thanks for the update on the development in China. I am an eager reader of your blog and wanted to stop lurking and to start contributing.

Captured brand names can become a serious problem. I have identfied Gerry Webber (a German fashion brand) as a case. If they wanted to expand into the Chinese market they will find the URL already occupied by some Singapore company.

With the introduction of Internationalized Domain Names the problem might get worse. Companies have to patrol ever more domains … You already identified Campbell soups as a brand which uses localized brand names, e.g. Russian.

Kind regards from Germany, Brian.