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Paul D. McGrady, Jr., on the New gTLDs
Posted on 7 Jul 2011 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

ICANN is developing a framework to launch new gTLDs, and we can expect that the next twenty-four months will be a time of great change for the Internet and for brands as a result. The new gTLDs represent challenge, cost, risk and possible reward.... Read More

ICANN Board Directs Staff to Launch New Top Level Domain Applications in May of 2011
Posted on 5 Nov 2010 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

Over the last several years, ICANN 1 has been working on a process by which the domain name space can be expanded. Currently, ICANN has approximately twenty generic top level domain names (or gTLDs as they are called) under its umbrella. The most well... Read More

ICANN Makes Hundreds of New gTLDs Available as of 2012
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Williams Mullen

By AMY G. MARINO & ROBERT C. VAN ARNAM ICANN OPENS UP HUNDREDS OF INTERNET DOMAIN NAME ENDINGS WHICH WILL GREATLY EXPAND WEBSITE POSSIBILITIES FOR BOTH BRAND OWNERS AND POTENTIAL INFRINGERS. The Board of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and... Read More

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP: ICANN Application Period Now Open for New Generic Top-Level Domains
Posted on 30 Jan 2012 by Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

By Alisa C. Simmons As first reported in June, ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that administers Internet domains) has liberalized the generic top-level domain system. Earlier this month, ICANN opened the first of... Read More

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione: New gTLDs Approved by ICANN
Posted on 13 Jul 2011 by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

As of January 12, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors will allow applications for the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). ICANN considers these additions to the Internet as its number one priority... Read More

Paul D. McGrady, Jr., on the New gTLDs
Posted on 7 Jul 2011 by Paul D. McGrady, Jr.

ICANN is developing a framework to launch new gTLDs, and we can expect that the next twenty-four months will be a time of great change for the Internet and for brands as a result. The new gTLDs represent challenge, cost, risk and possible reward. Are... Read More

E-Gold Mine Rush?
Posted on 30 Jan 2012 by Ashlee Froese

By Ashlee Froese of Keyser Mason Ball LLP As the internet becomes an increasingly pervasive marketing tool for fashion companies, it's hard (and not very business savvy) to ignore developments on the internet. Previously, CanadaFashionLaw... Read More