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Domain Names – New Domain Extensions in Japanese Script .みんな Released by Google

NJQ & Associates — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:35:10 +0000

On 16 January 2014, Google announced that Internet users could now apply for registration of the domain name .みんな. (pronounced mee-n-nuh and romanised as minna) which translates to “everybody”.

The move comes as part of an ongoing Google initiative to increase the diversity among existing types of domain names.

Google said:

“We hope that .みんな will make it easier for Japanese people and companies to create more recognizable website names that better suit their businesses or personalities and are easier to understand and remember in Japanese.”みんな” means ‘everyone’ in Japanese and suggests multiple people doing things together.

Our vision is for .みんな to be a collaborative space, where folks can build online communities — something along the lines of ‘Cook, everybody!’ or ‘Run, everybody!’ But that’s just a thought. We can’t wait to see what new ideas the new domain will help make possible.”

Users can go through any one of Google’s partner registrars to register for a .みんな domain name. Applications are only open to trademark holders at the moment, but they will open to everyone mid-February.

You can email us at info@qumsieh.com for more information.

Domain Names – It is Now Possible to Reserve the Extension .AFRICA

NJQ & Associates — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:28:11 +0000

This is to advise that the recent amendments to the IP law were approved by the National People’s Congress on 30 August 2013 and will be effective as of 1 May 2014.

According to the gTLD announcements published by ICANN, the South African Central Registry will begin taking applications to reserve the TLD .AFRICA starting from mid-September.

There are no special requirements to register the extension domain .AFRICA.COM. The registration process is open to anyone on a first-come first-serve basis.

The Registry Operator will be using an automated system, the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP), and only accredited registrars will be able to use the system.

There are various protection mechanisms and policies, which the Registry Operator needs to adhere to, such as:

Rights Protection Policies
Dispute Resolutions
Sunrise Policy
Landrush Policies

For more information please contact info@qumsieh.com.

Jordan – Domain Names Registration with (.jo in Arabic) for Local and Global Trademarks

NJQ & Associates — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:42:39 +0000

The National Information Technology Center in Jordan confirmed that the second phase for registration of domain names in Arabic ending with (.jo in Arabic “الاردن.”) is now open for owners of local and global trademarks. The said registration shall be available until December 4, 2010 within the second marketing stage for encouraging the registration of domain names in Arabic.

Proprietors of local and foreign brand names can now have their own trademarks be registered as domain names in Arabic without the need to have them translated into English.

Registration can be made online through the NITC website www.idn.jo.

It worth mentioning that Jordan has earlier obtained approval from ICANN to register domain names in non Latin Language (Arabic Language).

The registration of domain names in Arabic for companies names or their own trademarks is expected to encourage these corporations to have their trademarks registered and will pave the way for Arabic language to be a global business language.

Arabic Domain Names – Registration of Arabic Domain Names Expected to be Launched Shortly

NJQ & Associates — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:36:26 +0000

Jordan, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine, are expected to launch the registration of Arabic domain names at the beginning of the year 2011.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has taken the necessary procedures which allow these countries to use non Latin characters for domain names registrations.

The table below illustrates the Top-level domain names for these countries and the documents required for registration:

Country

Top-Level Domain

Required Documents

Egypt

.misr

Power of attorney legalised;
Name and title of the authorised signatory, and
Copy of trademark registration.

Jordan

.alordon

Power of attorney legalised;
Name and title of the authorised signatory;
Certified copy of company register, and
The primary name server and secondary name server and their IP addresses.

Palestine

.falasteen

Certified copy of trademark home registration.

Saudi Arabia

.alsauodia

Power of attorney simply signed;
A letter addressed to the Saudi Network Information Center, completed on the applicant’s letterhead, simply signed with company seal, and
Copy of the corresponding certificate of registration or extract from the commercial register.

U.A.E.

.emarat

Letter of authorisation or power of attorney, and
Certified copy of trademark registration.

Jordan – Registration of Domain Names in Arabic will be Available Shortly

NJQ & Associates — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:59:06 +0000

Jordan has completed all technical conditions and qualifications set by ICANN for registering Arabic domain names. Within the coming few months it will be possible to Register Arabic Jordanian domain names in Non-Latin characters (Arabic script). This will break the monopoly of Latin language for registering domain names and will open the world’s eyes on the Arabic language and its variations. Jordan shared other Arab countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia qualified by ICANN for using non-Latin characters as Top-Level Domains.

For more information please send your inquiries to jordan@qumsieh.com.

Jordan – IDN ccTLD Delegations Will be Approved by the ICANN Board

NJQ & Associates — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:10:46 +0000

Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) registration will be available shortly in Jordan as it has completed all technical conditions and qualifications set by ICANN for registering Arabic domain names to use the primary language script “Arabic” for the final portion of the Internet address names – the country code top-level domains (ccTLD).

Within the coming few months it will be possible to Register Arabic Jordanian domain names like الاردن.com and others. This will break the monopoly of Latin language for registering domain names and will open the world’s eyes on the Arabic language and it variations.

To read more go to http://www.icann.org/ to get latest updates regarding domain name registrations in various countries.

Domain Names Update

NJQ & Associates — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:43:41 +0000

Arabic Domain Names are Expected to Be Launched Soon

Three Arab countries namely Egypt, UAE, and Saudi Arabia are becoming technically qualified by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to allow for non-Latin characters in web extensions. This means that the said countries are allowed to use and register the domain names in Arabic characters.

Even though this new progress will break the monopoly of the Latin language in all web sites, the necessity to protect these Arabic domain names from online piracy (cyber-crimes) would be necessary. Trademarks owners are highly recommended to do so.

Pakistan – Registration of .pk Domain is Now Available

NJQ & Associates — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:46:43 +0000

As of 21 June 2006, it is possible for anyone to register the domain .PK on a first-come first-served basis.

Please note that it is possible to register “name.pk”. Domains are “.PK” domain names without the suffix, e.g. “.com.pk” or “.net.pk”.

Duration of registration and renewal terms:
Minimum registration of .PK is for 2 years, renewable every year after that, or it is possible to register the .PK domain for 10 years at one time.

Requirements for registering a domain with the extension .pk are as follows:

The ccTLD domain with (.pk) extension to be registered.
Full name, address, nationality and the nature of business of the applicant.
Full name, address of the technical contact.
Following particulars of the name servers:
- Primary Server Hostname.
- Primary Server Net Address (IP).
- Secondary Server Hostname.
- Secondary Server Net Address (IP).