Protecting Domain Investors & The Domain Name Industry
Join us on October 8th for Reveal Day: The Day After webinar! Forget dry policy debates, our panel is here to deliver instant replays, hot takes, and direct commentary on ICANN’s big reveal. Here is who is taking the mic to unpack the headlines: Moderator: Todd Ryan Todd Ryan is the Managing Director and Senior Paralegal of JJN Solutions Law, PLLC, where he …
Ask First, File Later: A Model Procedure for Supplemental Filings After the Response was filed, the Complainant did not simply send in an unsolicited reply. It asked for an opportunity to file one. The Panel then issued a Procedural Order granting the request on defined terms, with the Complainant’s filing capped at 5,000 words. The Respondent was given a fixed …
The ICA recently wrapped up our Board elections, seeing great participation across our membership. Each of our candidates received overwhelming support from our membership and we’re happy to announce that Nikul Sanghvi has been elected to the ICA Board, while Tessa Holcomb, Braden Pollock, and Jay Chapman have all been re-elected. You can read more about each of these directors in their bios below. Please join us …
ICANN just announced that Reveal Day is October 7th, and the ICA is hosting a webinar the very next day: “Reveal Day: The Day After.” Join us on October 8th for a first look at the new gTLD round from the people closest to it. We’ll bring together applicants, consultants, and industry experts to discuss what was applied for, the …
Plan B Without a Penalty: The Rocca.com Panel Divides on RDNH The merits of this case were never close. A man named Rocca, using <rocca.com> for his family’s email since 2001, seven years before the Complainant’s earliest ROCCA registration, is about as far from a cybersquatter as the Policy contemplates, and the Panel was unanimous in denying the Complaint. The …
Jeanette joins the ICA on a part‑time basis as the Event Manager, pairing her longstanding passion for the domain industry with her extensive experience in event planning. She has worked in the domain industry since 2009 and has been dedicated to her primary and ongoing role as Master Ninja at Name Ninja since 2013 Company: Name Ninja & ICA Favorite Domain: That’s …
When the Resort Moves in Next Door: Is Selling Your Lot to the Obvious Buyer Bad Faith? This case produced three opinions from three panelists, and the one that got the law right was the concurrence. The Respondent coined the word “quobly” and registered <quobly.com> in March 2014. He built a small inspirational quotes website on it, with AdWords traffic …
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 …
