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	<title>&#45; CircleID</title>
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	<description>Postings from  on CircleID</description>
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	<dc:date>2026-04-30T19:14:00+00:00</dc:date>

	
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		<title> The AI Naming Gap - and Why the Legacy Namespace Won't Wait for ICANN to Fill It (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/poststhe-ai-naming-gap-a-and-why-the-legacy-namespace-wont-wait-for-icann-to-fill-it</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A surge in AI startups has exposed a domain-name shortage as premium .ai addresses vanish. With ICANN's next round years away, legacy TLDs and repurposed namespaces are racing to capture unmet demand. <a href="https://circleid.com/poststhe-ai-naming-gap-a-and-why-the-legacy-namespace-wont-wait-for-icann-to-fill-it">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Shape Internet Policy: Apply for ICANN NomCom's Council Positions (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/postsshape-internet-policy-apply-for-icann-nomcoms-council-positions</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ICANN's 2026 Nominating Committee invites applications for key policy council roles that shape global Internet governance, offering leadership opportunities in domain regulation, digital rights, and multistakeholder decision-making. Deadline: 18 February 2026. <a href="https://circleid.com/postsshape-internet-policy-apply-for-icann-nomcoms-council-positions">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> ICANN Seeks Community Input for 2026 NomCom Cycle (Comments Due 21 January 2026) (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/postsicann-seeks-community-input-for-2026-nomcom-cycle</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ICANN's Nominating Committee is calling for community input to help shape its 2026 leadership selection. Feedback on candidate criteria, job descriptions, and process improvements is due by 21 January 2026. <a href="https://circleid.com/postsicann-seeks-community-input-for-2026-nomcom-cycle">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Psst! Do You Know Anyone Developing Blockchain Applications? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20210223-psst-do-you-know-anyone-developing-blockchain-applications</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Trademark Association's Blockchain Subcommittee is interested in meeting companies working on Blockchain applications related to intellectual property. The Blockchain Subcommittee's mission is to explore the use of blockchain technology in trademark prosecution, maintenance, protection, and practice, including the opportunities and threats to the value of trademarks, brands, and consumer trust in emerging blockchain technologies. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20210223-psst-do-you-know-anyone-developing-blockchain-applications">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Trademark Owners Beware – There's a New Brand Identifier to Worry About (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20190619_trademark_owners_beware_new_brand_identifier_to_worry_about</link>
		<description><![CDATA[You might not understand how crypto-currencies or blockchain wallets work, but Facebook's announcement this week is a clear signal that these new technologies will soon become ubiquitous. Facebook's introduction of its own crypto-currency to its 2 billion users means mass adoption of crypto-currencies and digital wallets are on the horizon. This has implications that trademark owners need to be aware of. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20190619_trademark_owners_beware_new_brand_identifier_to_worry_about">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> .BANK Launches With a Bang (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150619_dot_bank_tld_launches_with_a_bang</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 30-day .BANK Sunrise Period just concluded this week and is notable for several reasons. The .BANK TLD is highly restricted to members of the banking industry. The .BANK Registry (which also has rights to .INSURANCE, launching this fall), was founded by 24 companies and organizations from the banking and insurance industries, The Registry's founders include industry leaders such as the American Banking Association, Citigroup, Dollar Bank, Independent Community Bankers of America, JPMorgan, Visa and Wells Fargo. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150619_dot_bank_tld_launches_with_a_bang">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Bulk Sunrise Period for Special Collision List Starts Next Week (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20141203_bulk_sunrise_period_for_special_collision_list_starts_next_week</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The first 12 domain registries have been scheduled for the first special Sunrise Period mandated by ICANN for trademarks on the blocked collision lists. A total of 328 new domain extensions have launched so far in 2014. Each one of these has its own unique collision list of names that were found to be already in use on private computer networks. Some of these lists have over 100,000 names. All of these registries were required to block these names from being allocated until a policy for their allocation could be developed by ICANN. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20141203_bulk_sunrise_period_for_special_collision_list_starts_next_week">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Would It Be Selfish to Register Calzone.Pizza? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140226_would_it_be_selfish_to_register_calzonepizza</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was told recently that I should register the domain "calzone.pizza" as soon as it becomes available, even though our start-up has nothing to do with food. This is a question that a lot of businesses may be facing as they become aware of the new dots that are becoming available, like .club, .nyc and .guru. Should businesses spend money and grab their brand in all of the new domain extensions to prevent potential customer confusion, or worse - cybersquatting or phishing of their brand on the internet? What if your brand can have multiple meanings?  <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140226_would_it_be_selfish_to_register_calzonepizza">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> First New TLD Quietly Enters Sunrise Period (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20131101_first_new_tld_quietly_enters_sunrise_period</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Sunrise Period for trademark owners under ICANN's new gTLD program has begun. The gTLD is the Arabic IDN '????, or "dot-Shabaka". The term roughly means "web" in Arabic and eligibility for registrations is unrestricted. The Dot-Shabaka Registry has made it clear for months that they wanted to be the first TLD to launch this year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20131101_first_new_tld_quietly_enters_sunrise_period">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> You Just Signed a Registry Contract With ICANN. What Are Your Plans? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130912_you_just_signed_a_registry_contract_with_icann_what_are_your_plans</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Back on February 4, 2013, I wrote a CircleID post entitled 'How the registrar Cash Flow Model Could Collapse with New ICANN gTLDs.' My key point back then was this: new gTLD applicants need to be mindful of how the cash flow policies of their registry (and of their back-end service provider) could impact whether their TLD is actively promoted by ICANN registrars... registries have historically assumed near-zero risk. This is going to change. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130912_you_just_signed_a_registry_contract_with_icann_what_are_your_plans">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> The Role of Trust in Determining a New TLD's Business Success (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130530_role_of_trust_in_determining_a_new_tlds_business_success</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffet famously said, "<em>It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it</em>." Like it or not, every Top-Level Domain (TLD) is a brand in the eyes of the consumer. So, just how important is trust in the success of the new top-level-domains? I'm no branding expert, but I grasp that no brand, no matter how memorable, will fail to achieve its goals if it does not gain the public's trust. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130530_role_of_trust_in_determining_a_new_tlds_business_success">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Will the Trademark Clearinghouse Fulfill its Potential? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130501_will_the_trademark_clearinghouse_fulfill_its_potential</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ICANN created the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) as a way to streamline the repetitive process forced on trademark owners during the launch of new top-level-domains. With the expected tsunami of hundreds of new TLD's starting later this year, the TMCH should generate a clear benefit for trademark owners who elect to participate in Sunrise and Claims Periods. The side effect of introducing new TLDs is that the legacy TLDs will be making changes to make sure they are competitive against the new TLDs. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130501_will_the_trademark_clearinghouse_fulfill_its_potential">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse Launches March 26. But There Is Time Before the First Sunrise. (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130314_icanns_trademark_clearinghouse_launches_march_26</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ICANN has announced that the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) will "launch" on March 26. Brand Owners: Brace yourself. Soon every trademark law firm and corporate registrar will be screaming at you: The Trademark Clearinghouse Is Here; You Need to Be Ready to Submit on March 26; Do You Have Your Act Together Yet? Here are some tips for brand owners to consider about ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130314_icanns_trademark_clearinghouse_launches_march_26">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> How the Registrar Cash Flow Model Could Collapse with New ICANN gTLDs (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130204_how_registrar_cash_flow_model_could_collapse_with_new_icann_gtlds</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New top-level domain applicants are getting plenty of advice nowadays about how to launch their new Registry. In addition to thinking about their branding and distribution, they should also be thinking about their business practices with Registrars. What many of them do not realize is that their cash flow practices, with respect to Registrars, may be a factor of whether ICANN Registrars even support their Registry. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130204_how_registrar_cash_flow_model_could_collapse_with_new_icann_gtlds">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Is It Time for Social Networks to Adopt Some Trademark Protection? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20101210_is_it_time_for_social_networks_to_adopt_some_trademark_protection</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The headlines this week say that over 200 million domain names now exist on the internet. Pretty impressive... But consider the explosive growth of Social Networks. The top twenty social networks alone have over 2 billion user names. With User Names on social networks rapidly becoming the Internet's new brand identifiers, I wonder: is it time that we apply the same trademark rules we have for domain names to user names as well? <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20101210_is_it_time_for_social_networks_to_adopt_some_trademark_protection">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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