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Domain Name Wire
Michael Gleissner ordered to pay Apple £38,085 in trademark dispute
UK IPO determined revocation proceedings were initiated for ulterior purpose. Michael Gleissner, whose companies have filed a number of questionable trademarks, has been ordered by UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to pay Apple £38,...
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Michael Gleissner ordered to pay Apple £38,085 in trademark dispute
UK IPO determined revocation proceedings were initiated for ulterior purpose. Michael Gleissner, whose companies have filed a number of questionable trademarks, has been ordered by UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to pay Apple £38,...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 5:09 pm
The Domains
What is the best domain you have ever owned ?
Someone asked me the other day what was the best name I ever owned ? I said I would have to think about it, best as far as liquid value ? In brandability ? The highest sales price ? So I figured I would have everyone post their best name and if they ...
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What is the best domain you have ever owned ?
Someone asked me the other day what was the best name I ever owned ? I said I would have to think about it, best as far as liquid value ? In brandability ? The highest sales price ? So I figured I would have everyone post their best name and if they ...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
One Championship MMA group guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company behind ONE Championship filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the policy. Group One Holdings Pte Ltd of Singapore, an Asian mixed martial arts group that runs ONE Championship, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijackin...
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One Championship MMA group guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company behind ONE Championship filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the policy. Group One Holdings Pte Ltd of Singapore, an Asian mixed martial arts group that runs ONE Championship, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijackin...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside reveals big list of 5-figure new TLD sales up to $183,000
Video.games leads list at $183,000. New top level domain name company Rightside today revealed 53 new TLD sales it has made for $10,000 or more. The company has made 85 such sales in total; the 53 are ones in which the buyers allowed the company to r...
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Rightside reveals big list of 5-figure new TLD sales up to $183,000
Video.games leads list at $183,000. New top level domain name company Rightside today revealed 53 new TLD sales it has made for $10,000 or more. The company has made 85 such sales in total; the 53 are ones in which the buyers allowed the company to r...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s official: GoDaddy owns Host Europe Group
Company completed $1.8 billion acquisition of large European hosting and domain provider. GoDaddy has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Host Europe Group, giving it a massive presence in the European market. Host Europe Group owns 123 Reg, He...
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It’s official: GoDaddy owns Host Europe Group
Company completed $1.8 billion acquisition of large European hosting and domain provider. GoDaddy has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Host Europe Group, giving it a massive presence in the European market. Host Europe Group owns 123 Reg, He...
Discussion
April 4, 2017, 11:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Judge orders Verisign to transfer CostaRica.com domain name
Valuable CostaRica.com domain name will be transferred to prior registrant. A United States District Judge has ordered Verisign to transfer the domain name CostaRica.com to its previous owners, who allege the domain name was stolen. The plaintiffs in...
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Judge orders Verisign to transfer CostaRica.com domain name
Valuable CostaRica.com domain name will be transferred to prior registrant. A United States District Judge has ordered Verisign to transfer the domain name CostaRica.com to its previous owners, who allege the domain name was stolen. The plaintiffs in...
Discussion
April 3, 2017, 9:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy comments on Uniregistry pricing change
Registrar is happy about grandfathering, but still has issues with Uniregistry price hikes. This morning, Uniregistry announced some changes to its planned price hikes that take effect in September. Most notably, existing registrations in nine of the...
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GoDaddy comments on Uniregistry pricing change
Registrar is happy about grandfathering, but still has issues with Uniregistry price hikes. This morning, Uniregistry announced some changes to its planned price hikes that take effect in September. Most notably, existing registrations in nine of the...
Discussion
April 3, 2017, 8:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Teaching domain name investing to the world
Sedo went out of its traditional comfort zone to discuss domain investing. Last week I wrote about how Sedo was exhibiting at the Annual Investor Meeting in Dubai this week. This is an unusual conference for a domain name company. The audience knows ...
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Teaching domain name investing to the world
Sedo went out of its traditional comfort zone to discuss domain investing. Last week I wrote about how Sedo was exhibiting at the Annual Investor Meeting in Dubai this week. This is an unusual conference for a domain name company. The audience knows ...
Discussion
April 3, 2017, 7:34 pm
The Domains
Bloomberg Loses URS on the new gTLD Domain Name Bloomberg.Site
Bloomberg just lost a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) on the new gTLD domain name Bloomberg.Site which is owned by someone in China. The URS was not answered by the domain holder. The Examiner Terry F. Peppard found that Bloomberg holds a valid ...
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Bloomberg Loses URS on the new gTLD Domain Name Bloomberg.Site
Bloomberg just lost a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) on the new gTLD domain name Bloomberg.Site which is owned by someone in China. The URS was not answered by the domain holder. The Examiner Terry F. Peppard found that Bloomberg holds a valid ...
Discussion
April 3, 2017, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Naming a Business – DNW Podcast #130
Learn from this company’s mistakes coming up with a company name and domain name. Naming your company and finding the right domain name can by tricky. Do it wrong and you’ll end up going through the expense of a rebrand. Willy Ogorzaly kn...
Discussion
Naming a Business – DNW Podcast #130
Learn from this company’s mistakes coming up with a company name and domain name. Naming your company and finding the right domain name can by tricky. Do it wrong and you’ll end up going through the expense of a rebrand. Willy Ogorzaly kn...
Discussion
April 3, 2017, 3:30 pm
