Nominet, the company responsible for running the .UK namespace, has today released the 2016 annual summary of domain name disputes brought before its award-winning Dispute Resolution Service (DRS), which allows .UK disputes to be settled efficiently and cost-effectively. A total of 703 complaints relating to 785 domains were made in
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Mar
Mar
WIPO cybersquatting cases hit record in 2016
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reported that trademark owners have filed an all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with WIPO in 2016, an increase of 10% over the previous year, with over 1,200 new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) now operational. Cybersquatting
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Mar
Mar
CITMA lecture – Domain name update
Demys’ Tim Brown will be speaking at the CITMA Glasgow lecture in June. In an ever-evolving digital environment, the threats facing brand owners online have never been as varied as they are now. From stopping third parties selling counterfeit goods to protecting customers from financial scams, the online world is
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Jun
Jun
New gTLD .shop launch
By Penny Hearn •
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Demys are pleased to announce the launch of a new top level domain which we perceive to be one of the first to have widespread appeal and importance (as opposed to more typical niche interest) to most of our client base. .shop will begin their Sunrise registration phase from 30
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Jun
Jun
Forthcoming gTLD sunrise periods
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The new gTLD program continues rapidly and imminent sunrise periods include the following: SHOP > 30 June 16 MOTORCYCLES > 15 June 16 If you have an interest in these spaces, please get in contact.
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Mar
Mar
Demys attending ICANN 55
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As part of our continuing commitment to represent our clients at major Internet policy and governance forums, Demys will be attending ICANN’s latest meeting in Marrakech this week. ICANN meetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe to enable attendees from around the world to
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Feb
Feb
Latest sunrise periods
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The new gTLD program continues apace and forthcoming sunrise periods include the following new spaces: .信息 – 22-Feb-16 .mom – 24-Feb-16 .vip – 01-Mar-16 .home – 07-Mar-16 .motorcycles – 06-Apr-16 .insurance – 02-May-16 If you have an interest in these spaces, please get in contact.
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Jan
Jan
New gTLD round up
The new gTLD program continues rapidly and forthcoming sunrise periods include the following: barcelona > 12 January 2016 pet > 19 January 2016 mom > 25 January 2016 istanbul > 27 January 2016 ist > 27 January 2016 广东 > 01 February 2016 佛山 > 01 February 2016 信息 > 22
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Oct
Oct
Domain name phishing warning
We have become aware of bogus abuse notifications being sent to our clients by email, with the subject line “Domain Suspension Notice”. These messages are not being sent from Demys and should be disregarded. A typical email that was passed to us is copied below: Dear Sir/Madam, The following domain
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Oct
Oct
Demys attending ICANN 54
By Demys •
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As part of our continuing commitment to represent our clients at major Internet policy and governance forums, Demys will be attending ICANN’s latest meeting in Dublin this week. ICANN meetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe to enable attendees from around the world to contribute to
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