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Judge gives TRX.com owner a win in court battle
The judge doesn’t buy the plaintiff’s argument, but gives it one last chance. A judge overseeing a cybersquatting lawsuit over trx.com has given the domain owner a partial victory. The story is a bit complicated, so let’s rewind a b...
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Judge gives TRX.com owner a win in court battle
The judge doesn’t buy the plaintiff’s argument, but gives it one last chance. A judge overseeing a cybersquatting lawsuit over trx.com has given the domain owner a partial victory. The story is a bit complicated, so let’s rewind a b...
Discussion
February 13, 2024, 1:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Actual domain investor results – DNW Podcast #473
Listen to how two domain investors performed in 2023. Once a year, domain investors Mark Levin and Logan Flatt join me on the show to discuss their sales results from the previous year. On today’s show, you’ll learn how many domains they ...
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Actual domain investor results – DNW Podcast #473
Listen to how two domain investors performed in 2023. Once a year, domain investors Mark Levin and Logan Flatt join me on the show to discuss their sales results from the previous year. On today’s show, you’ll learn how many domains they ...
Discussion
February 12, 2024, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch the 2024 Squarespace Super Bowl Commercial
Even aliens can’t get our attention without a website. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has been a regular fixture in the Super Bowl for many years now. The company, which is one of the largest website builders and now (thanks to its acquisition of Goo...
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Watch the 2024 Squarespace Super Bowl Commercial
Even aliens can’t get our attention without a website. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has been a regular fixture in the Super Bowl for many years now. The company, which is one of the largest website builders and now (thanks to its acquisition of Goo...
Discussion
February 11, 2024, 10:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
China sinks Verisign’s domain base in Q4
But price hikes help the company post solid financials. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings yesterday and, once again, blamed China for a drop in domain name registrations. The company had 9.0 million new .com and .net registrations during the ...
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China sinks Verisign’s domain base in Q4
But price hikes help the company post solid financials. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings yesterday and, once again, blamed China for a drop in domain name registrations. The company had 9.0 million new .com and .net registrations during the ...
Discussion
February 9, 2024, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign announces .com price hike to $10.26
.Com domains will cost $10.26 plus markup beginning in September. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that it is raising the wholesale price of .com domain names on September 1, 2024. The registry currently charges registrars $9.59 per year for ....
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Verisign announces .com price hike to $10.26
.Com domains will cost $10.26 plus markup beginning in September. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that it is raising the wholesale price of .com domain names on September 1, 2024. The registry currently charges registrars $9.59 per year for ....
Discussion
February 8, 2024, 9:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains wins partial motion to dismiss in .wallet lawsuit
Judge agrees to dismiss two of three claims. Blockchain naming platform Unstoppable Domains has convinced a judge to dismiss two claims brought against it by the owner of the .wallet domain in Handshake. Unstoppable Domains sued Gateway Registry in 2...
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Unstoppable Domains wins partial motion to dismiss in .wallet lawsuit
Judge agrees to dismiss two of three claims. Blockchain naming platform Unstoppable Domains has convinced a judge to dismiss two claims brought against it by the owner of the .wallet domain in Handshake. Unstoppable Domains sued Gateway Registry in 2...
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February 8, 2024, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Intuit wins reverse domain name hijacking charge
App for runners tries to get domain registered well before it had trademark rights. Financial software company Intuit has won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against RunSmart Online, LLC. RunSmart Online, LLC filed a cybersquatting complaint a...
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Intuit wins reverse domain name hijacking charge
App for runners tries to get domain registered well before it had trademark rights. Financial software company Intuit has won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against RunSmart Online, LLC. RunSmart Online, LLC filed a cybersquatting complaint a...
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February 8, 2024, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tries to reverse hijack viviendas.com
Domain owner registered the dictionary term before the company existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that home lending company Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tried to reverse domain name hijack viviendas.com. Viviendas Uni...
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Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tries to reverse hijack viviendas.com
Domain owner registered the dictionary term before the company existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that home lending company Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tried to reverse domain name hijack viviendas.com. Viviendas Uni...
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February 7, 2024, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trump loses another Mar-a-Lago domain name dispute
Trump tries to get MaraLago.com through cybersquatting claim with World Intellectual Property Organization. Donald Trump’s organization has lost a second cybersquatting dispute against a Mar-a-Lago-related domain name. Last year, the company lo...
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Trump loses another Mar-a-Lago domain name dispute
Trump tries to get MaraLago.com through cybersquatting claim with World Intellectual Property Organization. Donald Trump’s organization has lost a second cybersquatting dispute against a Mar-a-Lago-related domain name. Last year, the company lo...
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February 7, 2024, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
USPTO refuses OpenAI’s GPT trademark application
GPT is a generic term for OpenAI’s technology, reviewer states. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI for its GPT trademark registration application. Registration was refused because “the applied mark m...
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USPTO refuses OpenAI’s GPT trademark application
GPT is a generic term for OpenAI’s technology, reviewer states. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI for its GPT trademark registration application. Registration was refused because “the applied mark m...
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February 7, 2024, 4:45 pm
