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A Singular Problem
The fate of plural/single-term contention sets is a hot topic in Beijing. Most people watching the new gTLD application process expected ICANN to approve either just one plural or singular... read more
Trademark Timelines and Rights
The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is poised to open Tuesday of next week, which means that March 26 will be the first day that brands or their agents can register their... read more
Backing Out: Before Withdrawing a New gTLD Application, Consider the Costs
General Motors’ decision to withdraw three of its five new gTLD applications, which became public last week when the status of those applications changed on ICANN’s website, many of those... read more
Setting the PIC
ICANN made some serious waves during its most recent New gTLD Applicant Update webinar when it announced, among other notices, that it has proposed a series of significant changes to... read more
Faux gTLDs in Ads: A .YEAH or a .OHNO?
After this weekend, many blogs are, as expected, buzzing about the commercials aired during the Super Bowl. But there is another commercial that began airing a few weeks prior to... read more
Getting with the .PROGRAM
1With all the attention and fervor surrounding the gTLDs that are poised to launch as part of the New gTLD Program, it’s easy to forget that other new top-level domains... read more
Putting a Price on Peace of Mind
1Though they have not yet announced when the new gTLD Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) will officially open for registrations, providers Deloitte and IBM have published the pricing scheme for those who... read more
ICANN Update: Dates for Clarifying Questions and Contention Sets Announced
During today’s new gTLD applicant update webinar, ICANN made some important announcements regarding the timing of upcoming milestones in the new gTLD application evaluation process. Specifically, ICANN stated that Contention... read more
And On to the Abstentions
The fact that 1,766 new gTLD applications participated in ICANN’s Prioritization Draw held yesterday is interesting for two reasons: first, because such a high percentage (92%) chose to participate, and... read more
New Research to Shape Your New gTLD Plans
New gTLDs are on track to begin delegating into the Root Zone as soon as the second quarter of next year. With the first launches fast approaching, brand owners and... read more
The Trouble Abroad
It can be a scary world out there in cyberspace, even for big companies with ample resources. Just ask the likes of Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and others, who recently saw... read more
As the GAC’s World Turns
As we mentioned in our last post, GAC Early Warnings came out late last Tuesday night. In total, 39 GAC member countries issued 242 Early Warnings on 143 unique gTLD... read more
Just a Warning?
Last week in Toronto during ICANN’s 45th Public Meeting, members of the Governmental Advisory Committee, or GAC, discussed a variety of topics about both new gTLDs and other ICANN policy... read more
ICANN’s New Batching Proposal: Back to Basics
The last time we wrote about new gTLD application batching (or metering or sequencing) here on the gTLD Strategy blog was over a month ago, when we discussed some of... read more
Playing the New Name Game
This week, a few members of the FairWinds team are off in London to meet with some clients and friends across the pond. Of course, no matter where we are,... read more
