Internetters requests Afilias to publish challenges to domain
applications
UK registrar Internetters has requested Afilias, the ‘.info’ domain
name registry, to publish challenges to trademark applications that
were made during its infamous ‘sunrise period’, since many of the
11,000 registrations were found to be false or misleading.  
 http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=6225

BongoBoard.com Makes For Gnarly Domain-Name Dispute
A quasi-judicial system launched nearly two years ago to settle
squabbles over Internet addresses was supposed to streamline the
process of comparing the rights of trademark holders with those of
domain-name registrants. But a spat centered on the Bongo Board - a
dry-land training device for skiers and surfers (the ocean-going
kind) - shows just how gnarly some disputes can become. 
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=2390

WIPO Arbitrators Stern In Domain 'Hijacking' Rulings
A pair of companies - including Swiss food giant Nestle - have
received unusually stern rebukes from international arbitrators who
say the firms attempted to abuse a procedure that is supposed to sort
out disputes over the ownership of Internet domain names. 
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=2379&width=1024

VeriSign Introduces Merchant Payment Services Platform for
International Service Providers 
VeriSign, Inc. (www.verisign.com), a leading provider of digital
trust services, introduced a payment services platform that enables
internationalservice providers to deliver co-branded online payment
services to merchants in international markets. Merchants worldwide
will now be able to securely process payments online through
VeriSign's trusted payment services infrastructure. 
 http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/verisign1023.cfm

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