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.

In a recent case filed under the UDRP, a single-member panel has confirmed that the registration of generic domain names may be legitimate, even if the generic term included in the domain name is ...

Nick Koustas' father has been in the real estate business for years, so it's only natural that he would follow in his footsteps--but with a dot-com twist. Koustas has become a landlord of sorts on the ...

When a complainant initiates a UDRP procedure against a domain name that contains a generic or dictionary term, it is easy to assume that the complaint was brought in bad faith. However, several UDRP ...

Webnames.ca, Canada's original domain registrar and a leading provider of web solutions in Canada, is pleased to announce that it is now offering its customers one of the most flexible and affordable ...

Pharma company Hoffmann-La Roche has lost a UDRP case over buygenericaccutane.org after a WIPO panellist ruled that the domain was not confusingly similar to its trade mark Accutane The decision of ...

Google has updated its help documentation to specify that Google Search now considers .ai domain names as a generic top-level domain, such as a .com, .org and others. Google posted the update over ...

Google’s John Mueller says generic keyword domains make it harder to stand out in search results. Unique brand names give businesses an edge in direct searches and link recognition. Local targeting ...

Let’s say you’re currently starting up in the cooking school business in Los Angeles. If you were you might wish you had thought of doing so a long time ago because back in the 1990s you could have ...

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