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Manufacturing company tries to reverse hijack mangels .com
Complainant previously owned the domain name, and tried to buy it back from a domain investor before filing a UDRP. Mangels Industrial S.A., a manufacturing company in Brazil, has been found to have tried to reverse hijack the domain name mangels.com...
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Manufacturing company tries to reverse hijack mangels .com
Complainant previously owned the domain name, and tried to buy it back from a domain investor before filing a UDRP. Mangels Industrial S.A., a manufacturing company in Brazil, has been found to have tried to reverse hijack the domain name mangels.com...
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August 29, 2024, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sued over expired domain purchase clawback
Company clawed back the domain nearly two months after selling it to winning bidder. A Swedish company has sued GoDaddy after a domain it purchased in an expired domain auction was clawed back by the registrar nearly two months after it bought it. Cr...
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GoDaddy sued over expired domain purchase clawback
Company clawed back the domain nearly two months after selling it to winning bidder. A Swedish company has sued GoDaddy after a domain it purchased in an expired domain auction was clawed back by the registrar nearly two months after it bought it. Cr...
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August 29, 2024, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
This weeks end user domain name sales at Sedo
A janitorial supply company, a maker of electronic fish bait, and a tracksuit seller bought domain names. Sedo had a lot more sales over $2,000 this week than in a typical week. Unfortunately, few of them resolve to active websites yet so it’s ...
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This weeks end user domain name sales at Sedo
A janitorial supply company, a maker of electronic fish bait, and a tracksuit seller bought domain names. Sedo had a lot more sales over $2,000 this week than in a typical week. Unfortunately, few of them resolve to active websites yet so it’s ...
Discussion
August 28, 2024, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix sets record for premium domain revenue
First half continues upward trajectory for premium domain revenue. Radix has published its premium domains report for the first half of 2024, and it was the best half the registry has ever had when it comes to premium domain sales. The company report...
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Radix sets record for premium domain revenue
First half continues upward trajectory for premium domain revenue. Radix has published its premium domains report for the first half of 2024, and it was the best half the registry has ever had when it comes to premium domain sales. The company report...
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August 28, 2024, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rebranding CovertKit to Kit – DNW Podcast #498
Hear why ConvertKit is changing its name to Kit. ConvertKit founder Nathan Barry was on the Domain Name Wire Podcast in 2018, talking about his company’s plans to rebrand. He shelved those plans after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars o...
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Rebranding CovertKit to Kit – DNW Podcast #498
Hear why ConvertKit is changing its name to Kit. ConvertKit founder Nathan Barry was on the Domain Name Wire Podcast in 2018, talking about his company’s plans to rebrand. He shelved those plans after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars o...
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August 26, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ethereum Name Service drops lawsuit over eth.link
The eth.link saga is over after dismissal. Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has formally dismissed a lawsuit it filed regarding the domain name eth.link. Eth.link is used as a resolving service for .eth names. People can type a second level .eth name foll...
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Ethereum Name Service drops lawsuit over eth.link
The eth.link saga is over after dismissal. Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has formally dismissed a lawsuit it filed regarding the domain name eth.link. Eth.link is used as a resolving service for .eth names. People can type a second level .eth name foll...
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August 23, 2024, 8:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon launches .deal and .now top level domains
The company, which has been slow to launch its domains, is finally rolling out two more. Amazon is finally launching a couple more of its top level domain names. About eight years after ICANN delegated .deal and .now, the company opened the domains i...
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Amazon launches .deal and .now top level domains
The company, which has been slow to launch its domains, is finally rolling out two more. Amazon is finally launching a couple more of its top level domain names. About eight years after ICANN delegated .deal and .now, the company opened the domains i...
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August 22, 2024, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Airplane company Textron loses another “Oki Data” case
UDRP carves out exceptions for legitimate use of brand names in domains. Textron Innovations Inc., the maker of airplanes and airplane parts including Cessna and Beechcraft, has lost another cybersquatting case under the Oki Data precedent. Oki Data ...
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Airplane company Textron loses another “Oki Data” case
UDRP carves out exceptions for legitimate use of brand names in domains. Textron Innovations Inc., the maker of airplanes and airplane parts including Cessna and Beechcraft, has lost another cybersquatting case under the Oki Data precedent. Oki Data ...
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August 21, 2024, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain name sales up to $27,000
A crane company, a beverage mixer seller, and a Barcelona tourism organization bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was crypto .co.uk, brokered by Mark Ghoriafi. It’s unclear who bought it yet and if it was an end-user or invest...
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16 end user domain name sales up to $27,000
A crane company, a beverage mixer seller, and a Barcelona tourism organization bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was crypto .co.uk, brokered by Mark Ghoriafi. It’s unclear who bought it yet and if it was an end-user or invest...
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August 21, 2024, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
What’s trending in new domain registrations
GoDaddy begins sharing data about new domain registrations. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has a new feature that shares which keywords are being registered most often in new domain names. The company already publishes which keywords are most common in Afterma...
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What’s trending in new domain registrations
GoDaddy begins sharing data about new domain registrations. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has a new feature that shares which keywords are being registered most often in new domain names. The company already publishes which keywords are most common in Afterma...
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August 20, 2024, 4:12 pm
