Strong headwind for generic Top Level Domains
Among the approximately 2,000 applications for new top-level domains, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recorded up to now more than 6000 submissions. The legal departments of some companies and individual regulators provided the most objections. The Saudi Communication and Information Technology Commission fears it both sacred (. Catholic. Islam or. Halal) and Infernal (. Sex. Gay or. Bar) like the plague.
Should assume the risks that baby or virgin -.. Latter is applying to the Medien-/Reiseunternehmen Virgin Enterprise Ltd -, the moral guardians of the rest of the Arab world, however, probably explain in more detail. The position is from their perspective quite simple: both virgin and baby would ultimately like xxx only new pornographic sites on the net produce.... It studies have yet clearly demonstrated, the moral statement that the consumption of pornographic material diminish the respect for long-lasting, monogamous relationships and the desire to reproduce. Alcohol Impregnated zones of cash, over wine and vodka, even if they are merely virtual, public order and morality would bring to falter -... Least annually according to the WHO, 2.5 million people die from the harmful effects of alcohol.
166 objections of this kind, some with views of geographical names lodged a the authority. Geography-related applications make the process, often a particular nerve, as the peak value of more than 200 objections to the award of. Patagonia to the famous sportswear manufacturer shows. Also three applications from Google, which can be found as entries in the corresponding ISO lists (. And. Est. Are) might find it difficult.
But this is far from the record. The most diligent objections writers rather heard the patent and brand manager of Sunkist Group, Karen Holm, with 467 appeals, followed closely by the lawyer of the beverage group HJHeinz with 462 as well as colleagues from the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (459) and the toy traditional house Lego (380) . Together with a small handful of external colleagues and a body such as the European Brands Association AIM (419) of opposition lawyers bring it to almost half thousand objections in Insufficient trademark protection. Serve with the recently published paper by Melbourne IT, which requires more steps to protect brands from ICANN.
Applications for brand TLDs like bmw, audi, edeka or applications such ePost Deutsche Post AG -.... But also the notorious resistance of speakers including Pfizer - are currently without objections. No arch made the trademark lawyers opposed to the applications for. Bavaria (Bayern Connect) and. Nrw (Minds + Machines), here ask Sunkist, Pfizer and Heinz improvements. The reason for this is not least due to two applications involved in the financial investor Top Level Domain Holding, which has collected more than 400 objections. By popular request, ICANN has incidentally extends the appeal period even further, thus it ends only on 26 September.
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