auDA has announced the extension of the .au registry contract for .au has been extended for another two years until 30 June 2024. Afilias who is the current .au registry operator won the registry tender in 2017, and transitioned to operating the registry on 1 July 2018. At the … [Read more...] about .au Registry Contract Extended
auDA Announces .au Direct Registrations
auDA today announced that members of the public will be able to register .au direct registration names from 24 March 2022. Direct registrations have been controversial since the Names Policy Panel recommended them in December 2015. In its report the Panel has said: The main … [Read more...] about auDA Announces .au Direct Registrations
WIPO Panel Denies Claim to policybazaar.com.au and policybazaar.net.au
The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) recently found that an Indian company did not meet any of the Eligibility Criteria to hold two Australian domain names: policybazaar.com.au and policybazaar.net.au. The Particulars of the … [Read more...] about WIPO Panel Denies Claim to policybazaar.com.au and policybazaar.net.au
Make them Wonder.com.au
Your customers. Your competitors. Your kids. It takes extraordinary vision and resourcefulness to acquire and deploy a generic .com.au name. These prized qualities are perhaps what owning such a name communicates. To have the perfect .com.au tells one and all that you … [Read more...] about Make them Wonder.com.au
auDA Starts Random Audits
Recent reports have indicated that auDA has started random audits to enforce the new licensing rules that were introduced on 12 April 2021. DNJ has seen an audit targeting foreign trademark owners who have relied on their trade mark as the basis of eligibility to hold their … [Read more...] about auDA Starts Random Audits