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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo             = MarkMonitorLogo.JPG
| logo           = 120-px mm logo rgb logo small.jpg
| type             = Privately Held
| type           = Publicly traded under Clarivate Analytics (NYSE:CCC)
| industry         = Internet, Brand protection
| industry       = Internet, Corporate Domain Registration
| founded           = San Francisco, CA (1998)
| founded         = San Francisco, CA, 1998
| founder          = [[Faisal Shah]]
| founders        = Faisal Shah
| headquarters= 303 Second Street, Suite 800N<br/>San Francisco, CA 94107
| ownership      = Clarivate Analytics
| keypeople         =  
| headquarters   = 3540 E Longwing Ln #300<br/>Meridian, Idaho 83642
[[Faisal Shah]] (Chairman)<br/>
| country         = USA
[[Irfan Salim]] (CEO)<br/>
| businesses      = domain portfolio management, acquisition services, enhanced security
[[Chris Bounds]] (COO)<br/>
| products       = Corporate domain registration and related services
[[Ted Sergott]] (SVP of Eng)<br/>
| employees       = 115 (2020)
[[Kurt Wedel]] (SVP of Sales and Bus Dev)
| revenue         = $67.0M (2018)
| products         = Domain Management, Online Trademark Protection, Online Channel Protection, AntiPhishing Solutions
| website         = [http://MarkMonitor.com MarkMonitor.com]
| employees         = 180 (2008)
| blog            = https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/domain-management/
| revenue           = $30.0M (2008)
| facebook        = https://www.facebook.com/MarkMonitor/
| website           = http://MarkMonitor.com
| linkedin        = https://www.linkedin.com/company/markmonitor/
| twitter        = MarkMonitor
| keypeople      = [[Statton Hammock]], V.P., Head of IP Strategy, Gov't & Industry Relations
}}
}}


'''MarkMonitor''' is an Internet based company to provide enterprise brand protection solutions and services. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California with regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, and New York; and Washington, District of Columbia <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/markmonitor LinkedIn]</ref>
'''MarkMonitor''' is a corporate domain name registrar and portfolio manager and provider of domain related services to many of the world's most trafficked domain names and global brands. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, with offices in London and Beijing.<ref>MarkMonitor [https://markmonitor.com/ Website]</ref> MarkMonitor is owned by parent company, [https://clarivate.com/ ''Clarivate Analytics,''] a publicly traded company (NYSE:CCC) that holds scientific research data and other intellectual property management companies including Web of Science, Cortellis, TechStreet, Derwent, CompuMark, and Darts-IP.<ref>Clarivate Analytics [https://clarivate.com/ Website]</ref>  
 
 
As of November 2010, MarkMonitor has  over 509,000 Domain Name under its management and safeguard the brands of companies like [[Facebook]] <ref> [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ E Week] </ref>  and [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor Wikimedia Foundation] </ref>
MarkMonitor has strategic alliances with [[Microsoft]], [[Yahoo!]], [[America Online]], Inc., [[Kroll]], [[The Steele Foundation]], [[Earthlink]], [[LexisNexis]], and [[Anti-Phishing Working Group]].<ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 Bloomsberg Business Week] </ref>  


As of January, 2020, MarkMonitor had over 935,000 domain names under its management.<ref>DomainName [https://domainnamestat.com/statistics/registrar/others Stats]</ref> MarkMonitor is an active participant in [[ICANN|ICANN's]] multi-stakeholder policy development process having representatives in the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]], the [[Intellectual Property Constituency]] and the [[Business Constituency]].
==History==
==History==


In 1998, Faisal Shah founded MarkMonitor in San Francisco, CA . <ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=3786492&privcapId=3786391&previousCapId=422760&previousTitle=The%20Nielsen%20Company%20B.V. Bloomsberg Business Week] </ref> In 2000, MarkMonitor became an [[ICANN]] accredited domain registrar. <ref> [http://www.americanexecutive.com/archived-spotlights-industry/it/7401-markmonitor-keeping-watch American Executive] </ref>  
*1998- [[Faisal Shah]] founded MarkMonitor in San Francisco, CA .<ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=3786492&privcapId=3786391&previousCapId=422760&previousTitle=The%20Nielsen%20Company%20B.V. Bloomsberg Business Week]</ref>  


In 2001, MarkmMnitor announced strategic alliance with [[Lexis-Nexis]], a research solution provider company.<ref> [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lexis-Nexis+Announces+Strategic+Alliance+with+Markmonitor.-a074210943 The Free Library] </ref>  
*2000- MarkMonitor became an [[ICANN]] accredited domain registrar. <ref> [http://www.americanexecutive.com/archived-spotlights-industry/it/7401-markmonitor-keeping-watch American Executive] </ref>  


MarkMonitor formed strategic alliance with [[Eversheds]], an UK based law firm, in February, 2002. <ref> [http://www.infotoday.com/IT/apr02/news1.htm Information Today] </ref>  
*2001- MarkMonitor announced strategic alliance with [[Lexis-Nexis]], a research solution provider company.<ref> [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lexis-Nexis+Announces+Strategic+Alliance+with+Markmonitor.-a074210943 The Free Library] </ref>  


In October 2003, MarkMonitor annouced its merging with [[Alldomains.com]], a domain registration and management providing company from California. <ref> [http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/mar102203 The Web Host Industry Review] </ref>
*2002- MarkMonitor also formed a strategic alliance with [[Eversheds]], an UK based law firm. <ref> [http://www.infotoday.com/IT/apr02/news1.htm Information Today] </ref>  


MarkMonitor announced participation in a comprehensive effort to stop online fraud, sponsored by the FSTC in October 2004. The other participants included USA's largest financial institutions like Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica, Visa USA, ABN AMRO, KeyBank, Capital One and University Bank etc. <ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-817373/MarkMonitor-Joins-Major-Financial-Institutions.html GOLIATH] </ref>   
*2003- MarkMonitor announced a merger with [[Alldomains.com]], a domain registration and management providing company from California. <ref> [http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/mar102203 The Web Host Industry Review] </ref>   


In 2005, MarkMonitor signed partnership contracts with AOL to develop a new initiative to protect its users against phishing. <ref> [http://news.softpedia.com/news/AOL-Is-Starting-the-Anti-Phishing-Offensive-9957.shtml Softpedia] </ref>  
*2004- MarkMonitor announced  participation in a comprehensive effort to stop online fraud, sponsored by the FSTC. The other participants included America's largest financial institutions, like: Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica, Visa USA, ABN AMRO, KeyBank, Capital One and University Bank, and others. <ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-817373/MarkMonitor-Joins-Major-Financial-Institutions.html GOLIATH] </ref>


In November 2005, it was announced that MarkMonitor, with [[Cyota]] Inc. and [[Internet Identity]] , would regularly provide information on confirmed phishing Web sites as part of efforts to help enhance the protection offered by Microsoft. <ref> [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/nov05/11-17EnhancesPhishingProtectionPR.mspx Microsoft.com] </ref>  
*2005- MarkMonitor signed partnership contracts with AOL to develop a new initiative to protect its users against phishing. <ref> [http://news.softpedia.com/news/AOL-Is-Starting-the-Anti-Phishing-Offensive-9957.shtml Softpedia] </ref>  


In December, 2005, MarkMonitor annouced to work with [[Open Technology Solutions]] (OTS) to provide anti-phishing and fraud protection services <ref> [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139428801.html HighBeam.com] </ref>  
*2005- It was announced that MarkMonitor, with [[Cyota]] Inc. and [[Internet Identity]] , would regularly provide information on confirmed phishing websites as part of efforts to help enhance the protection offered by Microsoft. <ref> [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/nov05/11-17EnhancesPhishingProtectionPR.mspx Microsoft.com] </ref>  


In May 2006, MarkMonitor announced the closing of $12 million in venture capital investment led by Cargill Ventures. <ref> [http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-11-2006/0004359554&EDATE= PR Newswire] </ref>  
*2005- MarkMonitor annouced to work with [[Open Technology Solutions]] (OTS) to provide anti-phishing and fraud protection services.<ref> [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-139428801.html HighBeam.com] </ref>  


In 2006, MarkMonitor and Sports Marketing Surveys formed alliance to protect 2006 World Cup and Olympic Winter Games Brands online.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=176699 PR Newswire] </ref>
*2006- MarkMonitor announced the closing of a $12 million venture capital investment led by Cargill Ventures. <ref> [http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-11-2006/0004359554&EDATE= PR Newswire] </ref>  


In 2008, MarkMonitor signed a deal with TUV Rheinland Group's Brand Risk Management service (BRM) to offer the customers brand protection solution. <ref>[http://in.biz.yahoo.com/081105/138/6yz4x.html Yahoo Finance!] </ref> U.S. Central Credit Union and its 26 member corporate credit unions deployed anti-phishing solutions from MarkMonitor in February 2008. <ref>[http://www.scmagazineus.com/us-central-credit-union-deploys-markmonitor/article/105091/ SC Magazine] </ref>
*2006- MarkMonitor and Sports Marketing Surveys formed an alliance to protect the 2006 World Cup and Olympic Winter Games Brands online.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=176699 PR Newswire] </ref>


In March, 2009, MarkMonitor announced AntiFraud Solutions, a patented technology that would enable brand owners to prevent, detect and respond to phishing and malware attacks. <ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/crime-law-enforcement-corrections/criminal-offenses/11821788-1.html All Business.com] </ref>
*2008- MarkMonitor signed a deal with TUV Rheinland Group's Brand Risk Management service (BRM) to offer the customers brand protection solution.<ref>[http://in.biz.yahoo.com/081105/138/6yz4x.html Yahoo Finance!]</ref> U.S. Central Credit Union and its 26 member corporate credit unions deployed anti-phishing solutions from MarkMonitor in February 2008. <ref>[http://www.scmagazineus.com/us-central-credit-union-deploys-markmonitor/article/105091/ SC Magazine] </ref>


In October 2010, MarkMonitor acquired [[DtecNet Software]], a global anti-piracy company for an undisclosed amount of money. <ref> [http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/markmonitor-dtecnet/ Tech Crunch] </ref>  
*2009- MarkMonitor announced AntiFraud Solutions, a patented technology that would enable brand owners to prevent, detect and respond to phishing and malware attacks. <ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/crime-law-enforcement-corrections/criminal-offenses/11821788-1.html All Business.com] </ref>


==Product And Services==
*2010- MarkMonitor acquired [[DtecNet Software]], a global anti-piracy company for an undisclosed amount of money. <ref> [http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/markmonitor-dtecnet/ Tech Crunch] </ref>
*Domain Management: Domain Management establishes brands online including safety and security services with domain managements services


*MarkMonitor Brand Protection™ : Offers to eliminate fraudulent use of companies brands online to safeguard brand equity, web traffic, marketing investments, and revenue from paid search scams, unauthorized channels, counterfeit, pirated and grey market sales, false association, cybersquatting and other online threats.
*2012- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Thomson Reuters, as part of the company's new Intellectual Property & Science business unit.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9838-thomson-reuters-buys-markmonitor Thomson Reuters buys MarkMonitor, domainincite.com]</ref>


*AntiFraud Solutions: offers to protect enterprises and their customers from phishing and malware attacks, predicts detects, blocks, monitors and shuts down phishing and malware sites etc.
*2017- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by [https://domainnamewire.com/2016/10/04/markmonitor-now-part-clarivate-analytics Clarivate Analytics]
*2019 - MarkMonitor sells its brand protection business to OpSec Security.<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opsec-security-agrees-to-acquire-the-markmonitor-brand-protection-business-from-clarivate-analytics-300951615.html PR Newswire, Nov. 2019]</ref>


==References==
==Product And Services==
{{reflist}}
*Corporate Domain Registration and Management Services including portfolio management and optimization, registry locking, advance security protocols, DNS, gTLD blocking, anonymous acquisition services, and UDRP prosecution. {{reflist}}


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://markmonitor.com/index.php/ MarkMonitor Corporate Website]
* [http://markmonitor.com/index.php/ MarkMonitor Corporate Website]


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Latest revision as of 18:59, 6 August 2024

Type: Publicly traded under Clarivate Analytics (NYSE:CCC)
Industry: Internet, Corporate Domain Registration
Founded: San Francisco, CA, 1998
Founder(s): Faisal Shah
Ownership: Clarivate Analytics
Headquarters: 3540 E Longwing Ln #300
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Country: USA
Businesses: domain portfolio management, acquisition services, enhanced security
Products: Corporate domain registration and related services
Employees: 115 (2020)
Revenue: $67.0M (2018)
Website: MarkMonitor.com
Blog: https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/domain-management/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkMonitor/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/markmonitor/
Twitter: @MarkMonitor
Key People
Statton Hammock, V.P., Head of IP Strategy, Gov't & Industry Relations

MarkMonitor is a corporate domain name registrar and portfolio manager and provider of domain related services to many of the world's most trafficked domain names and global brands. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, with offices in London and Beijing.[1] MarkMonitor is owned by parent company, Clarivate Analytics, a publicly traded company (NYSE:CCC) that holds scientific research data and other intellectual property management companies including Web of Science, Cortellis, TechStreet, Derwent, CompuMark, and Darts-IP.[2]

As of January, 2020, MarkMonitor had over 935,000 domain names under its management.[3] MarkMonitor is an active participant in ICANN's multi-stakeholder policy development process having representatives in the Registrar Stakeholder Group, the Intellectual Property Constituency and the Business Constituency.

History[edit | edit source]

  • 2000- MarkMonitor became an ICANN accredited domain registrar. [5]
  • 2001- MarkMonitor announced strategic alliance with Lexis-Nexis, a research solution provider company.[6]
  • 2002- MarkMonitor also formed a strategic alliance with Eversheds, an UK based law firm. [7]
  • 2003- MarkMonitor announced a merger with Alldomains.com, a domain registration and management providing company from California. [8]
  • 2004- MarkMonitor announced participation in a comprehensive effort to stop online fraud, sponsored by the FSTC. The other participants included America's largest financial institutions, like: Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica, Visa USA, ABN AMRO, KeyBank, Capital One and University Bank, and others. [9]
  • 2005- MarkMonitor signed partnership contracts with AOL to develop a new initiative to protect its users against phishing. [10]
  • 2005- It was announced that MarkMonitor, with Cyota Inc. and Internet Identity , would regularly provide information on confirmed phishing websites as part of efforts to help enhance the protection offered by Microsoft. [11]
  • 2006- MarkMonitor announced the closing of a $12 million venture capital investment led by Cargill Ventures. [13]
  • 2006- MarkMonitor and Sports Marketing Surveys formed an alliance to protect the 2006 World Cup and Olympic Winter Games Brands online.[14]
  • 2008- MarkMonitor signed a deal with TUV Rheinland Group's Brand Risk Management service (BRM) to offer the customers brand protection solution.[15] U.S. Central Credit Union and its 26 member corporate credit unions deployed anti-phishing solutions from MarkMonitor in February 2008. [16]
  • 2009- MarkMonitor announced AntiFraud Solutions, a patented technology that would enable brand owners to prevent, detect and respond to phishing and malware attacks. [17]
  • 2010- MarkMonitor acquired DtecNet Software, a global anti-piracy company for an undisclosed amount of money. [18]
  • 2012- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Thomson Reuters, as part of the company's new Intellectual Property & Science business unit.[19]
  • 2017- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Clarivate Analytics
  • 2019 - MarkMonitor sells its brand protection business to OpSec Security.[20]

Product And Services[edit | edit source]

  • Corporate Domain Registration and Management Services including portfolio management and optimization, registry locking, advance security protocols, DNS, gTLD blocking, anonymous acquisition services, and UDRP prosecution.
  • MarkMonitor Website
  • Clarivate Analytics Website
  • DomainName Stats
  • Bloomsberg Business Week
  • American Executive
  • The Free Library
  • Information Today
  • The Web Host Industry Review
  • GOLIATH
  • Softpedia
  • Microsoft.com
  • HighBeam.com
  • PR Newswire
  • PR Newswire
  • Yahoo Finance!
  • SC Magazine
  • All Business.com
  • Tech Crunch
  • Thomson Reuters buys MarkMonitor, domainincite.com
  • PR Newswire, Nov. 2019
  • External Links[edit | edit source]