Weekly Launch Guide December 10, 2018

Google TLDs Continue to Develop

Google Registry plans to launch .dev on January 16, 2019. The launch will follow the same guidelines as their recent launches of .app and .page. Google added .dev to the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) preload list….

Domain Name Enforcement in a Post-GDPR Era

Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018, anyone employed in trademark enforcement has had to contend with a new, sizeable roadblock when investigating infringing domain names. Pre-GDPR, it was fairly….

Launch Details for .INC Start to Form

Intercap Holdings Inc. announced plans to launch the .inc gTLD at the beginning of 2019. A sunrise phase for trademark holders begins on January 16, 2019, and will run through February 20, 2019. Domains during the sunrise phase are available on a first-come, first-served….

Still Launching

The following TLDs have launch phases (Pre-General Availability) that are currently still in progress…