Will Companies Be Hurt by New Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting Opportunities When ICANN Launches New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)
Top technology news source ZDNet recently published an article concerning ICANN’s efforts to allow virtually unlimited new generic top level domains (known as gTLDs). There is no question that allowing additional gTLDs will increase opportunity for cybersquatters to infringe trademarks on otherwise established domain names. The real question is what business owners will do to protect themselves against these new cybersquatting and domain dispute opportunities and at what cost. You can read more about ZDnet’s article Top-level URLs not good for SMBs here.
There is no question that allowing additional gTLDs will increase opportunity for cybersquatters to infringe trademarks on otherwise established domain names.
Posted by: chirag modi | 2010.05.25 at 07:31 AM
ICANN is hoping that companies will be forced to take a defensive approach, they stand to make many millions.
Not-for-profit org, yeah right!
Posted by: Danny | 2010.04.21 at 07:11 PM
Funny thing is that almost every company in the world and every domain investor in the world is against ICANN introducing new gTLDs.....yet ICANN is so excited to add them. This will hurt the Internet in ways most have not begun to comprehend.
I've never seen such blatant disregard for the opinions of the business community, domain investor community, and even trademark lawyers.
It's obvious ICANN is being influenced.
All I can say is somebody is taking money under the table or getting their house remodeled.
Dirty! Dirty! Dirty!
Posted by: Tim | 2010.04.21 at 05:08 PM