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Newfold domain auction sales led by Fiduciary.com
Here’s what sold on SnapNames and NameJet last month. Newfold Digital’s domain auction platforms SnapNames and NameJet had a good September, led by the sale of fiduciary.com for $84,999. The platforms combined for 102 sales of $2,000 or m...
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Newfold domain auction sales led by Fiduciary.com
Here’s what sold on SnapNames and NameJet last month. Newfold Digital’s domain auction platforms SnapNames and NameJet had a good September, led by the sale of fiduciary.com for $84,999. The platforms combined for 102 sales of $2,000 or m...
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October 17, 2022, 5:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic posts more strong results
Organic revenue growth continues to shine. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) reported updated results for the year today, and they are strong. The company expects to report revenue of approximately USD $525 million, net revenue of at least $127 million, and adj...
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CentralNic posts more strong results
Organic revenue growth continues to shine. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) reported updated results for the year today, and they are strong. The company expects to report revenue of approximately USD $525 million, net revenue of at least $127 million, and adj...
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October 17, 2022, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Whois info and blockchain impact – DNW Podcast #409
Will a new Whois disclosure system satisfy anyone? On this week’s show, I speak with Marc Trachtenberg, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Marc represents both brand holders looking to protect their assets online as well as registries a...
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Whois info and blockchain impact – DNW Podcast #409
Will a new Whois disclosure system satisfy anyone? On this week’s show, I speak with Marc Trachtenberg, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Marc represents both brand holders looking to protect their assets online as well as registries a...
Discussion
October 17, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google adds site names on mobile search
Site names are now prominently featured in search results. Google continuously plays around with how it displays search results. Sometimes it messes around with the URL, either truncating it or removing it altogether. Today, it announced that it&rsqu...
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Google adds site names on mobile search
Site names are now prominently featured in search results. Google continuously plays around with how it displays search results. Sometimes it messes around with the URL, either truncating it or removing it altogether. Today, it announced that it&rsqu...
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October 14, 2022, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ribbon moves away from Ribbon.com and rebrands to Momence
It appears that this company had a lease for ribbon.com that it let lapse. I typically focus on domain name upgrades and the power that premium domain names can bring to a brand. Here, though, is a company that has moved away from its premium domain ...
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Ribbon moves away from Ribbon.com and rebrands to Momence
It appears that this company had a lease for ribbon.com that it let lapse. I typically focus on domain name upgrades and the power that premium domain names can bring to a brand. Here, though, is a company that has moved away from its premium domain ...
Discussion
October 14, 2022, 1:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Samba TV tries to reverse hijack domain name
TV analytics company went after a domain registered well before it existed. Earlier today, I wrote about the hummingbird.com UDRP and stated that I was surprised the panelist didn’t consider UDRP. National Arbitration Forum published another de...
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Samba TV tries to reverse hijack domain name
TV analytics company went after a domain registered well before it existed. Earlier today, I wrote about the hummingbird.com UDRP and stated that I was surprised the panelist didn’t consider UDRP. National Arbitration Forum published another de...
Discussion
October 13, 2022, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hummingbird.com UDRP (unsurprisingly) denied
This case was dead on arrival. Hummingbird RegTech, Inc. has failed to get the domain name hummingbird.com through a cybersquatting claim. The case was dead on arrival, and I’m a bit surprised that the panelist didn’t consider reverse dom...
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Hummingbird.com UDRP (unsurprisingly) denied
This case was dead on arrival. Hummingbird RegTech, Inc. has failed to get the domain name hummingbird.com through a cybersquatting claim. The case was dead on arrival, and I’m a bit surprised that the panelist didn’t consider reverse dom...
Discussion
October 13, 2022, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel finds Spanish entrepreneur magazine tried reverse domain name hijacking
Panel admonishes publisher for cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Revista Emprendedores S.L. engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company publishes a Spanish-language magazine call...
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WIPO panel finds Spanish entrepreneur magazine tried reverse domain name hijacking
Panel admonishes publisher for cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Revista Emprendedores S.L. engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company publishes a Spanish-language magazine call...
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October 12, 2022, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s 17 end user domain name sales
An insulation company, a crypto service and a freelance marketplace bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was fincas.com for €75,000. Google Translate says this translates in Spanish as “estates” or “...
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This week’s 17 end user domain name sales
An insulation company, a crypto service and a freelance marketplace bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was fincas.com for €75,000. Google Translate says this translates in Spanish as “estates” or “...
Discussion
October 12, 2022, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP doesn’t settle trademark disputes
Take your trademark disputes to court, not UDRP. Here’s a reminder to lawyers thinking about filing a cybersquatting case: UDRP is not a place to settle trademark disputes. That’s essentially what a dispute over SmartPrivacy.com is about....
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UDRP doesn’t settle trademark disputes
Take your trademark disputes to court, not UDRP. Here’s a reminder to lawyers thinking about filing a cybersquatting case: UDRP is not a place to settle trademark disputes. That’s essentially what a dispute over SmartPrivacy.com is about....
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October 11, 2022, 4:22 pm
