.
International IP Enforcement .
Although the primary focus of the IPEC is on coordinating the domestic enforcement efforts of the Federal Government, we believe that there is a critical role for the Office to play in encouraging our trading partners and other countries to provide for adequate and effective intellectual property protections. The United States remains a net exporter of IP-protected goods, and as such, we must work to ensure that the intellectual property rights of our creators and innovators are meaningfully protected around the world. We encourage you to work with the relevant agencies, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Trade Representative , and the U.S. Copyright Office, to find ways to use your position and the Office of the IPEC to advocate for strong and effective intellectual property rights internationally .
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We look forward to working with you throughout your tenure and urge you to prioritize the issues outlined in this letter in the coming months. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us and our staffs if we can be of assistance on these matters or any additional issues that relate to the vital protection of intellectual property.
Sincerely,
CHARLES E. GRASSLEY PATRICK LEAHY
Chairman Ranking Member
This article by Philip Corwin from the Internet Commerce Association was sourced with permission from:
www.internetcommerce.org/senate-judiciary-to-ip-czar/
posted by David Goldstein
