domain names dot holders in news

Euro domain racks up 2.5 million fans

News Until 7 April last year, only trademark holders, public bodies and certain companies with prior rights could use the dot-eu domain. More than 2.5 million people and organisations have... [11 Apr 2007]

Dot-eu 'warehousing' scandal strikes US registrars

News The organisation said on Monday abusing the registration system could lead to a "risk that the perceived value of dot-eu will decrease, not only for the almost two million legitimate holders of... [25 Jul 2006]

Dot-mobi opens doors to industry registrations

News The first sunrise period, which begins on 22 May, will allow holders of trademarks related to the mobile industry to stake their claim. From 12 June, other trademark holders will be able to get in on the... [19 May 2006]

Want a dot-eu domain? Step right up

News So far dot-eu registrar Eurid has received more than 300,000 applications for addresses with the domain and Marc Van Wesemael, managing director of Eurid, said he expects to see "several hundred thousand... [07 Apr 2006]

Dot-mobi: Follow operator code or you don't get a URL

News Dot-mobi domain names are expected to become available from early 2006, with trademark holders the first to be allowed to register for URLs.mTLD officially won the right... [24 Oct 2005]

Dot-eu registration begins in December

News The 'sunrise' period, which enables rights holders to register their brands' domain names, will officially open on 7 December. The period is divided into two two-month phases - the first... [10 Oct 2005]

Don't be caught out by the EU domain scammers

News The EC has officially confirmed this week that the dot-eu domain will be live from the end of this year and is offering trademark holders a chance to register web addresses for the new... [22 Apr 2005]

Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled

News There will be three stages in the registration process for the new European dot-eu domain names, it has been announced; member states, followed by trademark holders,... [11 May 2004]

Fake domain name renewal spam warning

News Businesses are being warned about a spate of rogue firms spamming domain name holders with fake renewal notices asking for money. Cambridgeshire Trading Standards and Cambridgeshire Police are now... [07 Jul 2003]

Claim your domain now or lose it forever

News Domain name registry Nominet is asking holders of dot-uk domains, registered before August 1996, to confirm they still use their URL. Holders must notify their ISP, who... [01 Jul 2002]

Dot-me suffix leads to cyber-squatting spat

News Nominet, which runs the dot-uk registry, usually allows a two week "sunrise period" when a new suffix is launched, allowing trademark holders to claim their rights to related internet... [15 Jan 2002]

Dot-biz gives up and starts again

News In cases where domain names were over-subscribed, NeuLevel planned to pick a winner at random, which led to claims that domain names were not always issued to authorised... [18 Dec 2001]

Dot-info available for anyone who wants it

News Dot-info domain names will now be doled out on a first-come first-served basis after trademark holders were granted a one-month headstart to apply for their relevant... [01 Oct 2001]

Dot-info debut meets with overwhelming apathy

News UK trademark holders have been slow to take up the new .info top-level domain name (TLD) during the Sunrise trademark registration period, accounting for only six percent of the worldwide total. The... [24 Aug 2001]

Afilias pushed to check-out cybersquatters

News Last month, the Irish-based consortium of 18 global internet domain registrars gave the go-ahead to trademark holders to pre-register their dot-info domains before full registration... [09 Aug 2001]

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