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Domain Name Wire
How common words like Pizza, Money, and Shopping ended up in the Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs
The Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs is giving some people first dibs on domains like realestate.guru and pizza.restaurant. The .info domain name got seriously gamed when it had its trademark sunrise period in 2001. There was no pre-verification ...
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How common words like Pizza, Money, and Shopping ended up in the Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs
The Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs is giving some people first dibs on domains like realestate.guru and pizza.restaurant. The .info domain name got seriously gamed when it had its trademark sunrise period in 2001. There was no pre-verification ...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 8:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yes, one letter domain names might be worth less than $1,000
Supply and demand and new TLDs…what once was scarce is no longer. Over the weekend there was quite a hubbub over at DomainInvesting.com about the availability of single letter domain names in new top level domain names. In short: they are avai...
Discussion
Yes, one letter domain names might be worth less than $1,000
Supply and demand and new TLDs…what once was scarce is no longer. Over the weekend there was quite a hubbub over at DomainInvesting.com about the availability of single letter domain names in new top level domain names. In short: they are avai...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 6:06 pm
The Domains
BidPal Inc. Decides to take their UDRP Loss to Court
There was an article published today by Gerald Levine on Ip Legal Corner, that highlights what is a disturbing trend for domain owners who have legitimate rights to their domain. It was generally considered that if you registered a domain, say in 199...
Discussion
BidPal Inc. Decides to take their UDRP Loss to Court
There was an article published today by Gerald Levine on Ip Legal Corner, that highlights what is a disturbing trend for domain owners who have legitimate rights to their domain. It was generally considered that if you registered a domain, say in 199...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 5:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside Registry offers its own Domain Protected Marks List
Service for blocking trademark domain names is very similar to Donuts’. Rightside Registry announced its own version of the Domain Protected Marks List (DPML) service last week. With the service, trademark owners can block their marks from bein...
Discussion
Rightside Registry offers its own Domain Protected Marks List
Service for blocking trademark domain names is very similar to Donuts’. Rightside Registry announced its own version of the Domain Protected Marks List (DPML) service last week. With the service, trademark owners can block their marks from bein...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company uses UDRP to go after dead man’s domain name
French publication files publication to try to get domain name from deceased man. Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, a news publication, has lost a UDRP it filed against a dead man. The group filed the UDRP against the domain name...
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Company uses UDRP to go after dead man’s domain name
French publication files publication to try to get domain name from deceased man. Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, a news publication, has lost a UDRP it filed against a dead man. The group filed the UDRP against the domain name...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 3:41 pm
The Domains
Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor – of said company w...
Discussion
Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor – of said company w...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Universal Postal Union loses objections to .mail top level domain name
Group that runs .post fails to end bids for .mail top level domain name. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has lost community objections against five applications for the .mail top level domain name. UPU filed objections against all five active applic...
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Universal Postal Union loses objections to .mail top level domain name
Group that runs .post fails to end bids for .mail top level domain name. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has lost community objections against five applications for the .mail top level domain name. UPU filed objections against all five active applic...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 3:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Microsoft, Allstate, and others bought
Big companies made domain name purchases last week. Microsoft and Allstate were among the end users that bought domain names that were reported on Sedo’s sales list last week. Here are some of the end user sales. (You can see previous end user ...
Discussion
What domain names Microsoft, Allstate, and others bought
Big companies made domain name purchases last week. Microsoft and Allstate were among the end users that bought domain names that were reported on Sedo’s sales list last week. Here are some of the end user sales. (You can see previous end user ...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 2:30 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 10th, 2014
You may have heard the biggest tech news of the past month, Flappy Bird was removed from the Android and iOS app centers by the creator. According to interviews he was making $50K A DAY from the app but he said the pressure was just too ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 10th, 2014
You may have heard the biggest tech news of the past month, Flappy Bird was removed from the Android and iOS app centers by the creator. According to interviews he was making $50K A DAY from the app but he said the pressure was just too ...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 11:23 am
DomainSherpa
DNSeattle Keynote: The Shave Network – Building a Real Business on a Premium Domain Name – With Luke Webster
In 2011, Luke Webster found an underserved niche in the $13 billion shaving industry: straight razors.He imported razors and sold them online using his vast experience in search engine marketing. As sales grew, so did his venture. When Webster came o...
Discussion
DNSeattle Keynote: The Shave Network – Building a Real Business on a Premium Domain Name – With Luke Webster
In 2011, Luke Webster found an underserved niche in the $13 billion shaving industry: straight razors.He imported razors and sold them online using his vast experience in search engine marketing. As sales grew, so did his venture. When Webster came o...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 9:00 am
