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'''Name.Space''' was founded in 1996 by [[Paul Garrin]], for creating [[TLD|Top Level Domains]] to supplement shortages under the limited availability of [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] [[gTLD]]s. The company was an early proponent of a shared TLD registry system and was the first self-automated, self-service registry.<ref name="about">[https://namespace.us/about.php About Name.Space], Namespace.us</ref>

'''Name.Space''' was founded in 1996 by [[Paul Garrin]], for creating [[TLD|Top Level Domains]] to supplement shortages under the limited availability of [[.com]], [[.net]], and [[.org]] [[gTLD]]s. The company was an early proponent of a shared TLD registry system and was the first self-automated, self-service registry.<ref name="about">[https://namespace.us/about.php About Name.Space], Namespace.us</ref>

The company was the first to provide [[URL]] forward services for customers and the first to create a domain and [[IP]] information meta search engine that issues Smart [[Whois]] queries for TLD listings. It was also the first to offer a user-controlled [[DNS]] zone editor, which enable customers to manage and update their own domain name to [[IP address]] mapping and email routing.<ref name="about"></ref>

The company was the first to provide [[URL]] forward services for customers and the first to create a domain and [[IP]] information meta-search engine that issues Smart [[Whois]] queries for TLD listings. It was also the first to offer a user-controlled [[DNS]] zone editor, which enables customers to manage and update their own domain name to [[IP address]] mapping and email routing.<ref name="about"></ref>

==Name.Space & ICANN==

==Name.Space & ICANN==

Name.Space applied for 118 ICANN gTLDs in the initial "test-bed" round in 2000, which produced [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.museum]], and other gTLDs. It was not selected for any of the 118.<ref name="ownership"></ref>

Name.Space applied for 118 ICANN gTLDs in the initial "test-bed" round in 2000, which produced [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.museum]], and other gTLDs. It was not selected for any of the 118.<ref name="ownership"></ref>

In October 2012, Name.Space filed a lawsuit against ICANN for trademark infrigement and anti-competitive behavior, hong for an injunction that prevents ICANN from delegating the 189 gTLD strings Name.Space claims rights to. It also alleges that the new gTLD process is dominated by "ICANN insiders" and "industry titans", thus preventing fair competition for smaller businesses.<ref name="injunction">[http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-gtlds Company files for injunction against 189 new gTLDs], DomainIncite.com. Published 12 October 2012.</ref>

In October 2012, Name.Space filed a lawsuit against ICANN for trademark infringement and anti-competitive behavior, hong for an injunction that prevents ICANN from delegating the 189 gTLD strings Name.Space claims rights to. It also alleges that the new gTLD process is dominated by "ICANN insiders" and "industry titans", thus preventing fair competition for smaller businesses.<ref name="injunction">[http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-gtlds Company files for an injunction against 189 new gTLDs], DomainIncite.com. Published 12 October 2012.</ref>

The company's complaint states, "Rather than adopting a procedure to account for the pending 2000 Application and facilitate the expansion of TLD providers in the DNS, ICANN has adopted a procedure so complex and expensive that it once again effectively prohibited newcomers from competing. It instead has permitted participation solely by ICANN insiders and industry titans."<ref name="injunction"></ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/Name.Space%20Complaint%2010.1012.pdf Name.Space Complaint]. Published 10 October 2012.</ref>

The company's complaint states, "Rather than adopting a procedure to account for the pending 2000 Application and facilitate the expansion of TLD providers in the DNS, ICANN has adopted a procedure so complex and expensive that it once again effectively prohibited newcomers from competing. It instead has permitted participation solely by ICANN insiders and industry titans."<ref name="injunction"></ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/Name.Space%20Complaint%2010.1012.pdf Name.Space Complaint]. Published 10 October 2012.</ref>