Beneath the shine of promotions, risks intensify. Each year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday trigger a sharp rise in scams, counterfeit goods, and brand impersonation.… Read More »Black Friday and Cyber Monday: When the Light Also Draws the Shadows
From hosts.txt to the upcoming 2026 round, the Domain Name System (DNS) has undergone successive waves of expansion, transforming a technical addressing tool into a… Read More »Forty Years of DNS: From symbolics.com to the Dawn of the 2026 Round
ACPA (the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act) has been in the news lately, on the heels of an amicus brief[1] filed by INTA last month, aiming… Read More »ACPA: Addressing Domain Infringement in the US Courts
Even if you’ve never bothered to download ChatGPT, you’re probably familiar with AI-powered search results. For example, the summaries that appear in Google searches that… Read More »Combatting Fake Information in AI-Search Results: How new search technologies are exploited
Internet naming is no longer just a matter of DNS. As 2026 approaches, Web3 players are multiplying cryptoTLDs to the point where the same extension… Read More »2026 in Sight: CryptoTLDs, twinTLDs, and Domain Name Portfolio Strategy
You’ve found a web store selling the same product as your client and the URL is very similar to the client’s brand name. So, you… Read More »The Future of Domain Registration Data Requests: Balancing the Priorities of ICANN, the EU and the Legitimate Access Seeker
On May 30, ICANN published a full draft version of the New gTLD Program: Next Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB). In our previous rundown of considerations… Read More »New gTLD program: analyzing new rules and their relevance for prospective dotBrand applicants
1. Introduction Two court rulings issued just weeks apart, one by the Judicial Court of Paris and the other by the High Court of Singapore,… Read More »Upcycling: ecolonomy vs. intellectual property
The Sunrise Period for .fast, .talk and .you will take place between August 26 and September 25 of this year. Only applicants that have registered… Read More ».FAST, .TALK, .YOU – Amazon Registry Announces Sunrise Dates for 3 nTLDs
Few international registrars continued offering services for Russia’s .ru domain following the 2022 sanctions. Now, in addition to a shrinking pool of .ru registrars, international… Read More »Russia may soon require local hosting for .ru websites. Government confirms through State Media that it’s exploring the move
