GoodNeighbors.com Wins Weekly Sales List at $25,000

GoodNeighbors.com,sold for $25,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the last week,ending February 16,2014.

There were no six-figure domain name sales this week.

Afternic had a great week in the sales chart,taking 10 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,Sedo took 8 of the top 20 positions .

.COM dominated once again the list,with 15 of the top 20 positions.

Here are the top 20 positions for the two weeks ending February 16,2014 :

1. GoodNeighbors.com     $25,000
2. OCG.com     $22,770
3.     Appliances.com.au     $20,454
4.tie     1FirstBank.com     $20,000
4.tie     Diamonds.info     $20,000
4.tie     Reklam.net     $20,000
7. 7Sins.com     $19,700
8. BangladeshOnline.com     $18,000
9. 45Degrees.com     $17,000
10. NonstopFlights.com     $16,629
11. TheMattressStore.com     $16,000
12. LocalContent.com     $15,088
13. Appid.com     $13,999
14. EasyMarkets.com     $12,500
15. PorkRinds.com     $11,500
16. PrimeTime.de     $11,167
17. 7-TV.com     $10,350
18.tie     EasyMortgages.com     $10,000
18.tie     Lock.co     $10,000
18.tie     NetLotto.com     $10,000

See here the Domain Name Journal list of top reported sales .

General Availability for .Enterprises, .Tips, Voyage and .Diamonds Starts Today

Donuts entered EAP general availability for other four new gTLDs today : .Enterprises, .Tips, Voyage and .Diamonds.

EAP (Early Acces Registrations) are available in the first seven days of a gTLD’s general availability.

Donuts will continue its expansion of Internet namespace by opening four new gTLD for general availability by the end of this month.The four new gTLDs are:

February 26 : .Shows, .Careers, .Photos and .Recipes

Donuts has 7 new gTLDs out of the EAP pricing and into the real general availability : .construction, .contractors, .directory, .kitchen, .land, .technology and .today.

.KIWI Sunrise Commences With NZ Rugby League Kicking Off Early

The Sunrise period for .kiwi domains has opened, but don’t expect a rush of registrants given to take advantage of the Sunrise period one has to have registered their trademark in the Trademark Clearinghouse.

The Sunrise period ends on 17 March. Domains with only one application will be immediately allocated the domain, but where there is more than applicant, an auction will take place. And in mid-March the public will be able to register .kiwi domains.

One organisation registering a .kiwi domain name during Sunrise is the New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL). The NZRL have been proactive about registering their trademark with the TMCH, leaving them free to register a .kiwi domain name during Sunrise.

For more information, see the news release below:

Trademark holders have a month to get first dibs on .kiwi domain names
After more than two years of planning, Dot Kiwi Ltd. (Dot Kiwi) has opened up its exclusive registration period for trademark holders, known as the Sunrise period, today.

Trademark holders have until March 17 to secure their trademark as a .kiwi domain name. Following this date Dot Kiwi will review the applications, and for domain names with only one valid applicant Dot Kiwi will immediately register the domain name. If there are multiple trademark holding applicants for the same domain name, all parties will be invited to bid for the domain name.

.kiwi is one of the hundreds of new domain names, known as generic top level domain names (gTLDs), launching online. In mid-March .kiwi will become one of the first in the world to officially launch to the public, meaning all New Zealanders will be able to register .kiwi domain names and immediately activate them.

Tim Johnson, CEO of Dot Kiwi, says individuals and businesses are getting excited to activate .kiwi domain names in the coming months and the Sunrise period is designed specifically to protect the rights of trademark holders.

“We know New Zealand businesses around the globe have been waiting to purchase .kiwi domain names, which means in some instances more than one trademark holder might exist for a certain name. The Sunrise period gives everyone a level playing field to make sure they can get the domain names they want,” says Johnson.

To qualify for the Sunrise period, companies need to register their trademark with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), an international entity created by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to protect the rights of trademark holders during and after the launch of new domain names such as .kiwi.

Sarah Lewis, General Manager – Commercial of the New Zealand Rugby League, says “A .kiwi domain names is a great fit for our organisation. It helps us express who we are as an organisation and it connects to our national identity. It says much more about our organisation than our existing domain names.

“We’re in the process of developing our strategy for how we’re going to make the most out of the .kiwi domain name, but the first step for us was taking advantage of the Sunrise period,” says Lewis.

Robert Rolls, Commercial and Finance Director of Digiweb, welcomes the introduction of further choice for businesses and consumers in New Zealand and globally with the launch of this exciting new domain name.

“The Sunrise period is a critical phase for trademark owners to head off any potential cybersquatting risk when .kiwi domains become more widely available during the General Availability phase,” says Rolls.

For trademark holders wanting to take advantage of the Sunrise period they should visit https://dot-kiwi.com/sunrise or www.trademark-clearinghouse.com.

Information for trademark holders:
1.   All trademark holder have until the 17th of March 2014 to register their trademark as a .kiwi domain name before sales to the general public begin
2.   In order to register before the general public can, trademark holders need to register their trademark with the Trademark Clearinghouse
3.   Visit www.dot-kiwi.com/sunrise to find out how to register with the Trademark Clearinghouse – it’s quick and easy
4.   For domain names with only one applicant, after the 17th of March 2014 Dot Kiwi will immediately register the domain name
5.   If there are multiple trademark holding applicants for the same domain name, all parties will be invited to bid for it after the 17th of March 2014.

About the Trademark Clearinghouse:
The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is a centralised database of verified trademarks created to protect intellectual property rights during, and after the launch, of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) to the global marketplace. To register a trademark with the TMCH trademark holders should visit https://dot-kiwi.com/sunrise or www.trademark-clearinghouse.com.

About Dot Kiwi:
Dot Kiwi will bring a completely new option to the market for customers wishing to be associated with New Zealand on the Internet, or via their email address. The .kiwi domain will offer New Zealand organisations and individuals greater choice, branding creativity and the opportunity to differentiate themselves from competitors, providing them an exciting way of proclaiming their identity online

Dot Kiwi is the brainchild of a group of ex-pat New Zealanders living in Vancouver, Canada and is a registered New Zealand company, led by seven highly experienced and reputable New Zealand-born directors, together with one Canadian with specialist ICT experience.

More information about Dot Kiwi can be found at www.dot-kiwi.com or via email to
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More information about the ICANN gTLD programme can be found at its website: newgtlds.icann.org/en/.

About Digiweb Group:
Digiweb is a leading provider of Cloud hosting, Domain Name Services and e-Commerce Payment services across New Zealand, Australia and wider Australasia via www.digiweb.co.nz and www.discountdomains.co.nz. For more information please refer to www.digiweb.co.nz/company-overview.

Non-US .ORG Registrations Grow Strongly As Registrations Grow 2.6% In 2013

While .org registrations have slowed overall, the number of registrations outside of North America is growing strongly with nearly 40 percent of registrations stemming from abroad the latest Dashboard report from the Public Interest Registry shows.

In the 2013 calendar year, domains under registration (DUM) grew by 2.6 percent. But Asia continues to be a core growth region for .org, China, Japan and India are all represented in the top ten countries for .org registrations, and together comprise approximately six percent of the total .org market share. In fact, India alone has increased its .org registration market share by 50 percent between 2012 and 2013 and now boasts more than 159,700 .org domains. The United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, and France remain the top five international markets for .org registrants by country outside of the U.S. overall.

The report reveals that 206,542 new .org domains were registered from January to December 2013, bringing the total number of .org DUM to more than 10,346,000 globally.

The largest TLD is .com, currently with 112.4 million registrations, followed by .tk (Tokelau – 21.5m), .de (Germany – 15.7m) and then .net (15.2m). China’s ccTLD, .cn has around 10.8m, .uk (United Kingdom (10.5m), while .org now has around 10.4m, .info (5.7m), .nl (Netherlands – 5.4m) and .ru (Russia – 4.9m).

For more information, see the Public Interest Registry news release below:

Public Interest Registry Releases Report Demonstrating Extended Growth Of The .ORG Domain In 2013

“The Dashboard” Report Shows Steady Rise in International Registrations

Public Interest Registry – the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain – today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the increased growth of .ORG throughout 2013. The report reveals that 206,542 new .ORG domains were registered from January to December 2013, bringing the total number of .ORG domains under registration (DUM) to more than 10,346,000 globally.

Other findings outlined in “The Dashboard” include the following:

the number of .ORG domains under registration (DUM) grew by 2.6 percent in 2013
when it comes to renewal, 85 percent of .ORG registrants renew their domains for at least three years or more
the organisational make-up of the global .ORG community remains diverse with the majority of registrants (20 percent) representing wiki and open source-related causes
charities, schools, and recreational clubs and groups are all equally represented at 8 percent, respectively.

“The Dashboard” also highlights notable growth outside of North America, with nearly 40 percent of .ORG registrations stemming from overseas. For example, as Asia continues to be a core growth region for .ORG, China, Japan and India are all represented in the top 10 countries for .ORG registrations, and together comprise approximately 6 percent of the total .ORG market share. In fact, India alone has increased its .ORG registration market share by 50 percent between 2012 and 2013 and now boasts more than 159,700 .ORG domains. The United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, and France remain the top five international markets for .ORG registrants by country outside of the U.S. overall.

“Historically, .ORG has been the trusted home for nonprofits all over the world. While that credibility still resonates today, it’s clear that the composition of users who carry out their passions, their ideas, and their missions on the .ORG domain is broadening,” said Brian Cute, CEO of Public Interest Registry, “Now more than ever, we’re seeing that .ORG is where action begins – for art and cultural institutions, clubs, sports teams, environmental and educational groups, as well as scientific, philosophic, and religious organisations. It is also the ideal domain to exercise social good or social entrepreneurship because .ORG is for businesses that think differently. As we charge ahead into 2014, we’re optimistic that we will reach new heights in Public Interest Registry’s pursuit to maintain .ORG as the trusted domain for individuals, businesses, and organisations worldwide, while also serving as a foundation for and complement to our soon-to-be-launched .NGO|.ONG domain offerings for global non-governmental organisations.”

Within “The Dashboard,” Public Interest Registry offers insight into its vision and preparations for the 2014 public unveiling of the .NGO and .ONG domains – in addition to four other internationalized domain names (IDNs) that translate into “organisation,” “org” or “structured organisation” in Devanagari, Russian Cyrillic and Chinese-simplified scripts. Public Interest Registry’s applications to create and manage the .NGO|.ONG domains and the new native IDNs were approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 2013.
pir.org/public-interest-registry-releases-report-demonstrating-extended-growth-of-the-org-domain-in-2013/

RPG Life Sciences Loses Domain Name Dispute for RPGLife.com Domain

RPG Life Sciences, a pharma company from India, has just lost a UDRP on the domain name RPGLife.com at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 2005.

RPG Life Sciences filed the complaint on the basis that they own registrations of both “RPG” and “RPG LIFE” in India.Moreover, the company contended that the respondent is being used in faith ” for the purpose of piggybacking on the goodwill and reputation of the Complainant in India and worldwide.”

The respondent argued that the ” consumers are not likely to be confused because the Disputed Domain Name comprises the word “RPG” and the trademarks of the Complainant do not grant exclusive rights to that word having regard to its widespread use as an acronym for the term “Role-Playing Game” or “RPG” putatively coined by American war-gamer Dave Arneson in 1974 to connote “a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. “

The Panel decided that RPG Life Sciences managed to demonstrate only one of the three elements required under the ICANN Policy.

You can read the complaint here.