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New gTLD Registry Rollouts: Early Issues

Over 250 new gTLDs and gTLD registries have come online over the last several months.  Over six hundred thousand new domains have been registered on the new gTLDs, but the rollout has not been without controversy.  New gTLD lawyers who are monitoring the situation note that many of the newly registered domains with these new registries are actually “reserved domains” by the registries themselves.   It is unclear what percentage of the domain registrations are legitimate third-party registrations and how many domains are actually reserved by the registries because they are premium domains or because the registries believe they are going to be profitable down the line.  Along this same line, many domainers are noting that many of the best domains on these new gTLDs are being held back by the registries.  Instead of tens of thousands of new generic dictionary word domain names becoming available, domainers complain that the best domains aren’t being made available to the general public by the registries.

Attorneys, Lawyers Representing New gTLD Registries, Registry Operators and Registry Service Providers

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is well into its long awaited launch of hundreds of new gTLDs.  This means there will be over one thousand new gTLD registries coming online over the next two years.  Registry agreements with ICANN, registrar agreements with ICANN, registry-registrar agreements and registry-registry operator contracts all need to be negotiated and drafted between the various parties necessary to operate a top level domain. 

The attorneys and lawyers at Traverse Legal are representing over 35 registry and registry operators negotiating registry level contracts with registrars, ICANN, registry operators and other programs. 
Hiring an attorney who understands ICANN’s new gTLD program and the new onuses of registry operations for new domain names is important.  If  you are an applicant for a new gTLD, and need to understand who is representing registry operators and gTLD registries in this new age of virtually unlimited domain name extensions, look no further than the internet law attorneys at Traverse Legal, PLC.

Feel free to contact one of our registry lawyers to learn more about our unique capabilities and expertise representing registry operators.