Brand News

New Top-Level Domains

At over 100,000 a piece, top level domains aren’t cheap. From here is a list of applicants including the number of applications and some samples of new top level domains:

Google: 101
(Google, Android, Baby, Blog, Cloud, Dad, Mum, Dot, Family, Film, Free, Fun, Game, GmbH, Home, Live, Play)

Amazon: 76
(Amazon, Book, Drive, Game, Hot, Kids, Like, Movie, News, Pay, Read, Room, Video, You)

Uniregistry: 54
(Auto, Deal, Free)

LoveUnited: 26
(Airforce, Army, Kaufen)

Afilias Limited: 26
(Blue, Lotto, Ltd, Team)

Richemont: 14
(Cartier, Jewelry, Love, Montblance, Watches)

L’Oréal: 14
(Garnier, Beauty, Hair, Makeup, Salon)

NU DOT CO: 13
(Book, Design, Group, Gmbh, Web, Tech)

Lifestyle Domain: 13
(Cookingchannel, Food, Glean, Home, Living)

Dish DBS: 13,
(Data, Dish, Latino)

Microsoft: 11
(Azure, Bing, Docs, Hotmail, Live, Microsoft, Office, Skydrive, Xbox)

Top Level Design: 10
(Group, Blog, Gay, Wiki)

Merchant Law Group: 8
(Art, Club, Love)

Considering their list of brands, it is a good sign P&G, Unilver and other brand giants aren’t listed. As mentioned before, if you already own various or almost all possible domains, your own TLD makes little to no sense.

Mini Puma

Hier geht es nicht um einen besonders kleinen Puma.

BMW/Mini und Puma haben eine Lizenz vereinbart.
Ab September 2012 soll es bei Mini Händlern, in Puma Stores und bei ausgewählten Einzelhändlern Mode- und Lifestyle-Artikel unter der Marke Mini geben.

Automobil-Marken kämpfen schon lange um diesen Markt, zumeist mit mittelmäßigem Erfolg.

Mini Puma

This isn’t about a particularly small Puma or mountain lion.

Puma and BMW/Mini announced a license to develop and market fashion and lifestyle products for Mini.

Product will be available by 09/2012, distributed via Mini dealerships, Puma stores and selected stores.

Replay Lizenz für Bademode

Die Italienische Fashion Box, Inhaber der Marken Replay, Replay & Sons, We are Replay, Red Seal und White Seal, hat eine Markenlizenz an die ebenfalls Italienische Area B SpA vergeben.

Die Lizenz ist für Bade- und Strandmode, für Herren, Damen und Kinder.
Die Markenlizenz gilt weltweit, die Laufzeit beträgt drei Jahre.

Erste Produkte sollen zur Saison frühjahr/Sommer 2013 auf den Markt kommen.

Replay Swim- and Beachwear License

Italian Fashion Box, owner of brands like Replay, Replay & Sons, We are Replay, Red Seal and White Seal, has signed a brand license for swimwear and beach wear with Area B SpA.

The license is global for women, men and kids.

Product will be available by Spring/Summer 2013.
The license is for three years.