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United Press International sues after losing UDRP
Company that lost UDRP in May files cybersquatting lawsuit. United Press International, commonly known simply as UPI, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) for the domain names UPIPhoto.com and UPIPhoto.org. The company lost a UDRP for upi...
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United Press International sues after losing UDRP
Company that lost UDRP in May files cybersquatting lawsuit. United Press International, commonly known simply as UPI, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) for the domain names UPIPhoto.com and UPIPhoto.org. The company lost a UDRP for upi...
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July 8, 2013, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tesco goes after domain hack tes.co – and there’s more to come.
Here’s an example of a type of complaint we’ll see more often going forward. Traditionally, UDRP panels don’t consider the top level domain as part of what makes a domain name similar to a mark in which the complainant has rights. W...
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Tesco goes after domain hack tes.co – and there’s more to come.
Here’s an example of a type of complaint we’ll see more often going forward. Traditionally, UDRP panels don’t consider the top level domain as part of what makes a domain name similar to a mark in which the complainant has rights. W...
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July 8, 2013, 10:37 am
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.LA gets GoDaddy’s marketing power to help brand domain for Los Angeles
.LA to get another push as the domain for Los Angeles. GoDaddy announced this morning that it has teamed up with DOT LA Marketing Company and CentralNic to help push the ccTLD .la as a domain name for Los Angeles. The domain name registrar is offerin...
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.LA gets GoDaddy’s marketing power to help brand domain for Los Angeles
.LA to get another push as the domain for Los Angeles. GoDaddy announced this morning that it has teamed up with DOT LA Marketing Company and CentralNic to help push the ccTLD .la as a domain name for Los Angeles. The domain name registrar is offerin...
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July 8, 2013, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign files patents for a Domain Manager and preventing malicious domain registrations
Company that is looking to assert its patents files two more applications. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published to patent applications yesterday that were filed by Verisign. Both applications were filed in 2011. Application 13/339466 (pdf) ...
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Verisign files patents for a Domain Manager and preventing malicious domain registrations
Company that is looking to assert its patents files two more applications. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published to patent applications yesterday that were filed by Verisign. Both applications were filed in 2011. Application 13/339466 (pdf) ...
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July 5, 2013, 11:42 am
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Article 29 Working Party challenges new RAA data retention requirements
Group provides a blanket statement for registrars wishing to get a waiver for data retention under new registrar agreement. The Article 29 Working Party has lent a helping hand to EU registrars (and potentially others) concerned about data retention ...
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Article 29 Working Party challenges new RAA data retention requirements
Group provides a blanket statement for registrars wishing to get a waiver for data retention under new registrar agreement. The Article 29 Working Party has lent a helping hand to EU registrars (and potentially others) concerned about data retention ...
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July 5, 2013, 11:12 am
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U.S. Wine group questions GAC advice on .wine and .vin domain names
Wine Institute questions GAC concerns about geographic second level domains under .wine and .vin. A trade group for the California wine industry has sent an e-mail to ICANN Chairman of the Board Dr. Stephen Crocker questioning the GAC’s advice ...
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U.S. Wine group questions GAC advice on .wine and .vin domain names
Wine Institute questions GAC concerns about geographic second level domains under .wine and .vin. A trade group for the California wine industry has sent an e-mail to ICANN Chairman of the Board Dr. Stephen Crocker questioning the GAC’s advice ...
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July 3, 2013, 3:19 pm
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38 more end user domain sales including some recognizable brands
20th Century Fox among domain name buyers. Some recognizable brands made domain name purchases at Afternic last week. Here’s the end user sales list. IMF.com sold for $27,000. Although the whois is protected by a privacy service, the domain now...
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38 more end user domain sales including some recognizable brands
20th Century Fox among domain name buyers. Some recognizable brands made domain name purchases at Afternic last week. Here’s the end user sales list. IMF.com sold for $27,000. Although the whois is protected by a privacy service, the domain now...
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July 3, 2013, 2:07 pm
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A BIG end user domain name sale at Sedo
A company who’s initials are BIG paid $22,500 for a domain last week at Sedo. Sedo’s public sales list from last week was led by a domain purchased by a new personal care products company. Here are details on that sale and other end user ...
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A BIG end user domain name sale at Sedo
A company who’s initials are BIG paid $22,500 for a domain last week at Sedo. Sedo’s public sales list from last week was led by a domain purchased by a new personal care products company. Here are details on that sale and other end user ...
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July 3, 2013, 11:23 am
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ICANN Board approves new TLD registry agreement
Board approves agreement that will govern new top level domain operators. The New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors has approved the registry agreement that will be signed by most new TLD operators. The 93 page agreement governs ...
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ICANN Board approves new TLD registry agreement
Board approves agreement that will govern new top level domain operators. The New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors has approved the registry agreement that will be signed by most new TLD operators. The 93 page agreement governs ...
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July 3, 2013, 10:11 am
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Ingenious? Network Solution offers Expiration Protection.
Company charges $9.99 to renew your domain name for another year in case you forget. As Web.com points out frequently on its investor conference calls, it believes that it has room to grow its cross selling activities to existing customers. This late...
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Ingenious? Network Solution offers Expiration Protection.
Company charges $9.99 to renew your domain name for another year in case you forget. As Web.com points out frequently on its investor conference calls, it believes that it has room to grow its cross selling activities to existing customers. This late...
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July 2, 2013, 2:17 pm
