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Domain Name Wire
Tradeshow company sues Citigroup over domain name
Company that lost UDRP seeks to block transfer and claims reverse domain name hijacking. Tradeshow exhibit company Creative CitiGroup Inc. has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against banking giant Citigroup in an effort to keep its domain name CreativeCitigrou...
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Tradeshow company sues Citigroup over domain name
Company that lost UDRP seeks to block transfer and claims reverse domain name hijacking. Tradeshow exhibit company Creative CitiGroup Inc. has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against banking giant Citigroup in an effort to keep its domain name CreativeCitigrou...
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August 13, 2013, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is dirty: HelpScout.net owner files lawsuit against HelpScout.com
Company formed in 2011 claims domain names registered in 2009 infringe its trademark. Brightwurks, Inc., which owns support service Help Scout, has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain names HelpScout.com and Help-Scout.com. Here’s ...
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This is dirty: HelpScout.net owner files lawsuit against HelpScout.com
Company formed in 2011 claims domain names registered in 2009 infringe its trademark. Brightwurks, Inc., which owns support service Help Scout, has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain names HelpScout.com and Help-Scout.com. Here’s ...
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August 13, 2013, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Secure applicant files trademark application for SAFETLD
Artemis files application for SAFETLD mark for its .secure top level domain. Artemis Internet, part of NCC Group plc, has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “SAFETLD”, most likely tied to its .secu...
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.Secure applicant files trademark application for SAFETLD
Artemis files application for SAFETLD mark for its .secure top level domain. Artemis Internet, part of NCC Group plc, has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “SAFETLD”, most likely tied to its .secu...
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August 13, 2013, 3:25 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions Total $1MM Led By PremierOutlets.com For $26K
Sedo.com just released their domain transactions for the week 08/05/13 – 08/11/13 totaling $1MM. The highest priced transaction was PremierOutlets.com at $26,000 followed by RealGaming.com at $20,000. Over the past week, 673 transactions took p...
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1MM Led By PremierOutlets.com For $26K
Sedo.com just released their domain transactions for the week 08/05/13 – 08/11/13 totaling $1MM. The highest priced transaction was PremierOutlets.com at $26,000 followed by RealGaming.com at $20,000. Over the past week, 673 transactions took p...
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August 13, 2013, 3:23 pm
Elliot's Blog
99 Designs Launches Swiftly
Graphic design marketplace 99 Designs has launched a new service called Swiftly, and smartly, they were able to acquire the Swiftly.com domain name prior to the launch. Swiftly offers website owners the opportunity to work with graphic desi...
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99 Designs Launches Swiftly
Graphic design marketplace 99 Designs has launched a new service called Swiftly, and smartly, they were able to acquire the Swiftly.com domain name prior to the launch. Swiftly offers website owners the opportunity to work with graphic desi...
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August 13, 2013, 3:11 pm
The Domains
Looker.com Sold On Godaddy For $50K in 2012 Gets $16 Milion In Series A Funding
The Term Sheet is reporting that Looker.coma Santa Cruz, Calif.-based business intelligence startup, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Redpoint Ventures led the round, and was joined by seed backer First Round Capital.” The domain nam...
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Looker.com Sold On Godaddy For $50K in 2012 Gets $16 Milion In Series A Funding
The Term Sheet is reporting that Looker.coma Santa Cruz, Calif.-based business intelligence startup, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Redpoint Ventures led the round, and was joined by seed backer First Round Capital.” The domain nam...
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August 13, 2013, 1:30 pm
Elliot's Blog
HomeAway CEO: VacationRentals.com Domain Name Bought for $35 Million
I read a report on The Next Web this morining, and it listed the sale of VacationRentals.com as the most expensive domain name sale of all time. I don’t recall hearing about the sale anywhere, but the embedded video confirms the sale price. In ...
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HomeAway CEO: VacationRentals.com Domain Name Bought for $35 Million
I read a report on The Next Web this morining, and it listed the sale of VacationRentals.com as the most expensive domain name sale of all time. I don’t recall hearing about the sale anywhere, but the embedded video confirms the sale price. In ...
Discussion
August 13, 2013, 12:48 pm
The Domains
Secretaries of All 50 States Tells ICANN To Follow GAC Advice On INC, .LLC, .CORP and .LLP
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is an organization whose members include Secretaries of State and Lieutenant Governors of the 50 U.S. states and territories send a letter to ICANN in late July that was just published today, that t...
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Secretaries of All 50 States Tells ICANN To Follow GAC Advice On INC, .LLC, .CORP and .LLP
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is an organization whose members include Secretaries of State and Lieutenant Governors of the 50 U.S. states and territories send a letter to ICANN in late July that was just published today, that t...
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August 13, 2013, 12:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo’s Q2 market study plus where the top 10 sold domains are now
Sedo releases market data from second quarter plus a few new end user sales revealed. Sedo released its second quarter market study today in a new infographic format. The data show that sales volume and dollar volume were down slightly from the first...
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Sedo’s Q2 market study plus where the top 10 sold domains are now
Sedo releases market data from second quarter plus a few new end user sales revealed. Sedo released its second quarter market study today in a new infographic format. The data show that sales volume and dollar volume were down slightly from the first...
Discussion
August 13, 2013, 12:16 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Xylem.com For $47K and BXE.com For $40K
Afternic.com just published its domain sales for the week of 8/5/13 – 8/11/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,106,700. All sales were led by Xylem.com which sold for $47,100 and...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Xylem.com For $47K and BXE.com For $40K
Afternic.com just published its domain sales for the week of 8/5/13 – 8/11/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,106,700. All sales were led by Xylem.com which sold for $47,100 and...
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August 13, 2013, 12:07 pm
