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Billionaire pays $2,395 for his domain name
Billionaire hedge fund chairman buys his name as a domain name. Afternic had a solid sales week last week thanks to a $500,000 domain name sale (the name was not disclosed). A billionaire – technically his hedge fund – spent a lot less th...
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Billionaire pays $2,395 for his domain name
Billionaire hedge fund chairman buys his name as a domain name. Afternic had a solid sales week last week thanks to a $500,000 domain name sale (the name was not disclosed). A billionaire – technically his hedge fund – spent a lot less th...
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August 21, 2013, 10:30 am
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What domains Johnson & Johnson and Cerner bought last week
Two health related companies, Johnson & Johnson and Cerner, were among end user domain buyers last week at Sedo. Many of Sedo’s big sales from last week are still in escrow, so this week’s list might seem a little light. Overall Sedo ...
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What domains Johnson & Johnson and Cerner bought last week
Two health related companies, Johnson & Johnson and Cerner, were among end user domain buyers last week at Sedo. Many of Sedo’s big sales from last week are still in escrow, so this week’s list might seem a little light. Overall Sedo ...
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August 21, 2013, 9:54 am
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Seiko wins UDRP for 138 domains against 106 “respondents”
Panel consolidates claim on basis that 106 respondents are actually just one group. Watch maker Seiko has won a UDRP covering 138 domain names that include “seiko” in them. The number of domain names would make this case interesting enoug...
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Seiko wins UDRP for 138 domains against 106 “respondents”
Panel consolidates claim on basis that 106 respondents are actually just one group. Watch maker Seiko has won a UDRP covering 138 domain names that include “seiko” in them. The number of domain names would make this case interesting enoug...
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August 21, 2013, 9:26 am
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Who owns the domain names ICANN Labs is using?
ICANN Labs is rolling out experimental websites, but it isn’t the registrant of the domain names it’s using. ICANN Labs is ICANN’s attempt to introduce innovation in four areas: discovery, conversation, communication, and education....
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Who owns the domain names ICANN Labs is using?
ICANN Labs is rolling out experimental websites, but it isn’t the registrant of the domain names it’s using. ICANN Labs is ICANN’s attempt to introduce innovation in four areas: discovery, conversation, communication, and education....
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August 20, 2013, 12:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN needs to throw TLD applicants a bone on name collisions
If delays are necessary, ICANN should pitch in for monitoring and notification system. A couple weeks ago new top level domain name applicants received some very unwelcome news: many of their TLDs could be significantly delayed due to security concer...
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ICANN needs to throw TLD applicants a bone on name collisions
If delays are necessary, ICANN should pitch in for monitoring and notification system. A couple weeks ago new top level domain name applicants received some very unwelcome news: many of their TLDs could be significantly delayed due to security concer...
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August 20, 2013, 11:25 am
Domain Name Wire
Partnership leads to acquisition by GoDaddy
After integrating Locu into web site building product, GoDaddy buys the whole company. I took yesterday afternoon off to spend with my daughter before school starts again on Wednesday. As we hung out I scanned my tweet stream and saw something about ...
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Partnership leads to acquisition by GoDaddy
After integrating Locu into web site building product, GoDaddy buys the whole company. I took yesterday afternoon off to spend with my daughter before school starts again on Wednesday. As we hung out I scanned my tweet stream and saw something about ...
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August 20, 2013, 10:32 am
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Is this GoDaddy’s new slogan?
Company files two intent-to-use trademark applications. Domain name registrar GoDaddy has filed two intent-to-use trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, possibly tipping off slogans it plans to use in the future. Applicatio...
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Is this GoDaddy’s new slogan?
Company files two intent-to-use trademark applications. Domain name registrar GoDaddy has filed two intent-to-use trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, possibly tipping off slogans it plans to use in the future. Applicatio...
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August 20, 2013, 10:16 am
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TLDH walked away from auction with 2 strings plus cash
New top level domain applicant settles contention sets and walks away with more cash than it spent. Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) was initially opposed to the private auction model to settle top level domain name contention sets. That changed, and...
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TLDH walked away from auction with 2 strings plus cash
New top level domain applicant settles contention sets and walks away with more cash than it spent. Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) was initially opposed to the private auction model to settle top level domain name contention sets. That changed, and...
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August 20, 2013, 9:40 am
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Uh-Oh: String similarity panels disagree on .cam vs. .com
One panelist dings .cam while two others say it’s OK. ICANN’s string similarity objections are about to face a big challenge. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has lost an objection brought by Verisign against United TLD’s .cam dom...
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Uh-Oh: String similarity panels disagree on .cam vs. .com
One panelist dings .cam while two others say it’s OK. ICANN’s string similarity objections are about to face a big challenge. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has lost an objection brought by Verisign against United TLD’s .cam dom...
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August 19, 2013, 9:15 pm
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.Academy, .Blue and .Bio new TLD objections denied
WIPO denies three more challenges to new top level domain names. World Intellectual Property Organization panels have denied three more top level domain name Legal Rights Objections. All of the objections were filed against strings that are not in co...
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.Academy, .Blue and .Bio new TLD objections denied
WIPO denies three more challenges to new top level domain names. World Intellectual Property Organization panels have denied three more top level domain name Legal Rights Objections. All of the objections were filed against strings that are not in co...
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August 19, 2013, 12:59 pm
