Mar, 2002 : Alldomains Launches Domain Name Legal Portal

📅 March 13, 2002 - Alldomains.com, a provider of corporate domain registrationand management, has launched its Domain Name Legal Portal, a Web-baseddesktop domain handbook with resources, tools and services designed forprofessionals working in intellectual property law firms, IT departments,brand management and marketing.

"Alldomains.com's history is replete with examples of identifying specificneeds and being the first company to address those needs," said Chris Bura,president of Alldomains.com. "The domain name industry has matured. Nolonger is registration king. In fact last quarter was the first time in thehistory that the total number of .com, .net and .org domains shrank. Todaythe needs have broadened to include more complex issues that range frommanagement of global domain holdings to the inevitable: litigation andreclamation. Thus the Legal Portal was born."
Throughout the course of the day, professionals can refer to the LegalPortal numerous times to find out more about domains, look up terminology,search domains for availability or ownership information, conduct research,learn about extra services and more. Alldomains.com designed the portal witha "browserette-sized" footprint so users can keep it on their desktops.
The Legal Portal's free resources include instructions on how to submit acomplaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy and how to respond toone, lists and links to dispute-resolution service providers, lists ofpanelists and their credentials, statistics on how many cases the disputeresolution services receive and the percentage of cases won by trademarkholders. The portal provides a glossary of terms such as Top Level Domain,Root server and Domain Name Service. Users can refer to FAQs and answersabout how to resolve domain name disputes.
Alldomains.com has made its domain search tool available through the LegalPortal and has added a new chat tool to provide users access to domainexperts with any relevant questions.
"The legal community, whether in-house or outside counsel, is intimatelyinvolved in domain name issues," said Chris Bura, president ofAlldomains.com. "We've seen a shift from reactive services such as recoveryand litigation to more proactive services including domain registration anddomain brand monitoring, protection and management."
Alldomains.com's infrastructure allows the firm to create any number of"child" accounts for whole offices or individual attorneys allowing a degreeof autonomy. The law firm maintains the administrative or "parent" accountallowing it to oversee all activity, run usage reports, and manage useraccess. The system includes a full banking module, incorporating depositaccounts and credit limits. The parent account receives monthly or quarterlyinvoices for all activity. A private label system can also be customized tolook and feel like the law firm's brand, including their logo and colors.
Using D-Track, Alldomains.com's self-service domain management system,companies can gather their global domain names with varying renewal datesand contracts from multiple registrars and consolidate them into aportfolio.
Visit docs.alldomains.com/presskit/news_legal.html to view screen shots ofthe Legal Portal.