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Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges 445.com is a stolen domain name
Chinese citizen files lawsuit against valuable domain name. A lawsuit (pdf) filed on Friday alleges that the domain name 445.com is a stolen domain name. Xiaojun Wang, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, filed the in rem lawsuit agains...
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Lawsuit alleges 445.com is a stolen domain name
Chinese citizen files lawsuit against valuable domain name. A lawsuit (pdf) filed on Friday alleges that the domain name 445.com is a stolen domain name. Xiaojun Wang, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, filed the in rem lawsuit agains...
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March 28, 2021, 10:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
CandyShop.com sells for six figures
Six figure domain name sales keep rolling in. Domain name investor Greg Ricks has struck with another six figure domain sale: CandyShop.com. Ricks told Domain Name Wire he just sold the domain for $112,125. Global Digital Media SA in France is the bu...
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CandyShop.com sells for six figures
Six figure domain name sales keep rolling in. Domain name investor Greg Ricks has struck with another six figure domain sale: CandyShop.com. Ricks told Domain Name Wire he just sold the domain for $112,125. Global Digital Media SA in France is the bu...
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March 26, 2021, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court rules France can keep France.com
The French Republic used French courts to wrest the domain away from an American company. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has delivered a blow to the former owner of France.com. Jean-Noël Frydman registered France.com i...
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Court rules France can keep France.com
The French Republic used French courts to wrest the domain away from an American company. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has delivered a blow to the former owner of France.com. Jean-Noël Frydman registered France.com i...
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March 25, 2021, 8:20 pm
The Domains
RB rebrands as Reckitt
Owning a two letter .com is a symbol of exclusivity and prestige. There are only 676 available, one company is moving on from their special domain and redirecting it. The company is rebranding from RB.com to Reckitt. The new company website is Reckit...
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RB rebrands as Reckitt
Owning a two letter .com is a symbol of exclusivity and prestige. There are only 676 available, one company is moving on from their special domain and redirecting it. The company is rebranding from RB.com to Reckitt. The new company website is Reckit...
Discussion
March 25, 2021, 5:19 am
Domain Name Wire
25 more end user domain name sales
An energy credits trading platform, a tax software company, and an NFT service bought domain names. Sedo had some great end user domain name sales this past week. You’ll notice that cryptocurrency and NFT-related buyers continue to help lift th...
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25 more end user domain name sales
An energy credits trading platform, a tax software company, and an NFT service bought domain names. Sedo had some great end user domain name sales this past week. You’ll notice that cryptocurrency and NFT-related buyers continue to help lift th...
Discussion
March 24, 2021, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Getting the best price on .com domains
Some registrars offer consistently good deals on .com domains. There’s a lot of competition at the registrar level for .com domain names. This intense competition leads to prices near the wholesale price that the registrar pays the registry (Ve...
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Getting the best price on .com domains
Some registrars offer consistently good deals on .com domains. There’s a lot of competition at the registrar level for .com domain names. This intense competition leads to prices near the wholesale price that the registrar pays the registry (Ve...
Discussion
March 24, 2021, 4:32 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Germanium.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Germanium.com led the way at $45,000. Je.de was second at 30,000 Euro, ($35,546). HumanIngenuity.com was third at $31,500. 56 .com sales 31 cctld sales 19 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public Sed...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Germanium.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Germanium.com led the way at $45,000. Je.de was second at 30,000 Euro, ($35,546). HumanIngenuity.com was third at $31,500. 56 .com sales 31 cctld sales 19 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public Sed...
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March 23, 2021, 8:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
A three word domain (with a contraction!) that’s easy to remember
This ad was impossible to forget even though it uses a three word domain. I’ve had quite a bit of luck over the years selling three word .com domains. The trick is to find catchy phrases that are easy to remember. Here’s an example of a t...
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A three word domain (with a contraction!) that’s easy to remember
This ad was impossible to forget even though it uses a three word domain. I’ve had quite a bit of luck over the years selling three word .com domains. The trick is to find catchy phrases that are easy to remember. Here’s an example of a t...
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March 23, 2021, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oath (Yahoo) gets patent for integrated domain + trademark search
Idea could help people register a domain and trademark at the same time. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,956,516 (pdf) to Oath Inc. (Yahoo) for “Collectively performing domain searches and trademark searches.&r...
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Oath (Yahoo) gets patent for integrated domain + trademark search
Idea could help people register a domain and trademark at the same time. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,956,516 (pdf) to Oath Inc. (Yahoo) for “Collectively performing domain searches and trademark searches.&r...
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March 23, 2021, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vote to shakeup Nominet passes
Nominet members kick out five board members. Four of Nominet’s board members have been removed as a result of voting at an Extraordinary General Meeting today. The initiative was to remove five board members, but one of those members, now-forme...
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Vote to shakeup Nominet passes
Nominet members kick out five board members. Four of Nominet’s board members have been removed as a result of voting at an Extraordinary General Meeting today. The initiative was to remove five board members, but one of those members, now-forme...
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March 22, 2021, 10:09 pm
