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In a recent decision under the UDRP before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a three-member Panel refused to order the transfer of a Domain Name because the Complainant failed to demonstrate that it was registered or used in bad faith.To be successful in a complaint under the UDRP, a complainant must satisfy the following ...

Having the right extension can hugely assist you in making more financial profits for your business as Google gives more preference to websites with certain specific keyword and domain extensions, which further helps it to gain top rankings on the Google search. Therefore if you wish to target the global audience while highlighting your ...

The Registry of ccTLD .SA (Saudi Arabia) is to use WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) Domain Name Dispute Resolution Services for .SA and السعودية. domain names. The main difference of new .SA procedure is that under the new policy, a dispute shall be successful if can prove that either registration or use of the domain ...

The Registry running the .LB country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) for Lebanon recently made some changes to its policies and procedures. Since 1 February, domain name applicants are no longer required to hold a Lebanese trademark that matches the domain name they wish to register. In addition, it is now possible to register the same term ...

The rise is due to businesses around the world moving online in response to lockdown restrictions, which prompted the increase in globally ccTLDs account that included words such as “delivery” and “online”.

In the UK alone, more than 85,000 companies launched online stores or joined online marketplaces from April-July 2020.

Every ccTLD appears in Latin, but most people in the world don't use Latin character languages, like China, Russia, and most of the Middle East. That leads to internationalized domains names (IDNs). Due to many factors, the use of IDNs was highly uneven. In its adoption of IDNs, Russia is one of the leaders. Also South Korea is an early adopter ...

Take .fr (France) for example, it has more than 3.6 million registrations, growing 7% in 2020. But what's most interesting is the growing percentage of domains registered by foreign owners. This indicates that more international businesses are investing in the domain as a means of connecting with locals. Brands that use country codes enjoy a ...

A new set of rules for .au domain names comes into effect from 12 April 2021.   Under the new licensing rules, renting or leasing of domain names to a third party is prohibited. This helps ensure that the data in the WHOIS reflects who is really behind a particular domain name in the .au ccTLD.   In the new licensing rules for the com.au ...

An Argentine internet user claimed that ownership of the google.com.ar domain had expired last week, and since it was available, he had purchased it for around $3.85, resulting in the temporary shutdown of the search engine ending in ".ar."

It is not surprising that the most populated countries like China or the United States have a large number of registered domains, but very small countries like Panama or the Cayman Islands benefit from their status as a popular offshore destination.

The case of .tk reaching the Top10 is one clear example.

- Simone Catania