Verisign, the perpetual operators of the .com Registry, have released a “Domain Name Industry Brief” since 2004.
The industry report is now in its 20th annual volume and can be downloaded quarterly from Verisign.com.
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Domain Name Industry Brief from Verisign
Using the name Domain Name Industry Brief for two decades, along with the acronym DNIB, establishes the necessary rights to register it as a trademark and Verisign is doing just that.
A fresh application at the USPTO seeks the registration of the mark DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BRIEF, for the following services:
Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of newsletters in the field of information technology and the domain name industry
The quarterly Verisign report is a self-touting demonstration of the supremacy of .com domains, which the company operates alongside .net.