Tag Archives: bank

October, 2009

• 8 October

  Deutsche Kreditbank wins at WIPO

  Deutsche Kreditbank has filed and won a dispute at the WIPO over the domain DKB.com. This is not surprising, however, considering the name’s owner never used the name, could not be reached, and did not respond to the filing. The arbitrator, John Swinson, decided that the name was being used …

August, 2009

• 31 August

  Ban on the Word "Bank" in .SE Domains

  The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has banned the use of the word “bank” in any .SE domains, except for those companies granted permission to use it. Furthermore, any combination of the letters b,a,n, and k are apparently also banned. Presumably, permission will be granted to those organizations which …