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MagicPlan app maker is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company filed UDRP against domain registered well before it released its app. The maker of MagicPlan, an app for creating floor plans, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for its attempt to get the MagicPlan.com domain name. App ma...
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MagicPlan app maker is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company filed UDRP against domain registered well before it released its app. The maker of MagicPlan, an app for creating floor plans, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for its attempt to get the MagicPlan.com domain name. App ma...
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June 13, 2017, 3:10 pm
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I can’t believe it’s not RDNH: Gloo.com
Another case that probably should have been RDNH. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name Gloo.com but neglected to consider whether it was a case of reverse domain name hijacking...
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I can’t believe it’s not RDNH: Gloo.com
Another case that probably should have been RDNH. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name Gloo.com but neglected to consider whether it was a case of reverse domain name hijacking...
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June 12, 2017, 6:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big brands and domains – DNW Podcast #140
A discussion with Mark Calandra of CSC about how brands look at domain names. Today we talk with Mark Calandra, General Manager of CSC Digital Brand Services. The 100+ year-old-company is a big player in corporate domain name management. We discuss h...
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Big brands and domains – DNW Podcast #140
A discussion with Mark Calandra of CSC about how brands look at domain names. Today we talk with Mark Calandra, General Manager of CSC Digital Brand Services. The 100+ year-old-company is a big player in corporate domain name management. We discuss h...
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June 12, 2017, 3:30 pm
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A UDRP in .bank? That’s a lost battle.
It seems like it would be impossible to cybersquat a .bank domain name. National Arbitration Forum handed down a decision for MySummit.bank today. This is the first UDRP filed against a .bank domain and may well be the last. Why? Well, to register a ...
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A UDRP in .bank? That’s a lost battle.
It seems like it would be impossible to cybersquat a .bank domain name. National Arbitration Forum handed down a decision for MySummit.bank today. This is the first UDRP filed against a .bank domain and may well be the last. Why? Well, to register a ...
Discussion
June 12, 2017, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
WHD.usa hopes domainers return to the Tropicana in September
WHD’s U.S. event will be held at the same location as NamesCon. Now that WorldHostingDays owns NamesCon (both are now owned by GoDaddy), the former is moving its U.S. show to the same venue as NamesCon. WHD.usa will take place September 11-12 a...
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WHD.usa hopes domainers return to the Tropicana in September
WHD’s U.S. event will be held at the same location as NamesCon. Now that WorldHostingDays owns NamesCon (both are now owned by GoDaddy), the former is moving its U.S. show to the same venue as NamesCon. WHD.usa will take place September 11-12 a...
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June 8, 2017, 9:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in Hakoba Saree case
Both parties sell Sarees. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found a Mumbai company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domains Hakoba.com, hakobasaree.com, and hakobasarees.com. Hakoba Lifestyle Limited f...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in Hakoba Saree case
Both parties sell Sarees. A single-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found a Mumbai company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over the domains Hakoba.com, hakobasaree.com, and hakobasarees.com. Hakoba Lifestyle Limited f...
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June 8, 2017, 5:07 pm
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Sedo names Matthias Meyer-Schönherr CSO
Changes at the top of Sedo’s sales management. Domain name marketplace Sedo has named Matthias Meyer-Schönherr its new Chief Sales Officer. Meyer-Schönherr is replacing Dima Beitzke, who is leaving the company. Meyer-Schönherr ha...
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Sedo names Matthias Meyer-Schönherr CSO
Changes at the top of Sedo’s sales management. Domain name marketplace Sedo has named Matthias Meyer-Schönherr its new Chief Sales Officer. Meyer-Schönherr is replacing Dima Beitzke, who is leaving the company. Meyer-Schönherr ha...
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June 8, 2017, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hexonet makes investment in PSI-Japan
Company makes move into Japan with strategic investment. Domain name registrar Hexonet GmbH has acquired a “significant and strategic stake” in PSI-Japan, the two companies announced today. The move allows Hexonet to get a foothold in the...
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Hexonet makes investment in PSI-Japan
Company makes move into Japan with strategic investment. Domain name registrar Hexonet GmbH has acquired a “significant and strategic stake” in PSI-Japan, the two companies announced today. The move allows Hexonet to get a foothold in the...
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June 8, 2017, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 More End User Domain Name Sales
A perfume retailer, app developer and vitamin company recently bought domain names. This past week was a fun one for end user domain name sales. The list crosses a number of industries, top level domains and purposes. I’m especially impressed b...
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18 More End User Domain Name Sales
A perfume retailer, app developer and vitamin company recently bought domain names. This past week was a fun one for end user domain name sales. The list crosses a number of industries, top level domains and purposes. I’m especially impressed b...
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June 7, 2017, 6:40 pm
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Early .VIP results suggest 70%+ plus renewal rate
More than 60% of first-month registrations already renewed. MMX’s .VIP domain name has been a big success right out of the gate in terms of registration volume. It has China to thank; over 700,000 of its roughly 800,000 registrations are at Chi...
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Early .VIP results suggest 70%+ plus renewal rate
More than 60% of first-month registrations already renewed. MMX’s .VIP domain name has been a big success right out of the gate in terms of registration volume. It has China to thank; over 700,000 of its roughly 800,000 registrations are at Chi...
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June 7, 2017, 2:47 pm
