August 20, 2004

AOL loses .icq.com.cn

After HiChina registered .icq.com.cn, AOL complained to Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center under CIETAC, because this name is similar to the name of his famous messenger system. According to a source, "[t]he Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center under CIETAC held that AOL could not produce enough evidence to show that it has civil right and interest over 'ICQ' at the time of registration and thereby dismissed the petition to transfer the disputed icq.com.cn domain name to AOL."

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