The Internet Commerce Association is pleased and excited to announce that, commencing today, August 23, 2021, the ICA will be offering a free weekly UDRP Case Summary Digest by email. UDRP cases of note will be summarized weekly and sent out every Monday, beginning today. The ICA believes that this new service will provide an additional and helpful resource for …
Recording of our Business Intelligence Briefing on the Second Round of New gTLDs
We were delighted to host a panel of new gTLD experts who shared their expertise and predictions for the next round of the new gTLD application process in a webinar earlier this week. The ICA would like to extend a big thank you to our wonderful host, Christa Taylor, and the panelists, Jeff Neuman, Jothan Frakes, and Phill Buckingham. You’ll …
Last Chance to Sign Up for Tomorrow’s Free ICA Briefing on ICANN’s Next Round of New gTLDs
The Internet Commerce Association has so far welcomed over 150 registered attendees to its free business intelligence briefing on the next round of the new gTLD program, which will take place via Zoom, tomorrow, August 4, 2021 at 1 pm ET. Whether you are a fan or not of new gTLDs it may be a good idea for you to …
ICA Weekly UDRP Case Summary Digest – Volume 1
============================================================ Quality Carriers, Inc. v. Bests, LLC, WIPO Case No. D2021-1807 QualityCarriers.com Transfer Panelist: Mr Robert A. Badgley Summary: Generic-sounding QualityCarriers.com transferred in UDRP proceedings. Complainant had a long standing trademark. Respondent had record of prior cybersquatting. No proper response filed. Brief Facts: Quality Carriers, Inc., USA filed UDRP over <qualitycarriers.com>. Complainant, a provider of transportation services, had a registered Trademark …
ICA Business Intelligence Briefing on ICANN’s Second Round of New gTLDs
Join us for this dynamic session in which our panelists will share their expertise on the next application round for new gTLDs. Are you curious about applying and operating a new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD)? Or simply want to find out what the second round will look like? Join this panel of seasoned veterans to gain actionable intelligence and guidance on the …
Domain Names and U.S. Income Taxes: The Knowns and The Unknowns
Some of the trickiest issues with domain names involve determining their proper tax treatment. Are domain name purchases held in inventory, expensed, or amortized? If amortized, for how long? How can one appraise a donated domain name? What do you do if you purchase a domain name and a website is included? The ICA is very happy to announce that …
UNDERSTANDING DOMAIN NAME TRANSFER LOCKS
Domain name investors look for security and portability amongst other important factors when selecting a registrar. Locks can sometimes play an important role in securing a valuable domain name. When a registrar locks a domain name upon changing a registrant or changing registrars that may give the registrant time to notice an unauthorized change and better enable the registrar to …
Announcing ICA’s 15th Anniversary Member Meetup on September 19th and 20th!
ICA turns 15 this fall, and we’re thrilled to announce that we hope to be celebrating in… Las Vegas! It was a very close vote, but ultimately, you, our members, decided that you’d like for our first in-person event to happen in Las Vegas. With so many meetings held there in the past, it’ll be fun to reminisce about them as we …
ICA Member Event – The Domains of Brand Naming
We’re excited to invite our members to another ICA Member Event, The Domains of Brand Naming. The event will be hosted by Catchword’s senior strategist, linguist and co-founder, Laurel Sutton, and creative director, Erin Milnes, experts in linguistics and brand naming! Among other topics, you’ll hear about what brand names are, what they can (and cannot) do, about Catchword’s history, …
ICA STATEMENT ON NOMINET’S EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
On Monday, March 22, 2021, Nominet, the United Kingdom’s registry operator for .UK domain names faces a stark choice between those who want it to remain true to its original purpose as a not-for-profit singularly focussed on efficiently and cost-effectively delivering domain name registry services for the .UK namespace and those that have more ambitious plans for the registry – …