2025 ICA Annual Member Meeting – Save the Date!

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We are excited to announce the dates for our 4th Annual ICA Member Meeting. Mark your calendars for January 26th to 28th, 2025, at Resorts World in Las Vegas! The meeting is open to all current ICA Members and anyone who joins the ICA before the meeting date. It’s an amazing opportunity to reconnect with our wonderful community and key …

Thank You for a Successful NamesCon 2024!

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We just wrapped up another successful NamesCon and wanted to share the highlights with you. We greatly appreciate all our members who took the time to meet with us, attended our UDRP panel, and joined us for our 9th Annual Dinner. Your involvement and support make these events truly special. Highlights from NamesCon 2024 Broker Breakfast: Thank you to all …

Radix joins the ICA

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We are thrilled to announce that Radix has joined the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) at the Bronze Plus level. Radix manages over 9 million domains, and operates several leading extensions like .ONLINE, .STORE, and .TECH Radix’s premium domain portfolio has generated over $43 million in retail revenue till date. Karn Jajoo and Soham Gidwani are attending NamesCon this week and …

Welcome to the ICA, NameSilo!

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We are excited to announce that NameSilo, a leading domain name registrar and web hosting company, has joined the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) as a Silver member. NameSilo prides itself on providing low everyday domain prices, in addition to hosting, website builder, SSL, premium DNS, email, and a world-class support team! By joining ICA, NameSilo aims to support and contribute …

ICA Board Member, Paul Nicks Moves to New Role at GoDaddy Focusing on Domain Name Investors

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Congratulations to ICA Board Member, Paul Nicks, on his new role as VP of Domain Investors. Paul’s transition from his previous position is a significant step for both him and the domain investment community. This demonstrates the importance of the domain name secondary market which the ICA is dedicated to preserving and growing. As Paul stated, “During my time as …

The Inaugural Levine Lecture by Tony Willoughby

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Join us for the inaugural Levine Lecture, part of our annual lecture series honoring Gerald Levine, recipient of the ICA Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant scholarly contributions to the UDRP. Gerry is the author of “Domain Name Arbitration” and the forthcoming “The Clash of Trademarks and Domain Names on the Internet.” We are honored to have Tony Willoughby, an expert …

ICA Member Profile: Vinod Reghunathan

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Vinod Reghunathan – Internet Entrepreneur: There comes a time when you don’t care what others think of you, because, deep down you are sure of what you are!   Name: Vinod Reghunathan Company: www.aidor.xyz Favorite Domain: crypto.com Favorite Industry Conference: Namescon, ICA Favorite Industry Blog(s): DnJournal Tell us a little bit about your background and your personal story. After a …

Announcing the 9th Annual ICA Dinner at NamesCon 2024!

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We are thrilled to invite you to the 9th Annual ICA Dinner at NamesCon, an evening filled with delicious food, drinks, and exceptional networking opportunities with industry leaders. ICA Members can purchase their tickets starting today, and the sales will be open to everyone starting next Friday, April 26th. If you’re not a member, but are considering joining, we’d love …

Highlighting Previous Comments

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Zak Muscovitch comments on the issue of common law rights raised in the decision on <lifefenefits .com> Securian Financial Group, Inc. v. Carolina Rodrigues / Fundacion Comercio Electronico, NAF Claim Number: FA2204001991732, (UDRP Digest Vol 2.21) In this case, the Panel accepted the Complainant’s contention that the Complainant enjoyed common law trademark rights in the term, LIFEBENEFITS. Interestingly, from the …

Reflections on the Jurisprudence of Domain Names, No. 1

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By Mr. Gerald M. Levine The commentaries in the Weekly Digest give a good account of the panelists’ reasoning for their decisions but I thought it would also be instructive to discuss the decisions from two other perspectives. The first is the evidentiary demands of the UDRP and the second is the accumulated wisdom of authoritative decisions which cumulatively constitute …