Kick off for the new .bh (Barhain)
Bahrain has launched its new .bh open to everyone without any more restriction: no more local presence/prior right/documents requirements. Trademark holders are now invited to file their prioritised applications and registration will available to everyone from May 3rd 2022. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain ...
.AU direct registrations to launch in March 2022
auDA has recently announced that Australians will be able to register domain names directly in the TLD .AU as of 24 March 2022. Up to now, only third-level domain names, such as .COM.AU, .NET.AU and .ORG.AU, could be registered in the Australian namespace. auDA CEO said of the .AU launch, “I am delighted to announce .au direct will be ...
Unprecedented ‘Meta’ Domain Name Registrations
After Facebook’s announcement that it is rebranding itself as ‘Meta’, “meta”has become top-trending keyword across portfolio of hundreds of ccTLDs. For these registrants, Facebook is one of the most aggressive enforcers of its trademark, and it’s almost guaranteed that Meta-related UDRP cases will start to appear before long. Since ...
Would .tv disappear if ever the Island of Tuvalu disappears ?
.TV is the country code for Tuvalu, a country in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The average height of the islands is less than 2 meters, with climate change, it’s likely that Tuvalu will disappear one day.Would .tv disappear if ever the Island of Tuvalu disappears ?The answer: “If the code element is removed, the ccTLD is eligible for ...