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UDRP finds laches and that trademark is also generic
Panelist questions why case was filed 16 years after domain was registered, and notes that the trademark is also generic. When is a trademark also generic? You probably didn’t know that the hardware chain True Value Company has a trademark on t...
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UDRP finds laches and that trademark is also generic
Panelist questions why case was filed 16 years after domain was registered, and notes that the trademark is also generic. When is a trademark also generic? You probably didn’t know that the hardware chain True Value Company has a trademark on t...
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September 28, 2015, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines begins share buybacks
Company bought its own shares on Friday. On Friday, Minds + Machines made the first purchase under its share buyback program. The company plans to acquire up to £15 million worth of shares over the next 12 months. The first purchase was just &p...
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Minds + Machines begins share buybacks
Company bought its own shares on Friday. On Friday, Minds + Machines made the first purchase under its share buyback program. The company plans to acquire up to £15 million worth of shares over the next 12 months. The first purchase was just &p...
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September 28, 2015, 12:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Volkswagen registers “sucks” and “blows” domain names
Here come the defensive domain name registrations… This week I wrote about how Volkswagen registered a number of domain names related to its diesel emissions scandal. The domains, such as VWdieselinfo.com, were likely registered to disseminate...
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Volkswagen registers “sucks” and “blows” domain names
Here come the defensive domain name registrations… This week I wrote about how Volkswagen registered a number of domain names related to its diesel emissions scandal. The domains, such as VWdieselinfo.com, were likely registered to disseminate...
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September 26, 2015, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
The new and improved Expired Domains Report!
Now with SnapNames, too. Domains expire all over the place, day in day out. Some expirations are shadowed by backorders, which can lead to auctions. Depending on the TLD, the registrar, and – yes – even chance, those auctions may tak...
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The new and improved Expired Domains Report!
Now with SnapNames, too. Domains expire all over the place, day in day out. Some expirations are shadowed by backorders, which can lead to auctions. Depending on the TLD, the registrar, and – yes – even chance, those auctions may tak...
Discussion
September 25, 2015, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
InternetX Lambo Races to First Place
Car finishes first…at first. This past weekend the InternetX race team had strong podium finishes at the ADAC GT Masters in Zandvoort. InterNetX Reiter Engineering had two cars (initially) place in first and third place. Here’s a picture...
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InternetX Lambo Races to First Place
Car finishes first…at first. This past weekend the InternetX race team had strong podium finishes at the ADAC GT Masters in Zandvoort. InterNetX Reiter Engineering had two cars (initially) place in first and third place. Here’s a picture...
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September 25, 2015, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ashley Madison takes down WasHeOnAshleyMadison.com
Arbitration panel awards domain name to dating site owner. Avid Dating Life Inc, the company that operates the AshleyMadison.com site for affair dating, has successfully convinced an arbitration panelist that it should get the domain name WasHeOnAshl...
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Ashley Madison takes down WasHeOnAshleyMadison.com
Arbitration panel awards domain name to dating site owner. Avid Dating Life Inc, the company that operates the AshleyMadison.com site for affair dating, has successfully convinced an arbitration panelist that it should get the domain name WasHeOnAshl...
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September 25, 2015, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainSherpa publisher invests in domain investment platform Efty
Deal will help Efty gain exposure. Michael Cyger, publisher of DomainSherpa, has invested in domain name investment platform Efty. In addition to the investment, Cyger will work with the company to build and promote the service. Think of Efty as a co...
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DomainSherpa publisher invests in domain investment platform Efty
Deal will help Efty gain exposure. Michael Cyger, publisher of DomainSherpa, has invested in domain name investment platform Efty. In addition to the investment, Cyger will work with the company to build and promote the service. Think of Efty as a co...
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September 25, 2015, 12:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Male enhancement company nailed for RDNH over Maximize.com
Nucell, LLC, seller of a “male enhancement” product, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Maximize.com A three person Czech Arbitration Court panel wrote a scathing finding of reverse domain name hij...
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Male enhancement company nailed for RDNH over Maximize.com
Nucell, LLC, seller of a “male enhancement” product, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Maximize.com A three person Czech Arbitration Court panel wrote a scathing finding of reverse domain name hij...
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September 25, 2015, 1:23 am
Domain Name Wire
1&1’s new .com promotional price: Free
Forget 99 cents, these domains are now free. Domain name registrars often use discounted prices to get new customers. This is especially the case with their Google Adwords ads, where registrars frequently offer .com domains as loss leaders to get a n...
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1&1’s new .com promotional price: Free
Forget 99 cents, these domains are now free. Domain name registrars often use discounted prices to get new customers. This is especially the case with their Google Adwords ads, where registrars frequently offer .com domains as loss leaders to get a n...
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September 24, 2015, 4:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameDrive founder launching new startup in Austin
Greg Manriquez launching Videotape app. NameDrive founder Greg Manriquez, who sold the domain parking company to KeyDrive, is working on his next startup. Videotape is an app that allows you to easily add your own video or audio to another video and ...
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NameDrive founder launching new startup in Austin
Greg Manriquez launching Videotape app. NameDrive founder Greg Manriquez, who sold the domain parking company to KeyDrive, is working on his next startup. Videotape is an app that allows you to easily add your own video or audio to another video and ...
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September 24, 2015, 2:08 pm
