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Application ID 1-875-12119
Status IE Pass
Prioritization Number 891
TLD (#13) BLOG
IDN Translation (#14b) --
Applicant (#1) Merchant Law Group LLP
Website (#5)
Application Type
Type Standard
Contested yes
Contested Numbers 5
GAC Early Warning no
Cultural, Linguistic or Religious no
dotBrand no
Trademark Class A class 38 (telecommunications)
Trademark Class B class 41 (education, entertainment, sporting, cultural)
Trademark Class C
Industry Keyword internet
Remark The mission of the .BLOG TLD is to be the designated namespace for all individuals, groups, businesses, organizations, and other related entities that engage in activities related to blogging.
Availability Data
Sunrise Period: fromunknown tounknown
Landrush Period: fromunknown tounknown
GoLive: unknown
Registration Policy
Restricted no
Restrictions
Backend Provider CentralNIC
Registry Website
Keyword
Keyword yes
English Meaning --
Appeal Ranking 5
Appeal Remark Will captilise on the `blogosphere` concept that already exists and will centralise this niche area of the Internet further.
English yes
Spanish yes
Portuguese yes
French yes
Italian yes
German yes
Dutch yes
Swedish yes
Danish yes
Mandarin yes
Russian yes
Location
Region North America
Country Canada
Community (#19) --
Geographic (#21a) --
Geographic Category --
IDN
IDN (#14) No
A-label (#14a) --
Translation (#14b) --
Script Code (#14d) --
Allows ASCII yes
Applicant
Applicant (#1) Merchant Law Group LLP
Website (#5)
Applicant Address (#2) 100 - 2401 Saskatchewan Drive
Regina SK S4P 4H8
Canada [CA]
Applicant Phone (#3) +1 306 359 7777
Applicant Fax (#4) +1 306 522 3299
Legal Form (#8) Limited Liability Partnetship
Exchange Symbol (#9a)
Parent Company (#9b)
Joint Venture Partners (#9c)
Primary Contact
Name (#6) Mr. Brendon James Ralfe
Title (#6) IT Manager
e-mail (#6) bralfe@merchantlaw.com
Secondary Contact
Name (#7) Mr. Evatt Francis Anthony Merchant
Title (#7) Director
e-mail (#7) emerchant@merchantlaw.com
Mission / Purpose (#18a)
.BLOG Top Level Domain

18(a).1 Mission of the .BLOG TLD

The mission of the .BLOG TLD is to be the designated namespace for all individuals, groups, businesses, organizations, and other related entities that engage in activities related to blogging.

18(a).2 Value Proposition of the .BLOG TLD

The .BLOG TLD is the online standard for blogging and blog related products and services.

18(a).3 The Purpose of .BLOG

The .BLOG TLD will be an Internet space that facilitates the ongoing growth of blogging as a means of communication and social networking by means of, but not limited to, websites, social networks, email, and other technologies. MLG will be adapting and broadening the scale and scope of these activities to ensure the successful launch of the .BLOG TLD.

MLG has a plan to develop, build, and sustain a unique value proposition for the .BLOG TLD, and a marketing strategy to ensure that the maximum number of people and organizations are aware of how a .BLOG domain can enhance their value proposition. A .BLOG domain will provide a competitive advantage to registrants through a multitude of scenarios. MLG’s delivery of the .BLOG value proposition will provide an additional incentive for registrants acquiring .BLOG domains to leverage their resources and capabilities and develop their unique place on the World Wide Web.

MLG believes in being nimble, flexible, and well funded, with a long term vision for the .BLOG TLD. We have the ingenuity and partnerships to market and develop .BLOG in a manner that:
(1) quickly establishes a base of .BLOG registrants that will immediately utilize their .BLOG domain name to provide Internet users blog related content and information;
(2) preserves the integrity and promotes the development of various country and region specific .BLOG domains through accredited organizations;
(3) establishes customers who will immediately derive value from a .BLOG TLD;
(4) protects registered trademark holders without undue cost to them;
(5) builds and protects the value proposition of the .BLOG TLD;
(6) ensures the continued development of the .BLOG TLD through competition and innovation; and
(7) leverages assets, resources, and competencies to effectively and efficiently establish a registration base from target registrant markets and all other members of the global community and public who can benefit from an ever expanding .BLOG TLD.

MLG affirms that the Internet is a transformative technology that continues to empower people around the globe, spur innovation, facilitate trade and commerce, and enable the free and unfettered flow of information. The expanding role and influence of blogs and bloggers on the Internet has demonstrated the potential of the Internet as a transformative technology. MLG envisions .BLOG domains to be registered and used by anyone who is interested in communicating about and providing blogs or blog related products, services, or information. .BLOG domain registrations will not be restricted and everyone will have an opportunity to register a .BLOG domain name.

The introduction of a .BLOG TLD offers numerous benefits and opportunities to anyone that engages in blogging or provides blog related content or services on the Internet, as well as to the consumers of such information and services. MLG will work closely with CentralNic and Internet registrars to implement a focused marketing strategy with an emphasis on ensuring that the traditional blogging community adopts and builds on the .BLOG foundation while also encouraging innovative uses of .BLOG by the emerging blogging community. MLG is committed to fostering competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice within the .BLOG TLD Internet space and the broader global marketplace. MLG and its partners understand the intrinsic value, rarity, and non-imitability of the .BLOG TLD and have the expertise, strategy, and capacity to ensure the successful establishment and growth of the .BLOG TLD. Through our goals, policies, and operating rules, MLG is committed to managing the .BLOG TLD in a manner that maximizes benefits and mitigates costs for all stakeholders.

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