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Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
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Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting cases are going…down?
Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There are man...
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Cybersquatting cases are going…down?
Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There are man...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
This case follows the classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking pattern. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a cybersquatting claim against the domain name gropod.com, but for some reason, didn’t consider if it was...
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Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
This case follows the classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking pattern. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a cybersquatting claim against the domain name gropod.com, but for some reason, didn’t consider if it was...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
It waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor Stanley...
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Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
It waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor Stanley...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau – DNW Podcast #376
Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and later sold) NamesCon and has helped connect a charity, The W...
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Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau – DNW Podcast #376
Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and later sold) NamesCon and has helped connect a charity, The W...
Discussion
February 21, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Time to pay attention to the next round of new TLDs?
They’re coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machi...
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Time to pay attention to the next round of new TLDs?
They’re coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machi...
Discussion
February 18, 2022, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
At least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the rightful...
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Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
At least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the rightful...
Discussion
February 18, 2022, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon returns in person this August
NamesCon announces it will return in person later this year. In-person events are back! NamesCon announced today that it will hold an in-person conference in Austin from August 31-September 3. It will be at the downtown Omni hotel where it held its l...
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NamesCon returns in person this August
NamesCon announces it will return in person later this year. In-person events are back! NamesCon announced today that it will hold an in-person conference in Austin from August 31-September 3. It will be at the downtown Omni hotel where it held its l...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation won Polkadot.com domain name
This cybersquatting dispute is full of strange (and conflicting) circumstances. Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, the organization behind the Polkadot parachain platform, has won a cybersquatting claim against the owner of polkadot.com. Polkadot is a ...
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How Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation won Polkadot.com domain name
This cybersquatting dispute is full of strange (and conflicting) circumstances. Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation, the organization behind the Polkadot parachain platform, has won a cybersquatting claim against the owner of polkadot.com. Polkadot is a ...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 4:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
$835,000 of aftermarket domain sales let by three letter domain
Here’s a look at what sold for mucho dinero on NameJet and SnapNames last month. NameJet and SnapNames, both owned by Newfold Digital, combined to sell 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month. Those domains totaled $835,000 in sales, whi...
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$835,000 of aftermarket domain sales let by three letter domain
Here’s a look at what sold for mucho dinero on NameJet and SnapNames last month. NameJet and SnapNames, both owned by Newfold Digital, combined to sell 156 domain names for $2,000 or more last month. Those domains totaled $835,000 in sales, whi...
Discussion
February 17, 2022, 2:15 pm
