Teaser AMEX conference Cyril Fremont

The .BEST Registry just met with Amex (American Express)

More to come...

Trademark Clearinghouse: improving the service

Starting today, ongoing notifications will be activated for those additional TLDs and you will start receiving notifications as of 25th of June 2019:

1. .cat
2. .coop
3. .jobs
4. .mobi
5. .museum
6. .net
7. .pro
8. .tel
9. .travel
10. .xxx

Learn more here.

The .CPA new gTLD is here

On 12 June 2019, ICANN and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, entered into a Registry Agreement (PDF download) under which American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, operates the .CPA top-level domain.

"Not official" since the application has not yet changes its status on the ICANN website but the official announcement from CPA seems no fake news.

What the application says

The mission and purpose of the .cpa TLD is explained below:

1. To secure and protect the Applicant’s house brand (“CPA”) as a gTLD;
2. Reflect the AICPA brand at the top level of the DNS’ hierarchy;
3. Provide stakeholders of the Applicant with a recognizable and trusted identifier on the Internet. Stakeholders include, but are not limited to:
1. its subsidiaries, affiliates and sister organizations in various countries;
2. approximately 377,000 members of AICPA’s products and services;
3. advertising and sponsorships partners;
4. prospective and current customers (currently, there are over 1 million CPAs worldwide);
5. accredited or recognized CPAs around the world; and
6. directors and officers of AICPA and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

By the way

Did you know there were 6 applicants for the .CPA new gTLD and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants wanted the TLD so much that it applied twice?

Check the official announcement.

Just updated: new gTLD reports for May/June 2019

1. New gTLDs related to POLITICS,
2. New gTLDs related to LUXURY,
3. New gTLDs related to the MUSIC,
4. Multiple Registries : group of Registries,
5. Singular VS Plural versions of a new gTLD,
6. New gTLDs related to CATERING and CULINARY,
7. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY,
8. New gTLDs related to CITIES,
9. New gTLDs related to COMPANIES,
10. New gTLDs related to the LAW and LEGAL things,
11. New gTLDs related to FINANCE,
12. New gTLDs related to a COLOR,
13. New gTLDs related to SPORTS,
14. New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL,
15. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE,
16. FRENCH new gTLD applications,
17. New gTLDs related to RELIGION,
18. New gTLDs related to CARS,
19. New gTLDs related to HEALTH,
20. New gTLDs related to ADULTS.