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The Domains
In a Case of First Impression Lewis & Lin Obtains Attorney Fee Award in Personal Name Cybersquatting Case
In a case of first impression under 15 U.S.C. 8131 , the personal name cybersquatting provision of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), the law firm of Lewis & Lin obtained a court order awarding attorneys’ fees as the pre...
Discussion
In a Case of First Impression Lewis & Lin Obtains Attorney Fee Award in Personal Name Cybersquatting Case
In a case of first impression under 15 U.S.C. 8131 , the personal name cybersquatting provision of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), the law firm of Lewis & Lin obtained a court order awarding attorneys’ fees as the pre...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 3:44 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Policy Change May Help DomainTools
I read about a policy change at Go Daddy’s TDNAM auction house that was implemented as result of domain investors circumventing the system to acquire domain names that had been previously auctioned. The company described the problem in this way...
Discussion
Go Daddy Policy Change May Help DomainTools
I read about a policy change at Go Daddy’s TDNAM auction house that was implemented as result of domain investors circumventing the system to acquire domain names that had been previously auctioned. The company described the problem in this way...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 2:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy makes speedier payments for Premium Listings — but a fee for checks
Premium Listings will now be paid faster and by more than just checks. Go Daddy’s Premium Listing service, which lets you offer domains for sale in the registration path — is a big part of many domainers’ business models. The big dr...
Discussion
Go Daddy makes speedier payments for Premium Listings — but a fee for checks
Premium Listings will now be paid faster and by more than just checks. Go Daddy’s Premium Listing service, which lets you offer domains for sale in the registration path — is a big part of many domainers’ business models. The big dr...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 1:58 pm
The Domains
Feng.com Sold For $250,000
According to a Press release just out the domain name Feng.com just sold for $250,000 “:The domain name Feng.com sold for $250,000 in a deal brokered by FindYourDomain.com. The transaction was between two private parties and the sale closed on ...
Discussion
Feng.com Sold For $250,000
According to a Press release just out the domain name Feng.com just sold for $250,000 “:The domain name Feng.com sold for $250,000 in a deal brokered by FindYourDomain.com. The transaction was between two private parties and the sale closed on ...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 1:45 pm
Elliot's Blog
Report: Feng.com Sells for $250k
I just received a press release announcing the brokered sale of Feng.com for $250,000. Once confirmed, it would rank as one of the ten highest domain sales of 2012, tying the sale of Platinum.com, which also sold for $250,000. The deal for this domai...
Discussion
Report: Feng.com Sells for $250k
I just received a press release announcing the brokered sale of Feng.com for $250,000. Once confirmed, it would rank as one of the ten highest domain sales of 2012, tying the sale of Platinum.com, which also sold for $250,000. The deal for this domai...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 1:41 pm
The Domains
Meetme, Inc. Leads Companies From Domain World Making The Deloitte 2012 Technology Fast 500 Rankings
Deloitte published their annual Technology Fast 500™ list, which is an annual ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based...
Discussion
Meetme, Inc. Leads Companies From Domain World Making The Deloitte 2012 Technology Fast 500 Rankings
Deloitte published their annual Technology Fast 500™ list, which is an annual ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 12:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Flippa domain sales of 2012
Flippa is making a name for itself in domain sales — not just web sites. You probably know Flippa best as a marketplace for buying and selling web sites. But it’s also an active domain name market. Yesterday I caught up with Flippa CEO Da...
Discussion
Top Flippa domain sales of 2012
Flippa is making a name for itself in domain sales — not just web sites. You probably know Flippa best as a marketplace for buying and selling web sites. But it’s also an active domain name market. Yesterday I caught up with Flippa CEO Da...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 12:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows loses UDRP for Marker.com (but it ain’t over yet)
Domain name already subject to court case. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist David Perkins has ruled that Tucows’ registration of Marker.com is cybersquatting, and the domain should be transferred to Marker Völkl (Internati...
Discussion
Tucows loses UDRP for Marker.com (but it ain’t over yet)
Domain name already subject to court case. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist David Perkins has ruled that Tucows’ registration of Marker.com is cybersquatting, and the domain should be transferred to Marker Völkl (Internati...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 11:56 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Reminder Email is a Bit Confusing
About a week ago, I placed a $1,750 bid on a domain name via Sedo, and the owner sent a counter offer. The name had been listed for a BIN price of my offer, and was changed just prior to my bid, so I wasn’t interested in paying more, and I didn...
Discussion
Sedo Reminder Email is a Bit Confusing
About a week ago, I placed a $1,750 bid on a domain name via Sedo, and the owner sent a counter offer. The name had been listed for a BIN price of my offer, and was changed just prior to my bid, so I wasn’t interested in paying more, and I didn...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 11:53 am
Domain Name Wire
150,000+ domain portfolio sells for $5.2 million
Over 150,000 domains sell at auction for $5.2 million. A portfolio of more than 150,000 domain names has sold in a bankruptcy auction for $5.2 million. Yet that might not be the end of it. The auction was of two separate portfolios and were part of b...
Discussion
150,000+ domain portfolio sells for $5.2 million
Over 150,000 domains sell at auction for $5.2 million. A portfolio of more than 150,000 domain names has sold in a bankruptcy auction for $5.2 million. Yet that might not be the end of it. The auction was of two separate portfolios and were part of b...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 10:49 am
