As at 31 July 2023 auDA reported that the number of contended domain names had dropped to 6,060. Contended domains are .au domain names where more than one eligible party has applied for the .au for example test.au. We previously reported that in November 2022 there were 6,301 … [Read more...] about .au Contentions Decline
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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
New auDA Licensing Rules
auDA's new licensing rules are set to go into effect today at 10am. The new rules consolidate the patch work of auDA Policy which has existed for the past twenty years. Complaints The biggest change for domain name investors is the new complaints regime, where investigative … [Read more...] about New auDA Licensing Rules