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
Panel finds City of Parramatta Guilty of RDNH
A Resolution Institute auDRP panel has found the City of Parramatta guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in a decision handed down today. The Council had filed an auDRP Proceeding in the hope of securing a valuable place name domain parramatta.com.au without having to buy … [Read more...] about Panel finds City of Parramatta Guilty of RDNH