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10 Simple Tips to Protect Your Domain Names from Bogus Legal Threats
Limit the chances of receiving bogus legal threats with these helpful tips. [Editor's note: Bill Sweetman participated in a legal panel about domain names at TRAFFIC Las Vegas. He gave ten tips to help domain owners protect their domains from bo...
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10 Simple Tips to Protect Your Domain Names from Bogus Legal Threats
Limit the chances of receiving bogus legal threats with these helpful tips. [Editor's note: Bill Sweetman participated in a legal panel about domain names at TRAFFIC Las Vegas. He gave ten tips to help domain owners protect their domains from bo...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Heads up, .GMBH applicants: this trademark application is slipping through the cracks
.GMBH applicant’s trademark application approved for publishing. I’ve written numerous times about companies trying to trademark top level domain name strings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the USPTO won’t grant...
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Heads up, .GMBH applicants: this trademark application is slipping through the cracks
.GMBH applicant’s trademark application approved for publishing. I’ve written numerous times about companies trying to trademark top level domain name strings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the USPTO won’t grant...
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June 6, 2013, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
33 end user domain sales
Miami’s airport and a Boston sports network among end user domain name buyers. Afternic released a double report of domain sales this week covering the past two weeks. Here are 33 end user domain name sales from the list. Environmental company ...
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33 end user domain sales
Miami’s airport and a Boston sports network among end user domain name buyers. Afternic released a double report of domain sales this week covering the past two weeks. Here are 33 end user domain name sales from the list. Environmental company ...
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June 6, 2013, 11:08 am
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire stories of May 2013
Ron Paul, GoDaddy, and a video game domain name took top billing last month. May was a busy month at Domain Name Wire thanks in part to a former politician losing a battle to claim his name on the web. Here are the top five stories: 1. Breaking: Ron ...
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Top Domain Name Wire stories of May 2013
Ron Paul, GoDaddy, and a video game domain name took top billing last month. May was a busy month at Domain Name Wire thanks in part to a former politician losing a battle to claim his name on the web. Here are the top five stories: 1. Breaking: Ron ...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Microsoft buys ToDoApp.com and 16 other domain name sales
Microsoft and Magazines.com among end user buyers at Sedo last week. Is Microsoft about to release an organization app a la Evernote and Google’s Keep? It bought ToDoApp.com last week on Sedo. Here are details on that sale and many other end us...
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Microsoft buys ToDoApp.com and 16 other domain name sales
Microsoft and Magazines.com among end user buyers at Sedo last week. Is Microsoft about to release an organization app a la Evernote and Google’s Keep? It bought ToDoApp.com last week on Sedo. Here are details on that sale and many other end us...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
A subtle (yet big) change in GoDaddy’s ads
Verisign paying to include .com in GoDaddy ad. I was watching the Cardinals game last night when I noticed ads for GoDaddy.com behind the batter. This is nothing new. GoDaddy frequently advertises on baseball broadcasts. But something about the ad lo...
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A subtle (yet big) change in GoDaddy’s ads
Verisign paying to include .com in GoDaddy ad. I was watching the Cardinals game last night when I noticed ads for GoDaddy.com behind the batter. This is nothing new. GoDaddy frequently advertises on baseball broadcasts. But something about the ad lo...
Discussion
June 5, 2013, 11:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Scammy survey site beats Tumblr in domain dispute
Lawyers don’t provide enough evidence to convince panel that domain was registered in bad faith. Tumblr, the company that Yahoo is acquiring for $1.1 billion, has lost a cybersquatting claim for the domain name tublr.com. In its complaint filed...
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Scammy survey site beats Tumblr in domain dispute
Lawyers don’t provide enough evidence to convince panel that domain was registered in bad faith. Tumblr, the company that Yahoo is acquiring for $1.1 billion, has lost a cybersquatting claim for the domain name tublr.com. In its complaint filed...
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June 5, 2013, 10:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Irony alert: Trademark company loses cybersquatting claim on TrademarkDirect.com.au
“UK’s Leading Trade Mark Service” loses cybersquatting complaint. Oh, it’s delicious. Trade Mark Direct Ltd of London has lost a cybersquatting complaint filed under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy for the domain name Tradem...
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Irony alert: Trademark company loses cybersquatting claim on TrademarkDirect.com.au
“UK’s Leading Trade Mark Service” loses cybersquatting complaint. Oh, it’s delicious. Trade Mark Direct Ltd of London has lost a cybersquatting complaint filed under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy for the domain name Tradem...
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June 5, 2013, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy releases major update to Domain Manager
Upgrades to Domain Manager make it easier to complete common tasks. GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has released a new Domain Manager for managing domain names held at the registrar. Compared to other registrars, GoDaddy&rsq...
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GoDaddy releases major update to Domain Manager
Upgrades to Domain Manager make it easier to complete common tasks. GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has released a new Domain Manager for managing domain names held at the registrar. Compared to other registrars, GoDaddy&rsq...
Discussion
June 4, 2013, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why do people waste money filing this sort of UDRP against Name Administration?
No one has ultimately prevailed after filing a UDRP against Name Administration. Before you filed a UDRP, you’d think you’d google the domain name’s owner to learn more. Yet time after time I see people file long shot UDRP complaint...
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Why do people waste money filing this sort of UDRP against Name Administration?
No one has ultimately prevailed after filing a UDRP against Name Administration. Before you filed a UDRP, you’d think you’d google the domain name’s owner to learn more. Yet time after time I see people file long shot UDRP complaint...
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June 4, 2013, 5:14 pm
