RDNH: WIPO panel cuts power to energy metering company’s cybersquatting claim

Company files cybersquatting claim three years after negotiating to buy domain. A utility metering company attempted to reverse hijack the domain name EDMI.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has ruled (pdf). EDMI Limited filed the dispute against the domain name, which is owned by a domain investor in India. The investor acquired the [...]

By |October 22nd, 2025|Uncategorized|

Early Warning Report hopes to limit new TLD contention sets

Platform will provide intelligence about other companies’ application plans before reveal day. A big point of discussion about the last round of new top level domain expansion was settling contention sets. If more than one applicant applied for the same string, ICANN encouraged them to decide amongst themselves which applicant would get the domain. This [...]

By |October 22nd, 2025|Uncategorized|