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ICANN board approves registry agreement for new gTLDs |
July 03, 2013
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a broad registry agreement that moves the organization forward in its efforts to offer more than 1,000 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) for sale.The new registry agreement, announced Wednesday, includes a trademark clearinghouse where trademark holders can assert infringements by new websites in the new gTlDs. The agreement also creates a process for quick cancellations of infringing domain names, ICANN said in a press release.The New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors approved the registry agreement, ICANN said.The new registry agreement also allows trademark holders to assert claims against a registry operators for domain name abuse if the operators have played an active role in the abuse.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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