Why are generic terms so valuable? Whether it is in search or domain names, a generic word carries immense opportunity since it often defines categories of information, products and experiences.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unstoppable Domains and Hub Culture today announced their intent to submit .hub for ICANN's upcoming generic top-level domain (gTLD) application round, a ...

Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have sprung up in recent years have become a magnet for cybercriminals, to the point where some of them host more malicious domains than legitimate ones.

The non-profit organization dotMeow wants to apply for its own gTLD with ICANN. To finance this, the foundation has launched ...

In a special meeting in Singapore on June 20th, the ICANN Board of Directors voted to adopt a new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) program, concluding six years of development. This program is expected ...

A study into the use and popularity of the Internet's top-level domains (TLDs) over a 10-year period shows that many newer TLDs may present more of a security nuisance for organizations than anything ...

Many online businesses are known and referred to by a web address comprising a top-level domain (TLD) like ".com" and a second-level domain (SLD), which is the portion of the address immediately ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued guidance on how it will treat applications to register “generic.com” terms in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 30, 2020 decision in United States ...

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on March 16, 2020. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com raises the question whether a business can create a registrable trademark by ...

With companies now able to apply to use their own brand as a top-level domain (TLD), there have been suggestions that doing this might be an easy way to get a boost in search-engine rankings. For ...

A generic top-level domains is like .com, .net and .org. There’s another kind of domain that’s associated with countries called Country Code top-level Domain (ccTLD). Examples of ccTLDs are .uk and ...

ICANN is seeking comments on a proposal that would open up the market for generic top-level domains (TLDs) on the Internet, basically allowing anyone with US$185,000 ...