Outside of .com, even in large and established gTLDs (such as .biz), the registration patterns are haphazard. Brand owners do not register defensively here with any regularity.

Large brands, and their brand protection agencies heavily concentrate on domain registrations in .com, and are far less interested in other TLDs(Top Level Domains), and when it comes to the newest TLDs, they have shown very little interest at all. ( Examples of new TLDs include .mobi, .asia, .tel, .name, .cat, .jobs, etc).

Eg1: Verizon has vocally opposed any expansion of the new gTLD space and is a clear opponent of new top-level domains. One the key brands of Verizon is “FIOS.” Fios.com, fios.net and fios.org are all registered to Verizon. But Verizon has not registered fios.name. For under $15.00 per year, anyone can, today, register that name.

Eg2: Microsoft is also a leading opponent of new TLDs. It has, however, not registered “win32,” (one of its key brands,) in .tel

Eg3: Disney does not protect its theme-park brand. Disneyparks.com is registered, but disneyparks.biz is available for $8.99, as is disneyparks.asia

Conclusion:
If past behavior is predictive of future actions, then there will be a minimal amount of registration activity in new top-level-domains(gTLDs) by brand owners, and new gTLDs will be largely ignored by cybersquatters.

For a detailed analysis and report, please visit the link below,
http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/02/survey-shows-brands-dont-register-defensively-in-new-gtlds/

Regards,
Santosh H
E-Mail: santosh.h@ipott.co.in