.MADRID – Introduction of Two Approved Launch Programs
Brief Overview: The Comunidad de Madrid’s applications for two Approved Launch Programs pursuant to Section 4.5.2 of the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements (the “ TMCH Requirements“) for its .MADRID TLD are being posted for comment to give the community an opportunity to review and provide feedback.
- Comment Period: 11 Nov 2014- 2 Dec 2014
- Reply Period: 3 Dec 2014- 24 Dec 2014
Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose
The Comunidad de Madrid’s applications for two Approved Launch Programs (“Public Administrations Program” [PDF, 124 KB] and “Parallel Sunrise Program” [PDF, 138 KB]) pursuant to Section 4.5.2 of the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements (the “ TMCH Requirements“) for its .MADRID TLD are being posted for comment to give the community an opportunity to review and provide feedback.
Section 4.5.2 of the TMCH Requirements provides that Registry Operators may, prior to the start date of its Sunrise Period, apply to ICANN to conduct an “Approved Launch Program” not otherwise permitted by the TMCH Requirements. An Approved Launch Program may allow the Registry Operator to register certain domain names prior to the completion of the Sunrise Period for the TLD . A Registry Operator may submit an application to conduct an Approved Launch Program for its TLD (a “Launch Application“) in accordance with the Approved Launch Program Application Process available at: newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-12nov13-en. Under Section 4.5.2 of the TMCH Requirements, ICANN reserved the right to submit any Launch Application for public comment.
Once a Launch Application is submitted to ICANN , ICANN reviews and analyzes the application pursuant to the Approved Launch Program Application Review Guidelines (the “Guidelines“). The Guidelines set forth ten factors ICANN takes into consideration during its analysis and review prior to reaching a final decision.
Detailed Information:
The Comunidad de Madrid has submitted two Launch Applications: (i) a Public Administrations Program and (ii) a Parallel Sunrise Program. ICANN is seeking public comment on all aspects of these Launch Applications. As stated in the Guidelines, multiple applications should be considered cumulatively and in the aggregate, however, if you have comments that are specific to a particular Launch Application, please so indicate. In particular, comments would be helpful with regard to the following factors for each Launch Application:
- How might the applied for launch program affect consumer confusion?
- How might the applied for launch program affect intellectual property rights?
- What are the risks, if any, of not capping the number of domain names that may be registered under the launch program?
- Is the applied for launch program necessary to achieve the stated objectives of the Registry Operator or could its objectives be similarly achieved through a Limited Registration Period? (See the TMCH Requirements for a discussion of Limited Registration Periods.)
- Is the applied for launch program necessary to achieve the stated objectives of the Registry Operator given the availability of a Qualified Launch Program? (See [LINK] for a discussion of the Qualified Launch Program.)
Next Step:
Public comment will be analyzed and taken into account by ICANN during ICANN ‘s review of the Comunidad de Madrid’s Launch Applications.
Section II: Background
Section 4.5.2 of the TMCH Requirements provides that a Registry Operator may, prior to the start date of its Sunrise Period, apply to ICANN to conduct an “Approved Launch Program” not otherwise permitted by the TMCH Requirements. An Approved Launch Program may allow the Registry Operator to register certain domain names prior to the completion of the Sunrise Period for the TLD . A Registry Operator may submit an application to conduct an Approved Launch Program for its TLD (a “Launch Application“) in accordance with the Approved Launch Program Application Process available at: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-12nov13-en. Under Section 4.5.2 of the TMCH Requirements, ICANN reserved the right to submit any Launch Application for public comment.
Once a Launch Application is submitted to ICANN , ICANN reviews and analyzes the application pursuant to the Approved Launch Program Application Review Guidelines (the “Guidelines“). The Guidelines set forth ten factors ICANN takes into consideration during its analysis and review prior to reaching a final decision.
Section III: Relevant Resources
- .MADRID Registry Agreement: https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/madrid-2014-05-01-en
- Rights Protection Mechanism: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tmch-requirements-2014-01-09-en
- The Comunidad de Madrid’s application for “Public Administrations Program” [PDF, 124 KB]
- The Comunidad de Madrid’s application for “Parallel Sunrise Program” [PDF, 138 KB]
- Approved Launch Program Application Process: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-12nov13-en
Section IV: Additional Information
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This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/madrid-alp-application-2014-11-11-en
Sedo Reports $1,1 Million in Domain Name Sales ! EasyBet.com Topped Sedo’s Weekly Sales List at 35,000 EUR
EasyBet.com topped Sedo’s weekly sales list at 35,000 EUR. Highlights also include Shudder.tv,leading the ccTLD category at $10,000 and Penguin.club ,leading the “Other” category at $8,000.
Other notable domain name sales include :
.COM
mgp.com 25,000 USD
inavigate.com 22,500 USD
oal.com 19,999 USD
media21.com 18,000 USD
lacle.com 15,000 USD
fullgear.com 10,000 USD
meidensha.com 10,000 USD
buying24.com 10,000 USD
mikekim.com 10,000 USD
mxe.com 9,999 USD
suchmaschinenoptimierung.com 9,000 EUR
voegeli.com 9,000 EUR
mytic.com 7,500 USD
bankweb.com 7,000 USD
mylogis.com 7,000 USD
yesing.com 6,823 USD
smartworkstation.com 6,000 USD
monario.com 6,000 USD
wavelab.com 5,000 USD
mcbeans.com 5,000 GBP
sandaly.com 5,000 EUR
bmcapital.com 5,000 USD
ccTLD
geld-anlegen.de 8,200 EUR
gravity.co.uk 8,000 GBP
rieger.de 6,499 EUR
starmaker.tv 5,450 GBP
zakladysportowe.pl 5,000 EUR
simplythebest.de 5,000 EUR
apuesta.mx 4,999 USD
opiniolandia.com.ar 4,499 EUR
räder24.de 4,400 EUR
entrepreneur.me 3,550 USD
schals.at 3,000 EUR
movie.so 3,000 USD
brightside.tv 3,000 USD
unstoppable.me 2,995 USD
liveroulette.eu 2,800 USD
picnic.be 2,800 EUR
makeyourhome.it 2,500 EUR
blumenshop.de 2,449 EUR
fif.co.uk 2,295 GBP
video.cx 2,100 EUR
stargames.com.ua 2,000 EUR
riselearning.in 2,000 USD
canoe.fr 2,000 EUR
moderateur.fr 1,999 EUR
happyface.co.uk 1,888 GBP
vista.gr 1,800 EUR
patnatur.es 1,750 EUR
abmahnung.eu 1,750 EUR
stichting365.eu 1,699 EUR
Other
next.club 4,500 USD
serverbase.net 3,250 EUR
artsupplies.org 3,000 USD
medallion.financial 3,000 USD
gays.info 2,800 EUR
snappy.net 2,750 USD
3j.net 2,388 USD
autocare.net 2,200 USD
globaledu.org 2,000 USD
rooms.pro 1,650 EUR
beta.club 1,500 USD
fotofusion.net 1,400 EUR
geotarget.net 1,299 USD
auto-care.net 1,250 EUR
a4o.net 1,000 USD
fernbusse.org 1,000 EUR
gemeinschaftskonto.net 999 EUR
computerservices.net 975 USD
email-marketing.net 849 USD
immo.bid 750 USD
sat.info 750 USD
Check out Sedo.com for more information
ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan
ICANN is introducing the addition of Five-Year Operating Plan to its planning process, and is seeking public comment on the ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan Version 1 .
The public comment period begins today, Monday, 11 November 2014 for a total of 55 days to complete on Monday, 5 January 2015.
This year’s calendar for the Five-Year Operating Plan will be:
The ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan version 1 (FY2016-FY2020) [PDF, 1.04 MB] includes input from the ICANN community during the development of the Strategic Plan. In support of the planning process the Five-Year Operating Plan will be updated annually based on that year’s performance and the anticipated results, and in accordance with the Financial Model parameters for resources and dependencies. This will also be in accordance with the Multi-Year Planning Calendar. The Five-Year Operating plan includes: five-year planning calendar, strategic goals with corresponding key performance indicators, dependencies, five-year phasing, and list of portfolios; and five-year financial model.
The opening remarks by Fadi Chehadé (ICANN President and CEO) at ICANN 51 included an overview of the Planning Process. Please refer to https://www.icann.org/presidents-corner for the recording.
The Annual Operating Plan and Budget will subsequently be derived from the Five-Year Operating Plan following community input.
This announcement was sourced from :
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en
More than 52,000 .NYC Domain Names Registered in the First Month
New York’s Department of Information ,Technology and Telecommunications announced that moere than 52,000 domain names have been registered in the first month.
At the time of writing this article there are 54,060 .NYC sites, according to ntldstats.com . .NYC has surpassed its competitor, .London, which has only 49,560 registrations.
“I think a big part of the success is that it is exciting. We are giving New Yorkers a chance to own a part of the Internet,” said Minerva Tantoco, New York’s chief technology officer.
DoITT also added that about 27,000 .nyc domain names were registered to individuals, while the remaining ones were registered by businesses.
The new gTLD .NYC is only available for people who live or own a business in one of the five boroughs ( Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island).
Amazon Wins Rights to .Book Top Level Domain Name
Amazon has just won the battle for the new gTLD .Book.The company managed to knock out its eight other rivals,including Google.
Yesterday, R.R. Bowker LLC , the final remaining applicant for the new gTLD .Book,withdrew their application, leaving Amazon the only applicant for the new gTLD and the winer of the auction.
Other applicants for the new gTLD .Book include Global Domain Registry, Google, Minds + Machines, Donuts,Famous Four and .Straat.
The final price paid for .Book will not be disclosed beacuse the auction was a private one.Rumors say that the new gTLD will be more expensive than .Buy, for which Amazon paid $4,6 million.
