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The Domain Venture Partners new TLD pitch deck
New TLD applicant hoped to raise up to £100 million, targeted 40%+ annual returns. In August a Florida man filed a lawsuit claiming he invested $123,000 into a business to run the .bim new top level domain that didn’t get off the ground. ...
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The Domain Venture Partners new TLD pitch deck
New TLD applicant hoped to raise up to £100 million, targeted 40%+ annual returns. In August a Florida man filed a lawsuit claiming he invested $123,000 into a business to run the .bim new top level domain that didn’t get off the ground. ...
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November 13, 2012, 11:10 am
Domain Name Wire
Coming soon: trademark applications tip off new products
Ready to Go Mobile? What about using domainIQ? Before even launching a product, many companies will file “intent to use” trademark applications to protect their new brands and slogans. A couple domain related companies have filed such app...
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Coming soon: trademark applications tip off new products
Ready to Go Mobile? What about using domainIQ? Before even launching a product, many companies will file “intent to use” trademark applications to protect their new brands and slogans. A couple domain related companies have filed such app...
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November 12, 2012, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
MyICANN is a big step forward for transparency at ICANN
System notifies users about new content on ICANN.org. ICANN launched a beta of MyICANN during last month’s meeting in Toronto. The site, hosted at MyICANN.org, provides notifications about new documents published to ICANN’s web site. It s...
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MyICANN is a big step forward for transparency at ICANN
System notifies users about new content on ICANN.org. ICANN launched a beta of MyICANN during last month’s meeting in Toronto. The site, hosted at MyICANN.org, provides notifications about new documents published to ICANN’s web site. It s...
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November 12, 2012, 9:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Tarheel Take-Out guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over Takeout.com
Food delivery service guilty of abusing proceedings. When Tarheel Take-Out, LLC filed a UDRP against the domain name Takeout.com, it was a pretty good bet that it would be found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. A three member World Intellectu...
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Tarheel Take-Out guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over Takeout.com
Food delivery service guilty of abusing proceedings. When Tarheel Take-Out, LLC filed a UDRP against the domain name Takeout.com, it was a pretty good bet that it would be found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. A three member World Intellectu...
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November 9, 2012, 11:58 am
Domain Name Wire
.Co auctioning off 150+ domains on Sedo
Reserves start at $500 in .co auction on Sedo. A .co auction kicked off on Sedo Monday with a number of top keyword domain names. 164 domain names are for sale with reserve ranges from $500 to $25,000. You can participate in the auction by going to S...
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.Co auctioning off 150+ domains on Sedo
Reserves start at $500 in .co auction on Sedo. A .co auction kicked off on Sedo Monday with a number of top keyword domain names. 164 domain names are for sale with reserve ranges from $500 to $25,000. You can participate in the auction by going to S...
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November 9, 2012, 10:42 am
Domain Name Wire
New gTLD conference on tap for March
Conference to provide roadmap for new TLD strategy. Momentum Consulting is organizing The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress to take place in New York City March 11-12, 2013. The event is geared to applicants in this round as well as comp...
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New gTLD conference on tap for March
Conference to provide roadmap for new TLD strategy. Momentum Consulting is organizing The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress to take place in New York City March 11-12, 2013. The event is geared to applicants in this round as well as comp...
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November 9, 2012, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Buff.com spared by UDRP panel
Panel rules that buff.com likely registered as a dictionary keyword domain name. A three person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled against Original Buff, S.A. in a case brought against the domain name Buff.com. The complainant s...
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Buff.com spared by UDRP panel
Panel rules that buff.com likely registered as a dictionary keyword domain name. A three person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled against Original Buff, S.A. in a case brought against the domain name Buff.com. The complainant s...
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November 8, 2012, 12:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
NextDoor.com sues owner of NextDoor.cm
NextDoor.cm owner has claimed NextDoor.com stole his business idea. Neighborhood social networking site NextDoor.com has sued the owner of NextDoor.cm — but this isn’t a simple allegation of cybersquatting. The company filed the suit (pdf...
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NextDoor.com sues owner of NextDoor.cm
NextDoor.cm owner has claimed NextDoor.com stole his business idea. Neighborhood social networking site NextDoor.com has sued the owner of NextDoor.cm — but this isn’t a simple allegation of cybersquatting. The company filed the suit (pdf...
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November 8, 2012, 8:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Matt Cutts: don’t park your domain right before launching a web site
Cutts recommends taking down a parking page about a month before launching a new site. Google web spam czar Matt Cutts just published a video in which he asks himself a question (rather than taking it from the community): should I keep a domain name ...
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Matt Cutts: don’t park your domain right before launching a web site
Cutts recommends taking down a parking page about a month before launching a new site. Google web spam czar Matt Cutts just published a video in which he asks himself a question (rather than taking it from the community): should I keep a domain name ...
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November 7, 2012, 6:48 pm
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Inventa tries to invent its own view of UDRP (but loses)
Company makes some big leaps in claiming Inventa.com domain name is cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panel has just handed down a decision over the domain name Inventa.com. The complaint was brought by Inventa Internati...
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Inventa tries to invent its own view of UDRP (but loses)
Company makes some big leaps in claiming Inventa.com domain name is cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panel has just handed down a decision over the domain name Inventa.com. The complaint was brought by Inventa Internati...
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November 7, 2012, 8:50 am
