Global Brands: Seeing domains as important IP assets
Brands and business owners believe owning their exact “.com” domain is imperative. Contrarily, many successful businesses—even some who are mainly in online businesses—didn’t start out with a .com domains that perfectly matched their brand names. Here’s a list of Top 20 Malaysia brands without their exact .com domain:
LIST OF BRANDS WITHOUT THEIR EXACT .COM DOMAIN
| Company/Brand | Original domain | Notes | |||
| Tenaga Nasional | tnb.com.my | tnb.com is owned by ABB Installation Products Inc. | |||
| Maxis | maxis.com.my | maxis.com is owned by Electronic Arts Inc. | |||
| DiGi | digi.com.my | digi.com is Digi International Inc. | |||
| TM | tm.com.my | tm.com is owned by Testmasters Educational Services, Inc. | |||
| Celcom | celcom.com.my | celcom.com is available to acquire. | |||
| Astro Malaysia | astro.com.my | astro.com is owned by Astrodienst AG | |||
| Sunway | sunway.com.my | sunway.com is owned by sunway.nl |
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