Impact of New gTLDs and Internationalized Domains on Trade Marks Holders El bashir.impact of new gtl ds and idns on trade marks holders - inta dubai conference december 2013

The Internet is Changing Impact of New gTLDs and Internationalized Domains on

Trade Marks Holders

Mohamed El BashirChairman, Steering Committee – dotAFRICA

Source : http://www.cramton.umd.edu/ca/aa/

- Biggest Internet Changes since its creation - 1930 new gTLD Applications received by ICANN- 1805 Passed Evaluation Stages, 27 has already been delegated - dotAnything Era

STRING REGISTRY.DIAMONDS John Edge, LLC.TIPS Corn Willow, LLC.PHOTOGRAPHY Sugar Glen, LLC.DIRECTORY Extra Madison, LLC.ENTERPRISES Snow Oaks, LLC.KITCHEN Just Goodbye, LLC.TODAY Pearl Woods, LLC.PLUMBING Spring Tigers, LLC.GRAPHICS Over Madison, LLC.CONTRACTORS Magic Woods, LLC.GALLERY Sugar House, LLC.SEXY Uniregistry, Corp..CONSTRUCTION Fox Dynamite, LLC.TATTOO Uniregistry, Corp..TECHNOLOGY Auburn Falls.ESTATE Trixy Park, LLC.LAND Pine Moon, LLC.BIKE Grand Hollow, LLC.VENTURES Binky Lake, LLC.CAMERA Atomic Maple, LLC..CLOTHING Steel Lake, LLC.LIGHTING John McCook, LLC.SINGLES Fern Madison, LLC.VOYAGE Ruby House, LLC.GURU Pioneer Cypress, LLC.HOLDINGS John Madison, LLC.EQUIPMENT Corn Station, LLC

"Arabic for "web/networkشبكة International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.онлайн – Cyrillic for "online" CORE Associationсайт – Cyrillic for "site" CORE Association游戏 – Chinese for "game(s)" Spring Fields, LLC

Source : ARI Registry Services

Domains Names are the Online Real Estate-Domain names are foundations on which a website (like a house or commercial building) can be built -The highest "quality" domain names, like sought-after real estate, has significant value

Impact on Business and Internet Users

-Users ( Freedom of Choice or Confusion )

-Business ( Innovation or Burden )

-Geo-TLD (.AFRICA, JOBURG, .DOHA, .DUBAI, .ABUDHABI, .PARIS, .LONDON, …etc )

-Local Focus Vs Global Business

-Trademarks and brands Protection ( Sunrise, Land-rush periods )

-Trade Marks Clearing House “TMCH” and Registry Trade Marks Validation

Trade Marks Protection Mechanism Vs Registry Trade Marks Protection

Trade Marks Protection Mechanism Vs Registry Trade Marks Protection

Internet Demography is Changing

Internet users 2.7 billion

Chinese Internet users reached 560 million ( about 22% of total internet users)

Growing Arabic Internet users ( + 70 million )

The Majority of Internet next billion users will be non –English Speaking

Generic Top Level Domains

ASCII “English” Generic Top Level Domains

ASCII “English” Generic Top Level Country

Codes

name.com

name.AEname.co.ZA

New Internationalized Country Code Top Level Domains

Domain Names in Arabic, Chinese,

Cyrillic

قطر. موقعيامارات. موقعي

السعودية. موقعيمصر. موقعي

мой сайт.рфNew Internationalized new Generic Top Level Domains

Domain Names in Arabic, Chinese,

Cyrillic

شبكة.موقع.

Domain Names System “DNS”

Statue of Internationalized Domains Registrations

• New Domains in Cyrillic, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, ….

• More than 10 Delegated Arabic IDN ccTLD strings in the root Countries include ( Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Qatar, Jordan,

Tunis, Morocco, Algeria, Palestine )

• IDN registrations service launched ( Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Tunis )

• Russian Domains (.ru) reached more than 1 million registrations

• Arabic IDN ccTLD Implementation Challenges :– Linguistic – Technical– Research and Development

IDNs Working Try it NOW

IDNs are Working Try it NOW

Search Engines & Applications

- IDN Email- Social Media networks ( e.g Twitter and Facebook )- Browsers in Mobile Devices or Tablets

جزيال شكراThank You

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