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D3Serve Labs files patent application for blockchain-based domain transfer system
Proposed system bypasses registrar pre-approval and enables features like fractional ownership. D3Serve Labs (no relation to D3 Global Inc.) has filed a patent application (pdf) for Method and system for enabling the transfer of domain. The patent ap...
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D3Serve Labs files patent application for blockchain-based domain transfer system
Proposed system bypasses registrar pre-approval and enables features like fractional ownership. D3Serve Labs (no relation to D3 Global Inc.) has filed a patent application (pdf) for Method and system for enabling the transfer of domain. The patent ap...
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June 12, 2025, 6:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
TRX.com registrant prevails again as UDRP case unravels in courts
Trustee disavows claim, says original UDRP filing was unauthorized. The registrant of TRX.com has just secured another win toward retaining his domain name, following a surprise UDRP decision in 2022 that had ordered it transferred. Loo Tze Ming purc...
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TRX.com registrant prevails again as UDRP case unravels in courts
Trustee disavows claim, says original UDRP filing was unauthorized. The registrant of TRX.com has just secured another win toward retaining his domain name, following a surprise UDRP decision in 2022 that had ordered it transferred. Loo Tze Ming purc...
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June 12, 2025, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Indian ride sharing app Rapido files stupido cybersquatting complaint
Indian ride-share and delivery app company fails to snag valuable domain through UDRP. Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, which operates the Indian ride-hailing and delivery platform Rapido, has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute it fil...
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Indian ride sharing app Rapido files stupido cybersquatting complaint
Indian ride-share and delivery app company fails to snag valuable domain through UDRP. Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, which operates the Indian ride-hailing and delivery platform Rapido, has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute it fil...
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June 12, 2025, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thermomix food processor maker tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company’s cybersquatting complaint blends in irrelevant arguments. Vorwerk International AG, maker of the Thermomix line of food processors, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). The company filed a cybersquatting disput...
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Thermomix food processor maker tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company’s cybersquatting complaint blends in irrelevant arguments. Vorwerk International AG, maker of the Thermomix line of food processors, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). The company filed a cybersquatting disput...
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June 12, 2025, 2:38 pm
The Domains
Interview with Davide Vicini of Freename
CEO of Freename Davide Vicini took some time to answer some questions about his company freename, Web3 and a few other topics. I hope you enjoy. Q1) What was it that drew you to the domain name space? I was intrigued by the similarities between domai...
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Interview with Davide Vicini of Freename
CEO of Freename Davide Vicini took some time to answer some questions about his company freename, Web3 and a few other topics. I hope you enjoy. Q1) What was it that drew you to the domain name space? I was intrigued by the similarities between domai...
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June 12, 2025, 12:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big news: GoDaddy loses .co contract to TIG partnership
Registry contract will transition to Team Internet’s registry backend in partnership with Colombian domain registrar. After 15 years, the rights to operate Colombia’s .co domain name extension is changing hands. The country has awarded a ...
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Big news: GoDaddy loses .co contract to TIG partnership
Registry contract will transition to Team Internet’s registry backend in partnership with Colombian domain registrar. After 15 years, the rights to operate Colombia’s .co domain name extension is changing hands. The country has awarded a ...
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June 12, 2025, 11:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain changes: a strategic shift requires a new domain
This company changed domain names as its business evolved. This is part of a series in which businesses discuss why they changed domains and the process they went through. The story has been edited with permission. Rick Levine, Partner/CEO of Modus A...
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Domain changes: a strategic shift requires a new domain
This company changed domain names as its business evolved. This is part of a series in which businesses discuss why they changed domains and the process they went through. The story has been edited with permission. Rick Levine, Partner/CEO of Modus A...
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June 11, 2025, 4:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Alumni Ventures attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Domain name was registered before it had trademark rights. Alumni Ventures LLC, a venture investing group, has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name AlumniVentures.com. The company uses the domain name av.vc. It...
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Alumni Ventures attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Domain name was registered before it had trademark rights. Alumni Ventures LLC, a venture investing group, has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name AlumniVentures.com. The company uses the domain name av.vc. It...
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June 11, 2025, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google and publishers made the web horrible, opening the door for AI
Poor user experiences created by SEO tactics and ad networks are accelerating AI adoption. Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is rapidly changing how people find information online. This is challenging traditional search engines lik...
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Google and publishers made the web horrible, opening the door for AI
Poor user experiences created by SEO tactics and ad networks are accelerating AI adoption. Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is rapidly changing how people find information online. This is challenging traditional search engines lik...
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June 11, 2025, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP cybersquatting complaint fails despite clear evidence of fraud
Panelist says UDRP can’t be used without proven trademark rights, even in clear cases of fraud. UDRP is designed to handle clear-cut cases of cybersquatting. There are cases of clear-cut fraud and bad faith use that don’t qualify as cyber...
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UDRP cybersquatting complaint fails despite clear evidence of fraud
Panelist says UDRP can’t be used without proven trademark rights, even in clear cases of fraud. UDRP is designed to handle clear-cut cases of cybersquatting. There are cases of clear-cut fraud and bad faith use that don’t qualify as cyber...
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June 10, 2025, 3:07 pm
