Domain name news
.pk (Pakistan) to be launched soon
We should know the final details regarding the launch of .pk at
the second level later on this month. It is thought that a sunrise
period for trademark owners will be launched at some point in the
next two months, followed by unrestricted availability.
.es (Spain) relaxation of registration requirements
The Spanish Registry recently announced that it is planning to
relax the rules for registration of .es this year. It is thought
that a first sunrise period (for government agencies) will launch in
May, with a second for trademark holders following later in the
summer and first-come, first-served availability following that.
More information on both these items to be released as soon as we
have it.
ICANN news
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
has announced its approval of two new sponsored Top-Level Domains (sTLDs),
.jobs and .travel. .jobs is intended to serve the needs of the
international human resource management community and will be
restricted appropriately. .travel will be restricted to operations
within the travel industry, including airlines, theme parks and car
rental companies. It is thought that both sTLDs will be operational
towards the end of the year.
AfriNIC, Africa's own Regional Internet number Registry (RIR),
has just received its first allocation of numbering resources,
including IP addresses and Autonomous System Numbers for the Africa
region.
Telcordia, the company charged with assessing the five applicants
for management of the .net domain, announced its findings at the end
of last month and placed VeriSign (the current operator) in the
lead. A final decision has yet to be made. A public forum at ICANN's
site is ongoing.
WIPO FAQ
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) recently
published a web-page documenting general trends in its 7,000+
decisions on domain name disputes. The page is in the form of a
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and is available at http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/search/overview/index.html.
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