# Com Laude

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/com-laude (also as .json)

Com Laude is a London-based corporate domain registrar that manages domain portfolios and brand protection for large companies. Its co-founders Nick Wood and Lorna Gradden have worked with brand owners on domains since 1995, and its sister company Valideus advises applicants and operators of new top-level domains.

- Website: https://www.comlaude.com
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Founded: 2004
- Founders: Nick Wood, Lorna Gradden
- Ownership: Owned by Adsero Capital, held by its founders and Vespa Capital
- Type: Corporate registrar for brands
- ICANN accreditation: IANA ID 470
- Other names: Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE
- Country-code extensions: .uk
- Site languages: English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://api.comlaude.com/docs)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, SSL certificates, Brand protection

## Sources

- https://comlaude.com/
- https://comlaude.com/services/watch-enforcement/
- https://comlaude.com/com-laude-completes-acquisition-of-markmonitor/

## Com Laude history

- 1995: Nick Wood and Lorna Gradden found Net Searchers, a registrar working with brand owners.
- 2003: Com Laude is founded in London.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Registry lock

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://comlaude.com/tag/valideus/
- https://crunchbase.com/organization/com-laude
- https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-moi-registration-auth-02mar16/pdfK4AYjF4jQR.pdf

Part of the list of domain registrars at https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars, kept by Lemon Domains, the domain portfolio manager with a domain MCP server.