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uSwitch Limited attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Comparison website falls afoul of UDRP. A Czech Arbitration Court panelist has found uSwitch Limited to have tried reverse domain name hijacking YouSwitch.biz. uSwitch filed the case against My Switch LTD. The companies first fought over trademarks i...
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uSwitch Limited attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Comparison website falls afoul of UDRP. A Czech Arbitration Court panelist has found uSwitch Limited to have tried reverse domain name hijacking YouSwitch.biz. uSwitch filed the case against My Switch LTD. The companies first fought over trademarks i...
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June 2, 2022, 6:08 pm
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Xiatech Consulting Ltd tries “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP after inquiring about buying the domain name. A UK technology company tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf). Xiatech Consulting Ltd, which uses t...
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Xiatech Consulting Ltd tries “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP after inquiring about buying the domain name. A UK technology company tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf). Xiatech Consulting Ltd, which uses t...
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June 2, 2022, 4:41 pm
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What’s trending in new TLDs
.Mobi is trending? Donuts has released its Domain Trend Report for March, showing what keywords and top level domains are trending. The report includes data from the company’s acquisition of Afilias’ top level domains, including some big ...
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What’s trending in new TLDs
.Mobi is trending? Donuts has released its Domain Trend Report for March, showing what keywords and top level domains are trending. The report includes data from the company’s acquisition of Afilias’ top level domains, including some big ...
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June 2, 2022, 4:21 pm
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18 five-figure .XYZ domain sales this year that have been developed
Here are 18 expensive .xyz domain acquisitions that have already been developed into websites. .Xyz domains have been selling like crazy this year thanks to adoption by the web3 community. Domain sales tracker NameBio counts 50 sales through the end ...
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18 five-figure .XYZ domain sales this year that have been developed
Here are 18 expensive .xyz domain acquisitions that have already been developed into websites. .Xyz domains have been selling like crazy this year thanks to adoption by the web3 community. Domain sales tracker NameBio counts 50 sales through the end ...
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June 2, 2022, 1:16 pm
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Battle for iVote.com, used in “Stop the Steal” campaign, heads to Virginia court
With uncertainty over who owns the domain, a plaintiff is trying a different approach to get the domain. A Wisconsin man has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name iVote.com. Mark Rice has several registered trademarks f...
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Battle for iVote.com, used in “Stop the Steal” campaign, heads to Virginia court
With uncertainty over who owns the domain, a plaintiff is trying a different approach to get the domain. A Wisconsin man has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name iVote.com. Mark Rice has several registered trademarks f...
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June 1, 2022, 9:11 pm
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Open source software and UDRP
An open source software maker just won a UDRP against a domain registrant, which contrasts with a previous case involving open source software. Get ODK Inc., maker of the open source data capture software ODK, has won (pdf) a cybersquatting challenge...
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Open source software and UDRP
An open source software maker just won a UDRP against a domain registrant, which contrasts with a previous case involving open source software. Get ODK Inc., maker of the open source data capture software ODK, has won (pdf) a cybersquatting challenge...
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June 1, 2022, 4:34 pm
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15 things to know before you register a domain
Here are 15 things people should know before registering a domain name. As the resident “domain expert” among my friends, I get asked a lot of questions about registering domain names. So I thought it would be worthwhile to put together a...
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15 things to know before you register a domain
Here are 15 things people should know before registering a domain name. As the resident “domain expert” among my friends, I get asked a lot of questions about registering domain names. So I thought it would be worthwhile to put together a...
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June 1, 2022, 3:19 pm
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Spanish firm tries to reverse domain name hijack labe.com
Firm makes a number of assertions that were “factually incorrect.” Law and Business Enterprises Worldwide S.L. has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The Spanish firm, which provides legal and tax services,...
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Spanish firm tries to reverse domain name hijack labe.com
Firm makes a number of assertions that were “factually incorrect.” Law and Business Enterprises Worldwide S.L. has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The Spanish firm, which provides legal and tax services,...
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May 31, 2022, 8:34 pm
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End user sales: agency that reps Zendaya and Tom Hanks bought a domain
A talent agency with famous clients bought a domain this week. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was gian.com for $150,000. The domain points to a parking page and the Whois is private, so it’s unclear who bought it. Gian is an Italia...
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End user sales: agency that reps Zendaya and Tom Hanks bought a domain
A talent agency with famous clients bought a domain this week. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was gian.com for $150,000. The domain points to a parking page and the Whois is private, so it’s unclear who bought it. Gian is an Italia...
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May 31, 2022, 5:54 pm
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Fireworks continue for Firework.com as it raises $150 million
Firework moved from .tv to .com between latest fundraising rounds. Live commerce, which displays a live stream broadcast on an e-commerce site, is big business in China. Alibaba’s Taobao Live, which launched in May 2016, popularized this new st...
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Fireworks continue for Firework.com as it raises $150 million
Firework moved from .tv to .com between latest fundraising rounds. Live commerce, which displays a live stream broadcast on an e-commerce site, is big business in China. Alibaba’s Taobao Live, which launched in May 2016, popularized this new st...
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May 31, 2022, 2:22 pm
