Microsoft Files Complaint to Gain Control of XboxOneGiveaway.com Domain
Microsoft has recently filed a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights over XboxOneGiveaway.com domain name .
Microsoft owns many trademark registrations for the “Xbox” mark all over the world.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
Microsoft filed the complaint with the National Arbitration Forum December 20,2013 .
The National Arbitration Forum will examine if the domain name is confusingly similar to the trademarked name.Moreover,it will examine if the owner of the disputed domain name has rights over it and if the domain is being used in bad faith.The domain name will be passed over to Microsoft if it falls under all three of these stipulations.
The case is still pending compliance checks with the National Arbitration Forum
MSC.com Wins Weekly Sales list at $47,600
MSC.com,sold for $47,600,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the last two week,ending December 29,2013.
There were no six figure sales this week.
Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 13 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,Afternic took 6 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 December 29,2013 :
1.MSC.com$47,600
2.NU.com.br$45,000
3.Folia.com$37,500
4.Supporter.com$35,000
5.Volei.com$25,500
6.Laptops.de$21,760
7.tieFileBox.com$20,000
7.tieUChat.com$20,000
9.Burton.cn$17,500
10.3.biz$17,000
11.Adata.com$15,000
12.Greenbot.com$14,500
13.ApplySmart.com$14,000
14.CarGames.net$13,901
15.tieVIPFinance.com$13,586
15.tieVIPWoman.com$13,586
17.Telo.com$13,000
18.AmericanScholarships.com$12,995
19.WindPowered.com$12,877
20.StopApps.com$12,500
ICANN : Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 50 in London
The Fellowship Program has demonstrated success in its mission to build capacity in the ICANN multistakeholder environment through focused interactive engagement between newcomers to ICANN and community members at each of the ICANN meetings.
The program seeks to identify members of the Internet community who either have not previously been able to participate in ICANN processes or constituent organizations, or those who require further exposure to the Internet community and its work but cannot travel and attend a meeting without financial support. This outreach program seeks participants from developing regions and countries of the world, in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents who will become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond.
Applications to become an ICANN Fellow are assessed for each meeting by an independent selection committee. Priority is given to applicants who: meet minimum program requirements; are current residents of developing and least developed nations; and are interested in participating in the ICANN multistakeholder process and its supporting organizations, advisory committees or stakeholder groups. An effort will be made to include participants from the region in which the ICANN meeting is being held.
All confirmed fellowship participants must comply with the terms and conditions of the Fellowship program, as outlined at http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships/terms-conditions. As stated within these terms and conditions, ICANN is a California non-profit public benefit corporation and must therefore comply with all the laws and regulations of California and the United States. Fellows are responsible for obtaining all travel visas once accepted into the program. ICANN will purchase tickets for Fellows after all necessary documentation has been obtained and Fellows demonstrate that they have obtained all necessary travel visas.
Once all of the requirements for travel are met, the Fellowship program arranges for and covers the costs for airfare and hotel, as well as providing a stipend to assist with some meeting and subsistence costs. The stipend is provided after each selected candidate successfully completes the requirements of the Fellowship program, Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes during and after the meeting. As always, registration for ICANN meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.
More information about applying here
This announcement was sourced from:
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jan14-en.htm
Verisign To Report Q4 and Full Year 2013 Financial Results
Verisign announced today that its earnings call for the fourth quarter full year of 2013 will take place on Thursday, February 6,2014 at 4:30 p.m (EST).
You can read the press release after the jump:
“VeriSign, Inc., the global leader in domain names, announced that its earnings call for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013 will take place on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. (EST).
The fourth quarter and full year 2013 earnings news release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, and will also be available directly from the company’s website at http://investor.verisign.com.
Verisign will host a live teleconference call on Feb. 6, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. (EST), which will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (913) 312-1488 (international), conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live webcast of the fourth quarter and full year 2013 earnings conference call will also be available at http://investor.verisign.com. An audio archive of the call will be available at https://investor.verisign.com/events.cfm.
About Verisign
As the global leader in domain names, Verisign powers the invisible navigation that takes people to where they want to go on the Internet. For more than 15 years, Verisign has operated the infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that today includes .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc, as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. Verisign’s product suite also includes Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Services, iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed DNS. To learn more about what it means to be Powered by Verisign, please visit VerisignInc.com.”
ICANN Gives Christmas/New Year Delegations To 22 gTLDs
ICANN delegated another 22 gTLDs over the Christmas/new year period, with 19 delegated on 28 December and another three on 2 January. This takes the total to 76 gTLD strings that have been delegated since 23 October when delegations commenced.
The gTLDs delegated included .email, .immobilien (“real estate” in German), .在线 (xn--3ds443g – Chinese for “online”), .solar, .kaufen (German for “shopping”) and .farm.
For the complete list of gTLD strings delegated, see below:
Delegated Strings
| DATE | STRING | REGISTRY |
|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2014 | Spring Madison, LLC | |
| 2 January 2014 | .IMMOBILIEN | United TLD Holdco Ltd. |
| 2 January 2014 | .在线 (xn--3ds443g) – Chinese for “online” | TLD Registry Limited |
| 28 December 2013 | .INSTITUTE | Outer Maple, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .CEO | CEOTLD Pty Ltd |
| 28 December 2013 | .SOLAR | Ruby Town, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .FARM | Just Maple, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .EDUCATION | Brice Way, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .GLASS | Black Cover, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .ONL | I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland |
| 28 December 2013 | .INTERNATIONAL | Wild Way, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .CODES | Puff Willow, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .TRAINING | Wild Willow, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .HOUSE | Sugar Park, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .KAUFEN | United TLD Holdco Ltd. |
| 28 December 2013 | .NINJA | United TLD Holdco Ltd. |
| 28 December 2013 | .REPAIR | Lone Sunset, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .BUILDERS | Atomic Madison, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .COFFEE | Trixy Cover, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .FLORIST | Half Cypress, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .HOLIDAY | Goose Woods, LLC |
| 28 December 2013 | .SOLUTIONS | Silver Cover, LLC |
| 18 December 2013 | .BUZZ | dotStrategy Co. |
| 18 December 2013 | .SUPPORT | Grand Orchard, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .RECIPES | Grand Island, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .COMPUTER | Pine Mill, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .ACADEMY | Half Oaks, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .CAREERS | Wild Corner, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .CAB | Half Sunset, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | 公益 (xn--55qw42g) – Chinese for “charity” | China Organizational Name Administration Center |
| 17 December 2013 | 政务 (xn--zfr164b) – Chinese for “government” | China Organizational Name Administration Center |
| 17 December 2013 | .SYSTEMS | Dash Cypress, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .DOMAINS | Sugar Cross, LLCviajes |
| 17 December 2013 | .VIAJES | Black Madison, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .COMPANY | Silver Avenue, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .CAMP | Delta Dynamite, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .LIMO | Hidden Frostbite, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .MANAGEMENT | John Goodbye, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .PHOTOS | Sea Corner, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .SHOES | Binky Galley, LLC |
| 17 December 2013 | .CENTER | Tin Mill, LLC |
| 10 December 2013 | .RUHR | Regiodot GmbH & Co. KG |
| 30 November 2013 | .MENU | Wedding TLD2, LLC |
| 30 November 2013 | .UNO | Dot Latin, LLC |
| 23 November 2013 | みんな (xn--q9jyb4c) – Japanese for “everyone” | Charleston Road Registry, Inc. |
| 19 November 2013 | .diamonds | John Edge, LLC |
| 19 November 2013 | .tips | Corn Willow, LLC |
| 19 November 2013 | .photography | Sugar Glen, LLC |
| 19 November 2013 | .directory | Extra Madison, LLC |
| 19 November 2013 | .enterprises | Snow Oaks, LLC |
| 19 November 2013 | .kitchen | Just Goodbye, LLC |
| 19 November 2013 | .today | Pearl Woods, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .plumbing | Spring Tigers, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .graphics | Over Madison, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .contractors | Magic Woods, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .gallery | Sugar House, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .sexy | Uniregistry, Corp. |
| 14 November 2013 | .construction | Fox Dynamite, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .tattoo | Uniregistry, Corp. |
| 14 November 2013 | .technology | Auburn Falls |
| 14 November 2013 | .estate | Trixy Park, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .land | Pine Moon, LLC |
| 14 November 2013 | .bike | Grand Hollow, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .VENTURES | Binky Lake, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .CAMERA | Atomic Maple, LLC. |
| 06 November 2013 | .CLOTHING | Steel Lake, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .LIGHTING | John McCook, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .SINGLES | Fern Madison, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .VOYAGE | Ruby House, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .GURU | Pioneer Cypress, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .HOLDINGS | John Madison, LLC |
| 06 November 2013 | .EQUIPMENT | Corn Station, LLC |
| 23 October 2013 | شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic for “web/network” | International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd. |
| 23 October 2013 | онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “online” | CORE Association |
| 23 October 2013 | сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “site” | CORE Association |
| 23 October 2013 | 游戏(xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “game(s)” | Spring Fields, LLC |
