Encirca Domain News

Weekend Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/18/13

Grace — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:00 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

SPADE.PRO
STORYTELLERS.PRO
SOKMOTOROPTIMERING.PRO
TRANSFORMERS.PRO
RENEWABLENERGY.PRO
PRUSSIA.PRO
L33T.PRO
SOLELY.PRO
CAMEROUN.PRO
YATCHING.PRO
WORDPRESSACADEMY.PRO
LUXURYSALES.PRO
SCANNING.PRO
GRAYHAT.PRO
DEADBEAT.PRO
COMPETITOR.PRO
VARIOUS.PRO
INTERESTING.PRO
DEPRECIATION.PRO
HAXOR.PRO
WORDPRESSTRAINING.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Some .com auctions at SnapNames 5/16/13

Grace — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:18:41 +0000

A short list of available at Snapnames auction:

WIKIDOMAINIA.COM

UNIVERSITYBRANDING.COM
VENTURECORPORATIONS.COM

Just two weeks left on on .XXX 10-year block

admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:42 +0000

EnCirca is offering a 10-year block of .XXX domains for just $120 ($12/year) during the month of May. This special offer is made possible because of special pricing made available by the .XXX Registry. The special pricing will end on May 31.

Unlike the original .XXX blocks that were sold to registered trademark owners back in 2011, the 2013 block does not require a registered trademark.

Any business is eligible to apply and block their company name, product name or slogan. Celebrities and entertainers are also able to block their name without providing any documentation.

The 10-year block will not resolve, unless the owner chooses otherwise. The .XXX Whois will display the owner of the block.

To apply for the block, please visit:
EnCirca .xxx landing page

SnapNames auction for .Pro names 5/15/13

Grace — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:23:56 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

MOBILEWEB.PRO
NEWSMAN.PRO
LIMITS.PRO
PRIVATEEQUITIES.PRO
ENFORCEMENT.PRO
SENIORITY.PRO
PRIVATEEQUITYMANAGER.PRO
SOMEONE.PRO
LOOPHOLE.PRO
HEDGEFUNDMANAGERS.PRO
LOOPHOLES.PRO
DISTRICT.PRO
ANGELINVESTORS.PRO
ASSETSMANAGER.PRO
IPTS.PRO
ASSETMANAGEMENTS.PRO
IDBA.PRO
ESOP.PRO
PRIVATEEQUITYINVESTMENTS.PRO
ASSETMANAGERS.PRO
MOBILEWEBS.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/14/13

Grace — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:16:26 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

SMALLBUSINESSES.PRO
HOMEEQUITYLOAN.PRO
WEBPAGE.PRO
PAINRELIEF.PRO
GATEKEEPER.PRO
CHEERLEADERS.PRO
DEADBEAT.PRO
INCOMES.PRO
ARAB.PRO
BIGBUSINESS.PRO
BUSINESSPEOPLE.PRO
RETAILER.PRO
HOUSEKEEPERS.PRO
ARABS.PRO
BUSINESSPERSON.PRO
YEARLY.PRO
PRUSSIA.PRO
BIGBUSINESSES.PRO
GARAGESALE.PRO
POPE.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

SnapNames auction for .travel state names

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:04:07 +0000

Some pure geonames are for sale in .travel at SnapNames

DELAWARE.TRAVEL
INDIANA.TRAVEL
PENNSYLVANIA.TRAVEL
RHODEISLAND.TRAVEL
VERMONT.TRAVEL
WISCONSIN.TRAVEL
HALIFAX.TRAVEL
PHILLY.TRAVEL

Also:

ETHICAL.TRAVEL
IRU.TRAVEL
DEAF.TRAVEL
SAVANNAH.TRAVEL

see .travel geoname auction

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/13/13

Grace — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:41:13 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

REBUILT.PRO
GAMEDAY.PRO
PRESCRIPTIONDRUG.PRO
BONBON.PRO
SUBSTANCE.PRO
RUDE.PRO
WEBPAGE.PRO
PAINRELIEF.PRO
FRAGMENT.PRO
DEADBEAT.PRO
FXWORLD.PRO
BIAS.PRO
INCOMES.PRO
ANTIDEPRESSANTS.PRO
ORGANISE.PRO
FOREXWORLD.PRO
RETAILER.PRO
BONBONS.PRO
BLESSING.PRO
PRUSSIA.PRO
CHEMO.PRO
ALUM.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/10/13

Grace — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:21 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

NIGER.PRO
SESSION.PRO
AGGREGATE.PRO
PREMIERLEAGUE.PRO
CHEAPHOLIDAY.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/9/13

Grace — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:19:58 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

CHEAPHOLIDAYS.PRO
FORESIGHT.PRO
RXCARD.PRO
HOMEPAGES.PRO
RETAILER.PRO
EXPIRE.PRO
HDMI.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/7/13

Grace — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:27:46 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

COMEDIES.PRO
HOMEPAGES.PRO
EXPIRE.PRO
CYPHER.PRO

COMPETE.PRO
HDMI.PRO

HTPC.PRO
APPLIANCES.PRO
ELECTRICANS.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Our picks for .Travel SnapName’s Auction

admin — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:56:37 +0000

Some pure geonames for sale in .travel

DELAWARE.TRAVEL
INDIANA.TRAVEL
PENNSYLVANIA.TRAVEL
RHODEISLAND.TRAVEL
VERMONT.TRAVEL
WISCONSIN.TRAVEL
HALIFAX.TRAVEL
PHILLY.TRAVEL

Also:

ETHICAL.TRAVEL
IRU.TRAVEL
DEAF.TRAVEL
SAVANNAH.TRAVEL

see .travel geoname auction

SnapName’s Auction for .US Names

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:55:14 +0000

Check out these premium .US domain names. Auction at SnapNames

1AR.US
DRX.US
PARADOX.US
DXP.US
RTS.US
FOBS.US
OPTIN.US
GTF.US
COLGATE.US
LOST.US
KAU.US
FORBES.US
BRI.US
CWR.US
IQW.US
OPTOUT.US
LOCKBOX.US
UWG.US
SPIN.US
JUPITER.US
STC.US
SEM.US
TXZ.US
GUARDIAN.US
PAN.US
FREEDOM.US
POST-OFFICE.US
BII.US
PME.US
NOX.US
AVA.US
IWA.US
IDS.US

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/3/13

Grace — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:03:44 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

24HRS.PRO
HTPC.PRO
DAWN.PRO
BORED.PRO
BANK24.PRO
COMB.PRO
IRONMAN.PRO
COLOGNES.PRO
48HRS.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

Will the Trademark Clearinghouse Fulfill its Potential?

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:06:54 +0000

[Originally published on CircleID, May 1, 2013: see http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130501_will_the_trademark_clearinghouse_fulfill_its_potential/]

ICANN created the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) as a way to streamline the repetitive process forced on trademark owners during the launch of new top-level-domains. With the expected tsunami of hundreds of new TLD’s starting later this year, the TMCH should generate a clear benefit for trademark owners who elect to participate in Sunrise and Claims Periods.

The side effect of introducing new TLDs is that the legacy TLDs will be making changes to make sure they are competitive against the new TLDs. This means they will be relaxing restrictions and opening up unused namespaces at the second and third-levels. Many of these will follow a Sunrise or Grandfathering process as a way to implement the changes.

Already three existing TLDs (one sTLD and two ccTLDs) have announced such policy changes and decided they would like to utilize the TMCH Sunrise tokens for their Sunrise Period. This includes .Jobs, Radio.AM and Radio.FM. Donuts, the largest applicant with over 300 TLD applications, have also indicated they will use the Sunrise token from the TMCH for a universal blocking service called Domain Protected Marks List (DPML).

All this is happening before the TMCH has even supported its first new TLD. While ICANN has welcomed the use of TMCH by .Jobs, it remains to be seen if ICANN will also welcome use of the TMCH by ccTLDs.

The eventual benefits and viability of the TMCH will hinge on a few factors:
• Will trademark owners even use it?
• Will the main driver be participation in Sunrise or Claims?
• Will other existing TLDs want to use it?

Will Trademark Owners Even Use it?
It is a given that trying to participate in every future Sunrise Period would overwhelm the budgets of nearly every trademark owner. Every sage legal advisor is counseling that the trademark owner must be ultra-selective about which Sunrise Periods they engage in.

On the other hand, a review of the Trademark Agents published on the TMCH website show a good number of law firms have already advanced the TMCH the minimum $15000 required to be an Agent. If this trend continues, then it is a clear indicator that law firms will aggressively market the TMCH to their clients. (Disclosure: My firm, TM.Biz is offering a portal for these Trademark Agents).

Will the Main Driver Be Participation in Sunrise or Claims?
Trademark Claims provides some protection in every new TLD. But it is for exact matches only and only for the first 90 days. This forces trademark owners to also subscribe to a watching service that catch confusingly similar registrations not caught by the Claims service. I predict trademark owners will elect to do both Claims and watching to ensure they catch domains that might confuse their customers.

Will other existing TLDs want to use it?
There are actually two parts to the TMCH. The validation service is performed by Deloitte and CHIP. They are issuing Sunrise tokens called Signed-Mark-Data (SMD) files to trademark owners as proof that a trademark has satisfied the requirements for the typical Sunrise Period. The Database Administrator for the TMCH is IBM. They actually help Registries and Registrars operate the Sunrise and Trademark Claims Periods. The validation service initially launched on March 26. The database part is expected to launch in July.

But there are applications for just the TMCH Sunrise tokens that do not require IBM to be used. This is because the SMD file is portable. For example, any country-code TLD who decides to change their policies and wanted to conduct a Sunrise Period first, could accept SMD files from trademark owners.

Also, any TLD that wanted to accept SMD files for a new Rights Protection Mechanism, as Donuts is planning; also do not need IBM in the process.

The .Jobs Sunrise Period
The .Jobs TLD has decided to eliminate the current restriction that .Jobs domain names must match company names. This means that product and division names will be eligible for .Jobs. Before this change takes effect, .Jobs will first conduct the Sunrise Period that is designed for new TLDs. .Jobs will utilize both parts of the TMCH. Thus they need to wait for IBM, their Back-end Registry and Registrars all to be operational before they can conduct their Sunrise Period.

The Radio Global Domains
The .AM and .FM ccTLD’s, have long been re-purposed for the Radio industry. They are now introducing new namespaces, called Radio Global Domains, which are designed to target new market segments within the Radio industry. These will be radio.am and radio.fm. Before these changes take place, they will also undergo a Sunrise Period starting May 28. Validation for the Radio Global Domains Sunrise Period will be performed on either trademark data or the Sunrise tokens called Signed-Mark-Data (SMD) files issued by the TMCH. All this is happening without the need for the involvement of IBM, or even for Registrars to support the new protocols required for the new TLD Sunrise Periods. (Disclosure: My firm, TM.Biz will be handling the trademark validation, SMD validation and direct submission of Sunrise registrations to the Registry).

It is still an open issue whether the TMCH will be capable of issuing SMD files by May 28 for use by the Radio Global Domains. Or if the TMCH is capable of issuing SMD files by this date, whether ICANN will allow the TMCH to release the SMD files so that the ccTLDs can use them.

There are no doubt other ccTLDs that are interested in changing their registration rules and restrictions that might consider holding a Sunrise Period first. I predict that these ccTLDs would be interested in using the SMD files as well, if allowed by ICANN.

Additional Rights Protection Mechanisms
The largest TLD applicant, Donuts, is also planning to accept SMD files for its universal blocking service called Domain Protected Marks List, or DPML. As applicant of over 300 TLD’s, with half of those uncontested, a DPML represents a good value for trademark owners.

There may be other applicants that decide to offer new Rights Protection Mechanisms that utilize the SMD file.

Hopelessly Optimistic
The Trademark Clearinghouse has enormous potential to support the domain name industry. The portability of the SMD files enables many uses that were not originally envisioned by its creators. Certainly, the days of a TLD manually checking trademark databases should be coming to an end with SMD files becoming the new de facto standard for trademark validation. It will be interesting to see how this evolves over time.

Daily Picks for .Pro Auction at SnapNames 5/2/13

Grace — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:13:23 +0000

Here are today’s top picks for .Pro auctions at SnapNames:

BIBLES.PRO
ROOKIES.PRO
MONEYMARKET.PRO

To see all of the SnapNames auctions, visit: .Pro’s Auction page.

EnCirca Brings Back the .XXX Block for Rights Owners

admin — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:36:00 +0000

Unlike the original .XXX blocks that were sold to registered trademark owners back in 2011, the 2013 block does not require a registered trademark.

Any business is eligible to apply and block their company name, product name or slogan. Celebrities and entertainers are also able to block their name without providing any documentation.

The 10-year block will not resolve, unless the owner chooses otherwise. The .XXX Whois will display the owner of the block.

To apply for the block, please visit
EnCirca 10-year .XXX Block