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An arbitrator with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ruled in favor of Domain Invest S.A.,after Quester Group accused
the company of trademark violation for registering UltimateGuitars.com .

Afilias, the domain name registry operations company behind .info, .mobi and 14 other Top Level Domains (TLDs), is urging brands to ensure they fully understand what the new “dot Brand” Web extensions mean for their business. dot Brands are unique TLDs that are tied to a single business. Think “drink.pepsi” instead of “pepsi.com/drink.”

According to an independent analysis on customer satisfaction,Neustar received from its customers 3.8 score out of 4.0 .

The premium .CO domain name auction,being held by Sedo ends today,in less than six hours.The auction features 191 .CO domain names.

SIDN announced that the fifth magazine for internet professionals and everyone with an interested in the .NL domain name is now available to download .

QX.com  domain name sold for $124,975 through Moniker ,topped Domain Name Journal weekly sales list of reported domain names in the week to December 11,,2011 . There was just one six-figure domain name sale this week : QX.com ,sold for $124,975

As part of ICANN's campaign to raise global awareness about the opportunities and challenges of New gTLDs, Internet companies, government, Internet users and representatives of Russian media met in Moscow at the downtown Marriott Royal Aurora.

CEM.org was the highest non .COM gTLD selling in November 2011 .CEM.org was brokered by Sedo for $18,000 .

Makassar.com domain name topped Sedo's weekly sales chart at $40,000 .Highlights also include DJ.fm ,leading the ccTLD category at $10,000 and Play.info leading the other category at $9,999 .

Sedo is hosting a .CO premium domain name auction.The auction features 193 .CO domain names and will end tomorrow .So far,89 domain name have bids .