Protecting Domain Investors & The Domain Name Industry
The Internet Commerce Association is delighted to welcome Darpan Munjal to the ICA Board of Directors! Darpan has been a strong voice in the domain space, building tools and solutions that help buyers, sellers, and investors succeed in the aftermarket. His fresh perspective and hands-on approach to solving real problems for domain professionals make him exactly the kind of leader …
Please join all of us at the Internet Commerce Association in celebrating Todd Han as the newest member of the ICA Board of Directors! Todd has been part of the domain industry for over two decades, building Dynadot into a globally trusted registrar known for transparency and putting registrants first. With over twenty years of building in this space and …
Standing at the Threshold: Should Complaints Built on Later Trademarks Fail at the First Element? The Complaint was denied unanimously and Reverse Domain Name Hijacking was declared unanimously. The Domain Name was registered in 1996. The Complainant’s only registered trademark was filed in September 2025. On any view of the Policy, the Complainant could not succeed. What makes this decision …
The Internet Commerce Association strongly objects to the auDA Board’s decision to approve in principle a Panel recommendation that, if implemented, would take away the right of Australian registrants, whether businesses, community organizations or domain name investors, to hold com.au and net.au domain names on the basis of the goods, services, events, activities or premises connected with them, rather than …
A Dissent That Never Asks the Targeting Question The majority opinion is a disciplined application of settled principles and requires little elaboration. That is the Policy working as designed. The dissent is another matter, and it warrants careful attention precisely because the approach it embodies surfaces from time to time and must be answered each time it does. Nowhere in the …
The Internet Commerce Association is pleased to announce that Dynadot has upgraded to Platinum Membership, strengthening its commitment to the domain investor community and the ICA’s work advocating for registrant rights and a healthy domain name industry. Founded in 2002 by software engineer Todd Han, Dynadot has grown into one of the world’s largest domain registrars, with more than 12 …
The Internet Commerce Association is proud to celebrate Atom.com’s upgrade to ICA Platinum Membership! From pioneering AI-powered domain discovery to supporting over 100,000 businesses worldwide, Atom.com continues to demonstrate incredible leadership in our industry and a deep dedication to our community. Atom.com is a brandable domain marketplace and ICANN accredited registrar built around a simple idea: finding the right domain …
A Default Is Not a Verdict: Panel Research Done Right Default cases are where the Policy’s discipline is particularly important, because there is no respondent to point out what a complaint fails to prove. This decision shows a Panel proceeding with conspicuous care in exactly that situation, and the result is a model of how an undefended complaint against a …
Three-Letter Domain Value Cannot Overcome Direct Evidence of Targeting The Respondent relied on a principle familiar from numerous UDRP decisions: A short three-letter domain name may have substantial inherent value independent of any particular trademark, and acquiring such a domain for that inherent value can constitute a bona fide registration. The difficulty for the Respondent was not the validity of …
Ariff is a domain investor, broker, and consultant based in Bangladesh. He got his start in the industry almost by accident. He discovered domains while looking for a side business, and turned early small wins into a full career. Since then, he’s brokered major deals including Berth.com and Z.org. Profile Questions What is your current role and what are you …
