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Domain Name Wire
Tucows loses UDRP for Marker.com (but it ain’t over yet)
Domain name already subject to court case. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist David Perkins has ruled that Tucows’ registration of Marker.com is cybersquatting, and the domain should be transferred to Marker Völkl (Internati...
Discussion
Tucows loses UDRP for Marker.com (but it ain’t over yet)
Domain name already subject to court case. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist David Perkins has ruled that Tucows’ registration of Marker.com is cybersquatting, and the domain should be transferred to Marker Völkl (Internati...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 11:56 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Reminder Email is a Bit Confusing
About a week ago, I placed a $1,750 bid on a domain name via Sedo, and the owner sent a counter offer. The name had been listed for a BIN price of my offer, and was changed just prior to my bid, so I wasn’t interested in paying more, and I didn...
Discussion
Sedo Reminder Email is a Bit Confusing
About a week ago, I placed a $1,750 bid on a domain name via Sedo, and the owner sent a counter offer. The name had been listed for a BIN price of my offer, and was changed just prior to my bid, so I wasn’t interested in paying more, and I didn...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 11:53 am
Domain Name Wire
150,000+ domain portfolio sells for $5.2 million
Over 150,000 domains sell at auction for $5.2 million. A portfolio of more than 150,000 domain names has sold in a bankruptcy auction for $5.2 million. Yet that might not be the end of it. The auction was of two separate portfolios and were part of b...
Discussion
150,000+ domain portfolio sells for $5.2 million
Over 150,000 domains sell at auction for $5.2 million. A portfolio of more than 150,000 domain names has sold in a bankruptcy auction for $5.2 million. Yet that might not be the end of it. The auction was of two separate portfolios and were part of b...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 10:49 am
The Domains
Tucows Loses Marker.com In UDRP Used By Hover For Personalized Email Addresses
Tucows just lost a UDRP on the domain name Marker.com to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH of Baar, Switzerland The domain name Marker.com is being used by Tucows, Hover service to provide personalized email addresses. However the one memb...
Discussion
Tucows Loses Marker.com In UDRP Used By Hover For Personalized Email Addresses
Tucows just lost a UDRP on the domain name Marker.com to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH of Baar, Switzerland The domain name Marker.com is being used by Tucows, Hover service to provide personalized email addresses. However the one memb...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 10:16 am
The Domains
4 Lettered .Com Lost in UDRP Based On TM On Three Letter: OOVH.com
A one member panel just ruled against the domain holder of OOVH.com based off a trademark on the term OVH which is an acronym for “On Vous Héberge”, In English this translates as “We Host You”. The Complain...
Discussion
4 Lettered .Com Lost in UDRP Based On TM On Three Letter: OOVH.com
A one member panel just ruled against the domain holder of OOVH.com based off a trademark on the term OVH which is an acronym for “On Vous Héberge”, In English this translates as “We Host You”. The Complain...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 9:49 am
The Domains
Guest Post: Clarifying Clarifying Financial Questions: What New gTLD Applicants Need To Do To Pass Evaluation
This is a guest post by Phil Buckingham, CEO Dot Advice Ltd. Mr Buckingham was involved at the start of the DNS in the UK in 1995, as CFO of Netnames, the pioneering corporate domain portfolio registrar. Mr Buckingham was involved in the Financ...
Discussion
Guest Post: Clarifying Clarifying Financial Questions: What New gTLD Applicants Need To Do To Pass Evaluation
This is a guest post by Phil Buckingham, CEO Dot Advice Ltd. Mr Buckingham was involved at the start of the DNS in the UK in 1995, as CFO of Netnames, the pioneering corporate domain portfolio registrar. Mr Buckingham was involved in the Financ...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 9:18 am
Domain Name News
One of the .AUTO new gTLD applicant launches pre-registration and promotional site
Dot Auto, LLC, one of the four applicants for the .AUTO gTLD (the other ones are Donuts, Fegistry, LLC and Uniregistry) has started their marketing for a potential launch of the gTLD, before they even know any results of the evaluation phase. The com...
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One of the .AUTO new gTLD applicant launches pre-registration and promotional site
Dot Auto, LLC, one of the four applicants for the .AUTO gTLD (the other ones are Donuts, Fegistry, LLC and Uniregistry) has started their marketing for a potential launch of the gTLD, before they even know any results of the evaluation phase. The com...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 8:05 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 16th
Hard to believe it’s that time but we get our Christmas trees in today. It seems like it gets earlier and earlier but we always get them in right before Thanksgiving so I guess its just later than I thought. We’re going with a little diff...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 16th
Hard to believe it’s that time but we get our Christmas trees in today. It seems like it gets earlier and earlier but we always get them in right before Thanksgiving so I guess its just later than I thought. We’re going with a little diff...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 5:43 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: November 16 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: November 16, 2012.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Uh-Oh: Pritz Out at ICANN..., Ad Network Says Scammers are..., .Co Launches Membership Program, Private Inventory of 2,200 Now..., Namejet® to Off...
Discussion
Domain Name News: November 16 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: November 16, 2012.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Uh-Oh: Pritz Out at ICANN..., Ad Network Says Scammers are..., .Co Launches Membership Program, Private Inventory of 2,200 Now..., Namejet® to Off...
Discussion
November 16, 2012, 3:05 am
Elliot's Blog
Back in the Saddle
Our move is almost complete, and I am officially a Massachusetts resident. We started moving in to our home a couple of weeks ago, and Verizon Fios was finally installed today. For the last two weeks, I’ve been going back and forth between Star...
Discussion
Back in the Saddle
Our move is almost complete, and I am officially a Massachusetts resident. We started moving in to our home a couple of weeks ago, and Verizon Fios was finally installed today. For the last two weeks, I’ve been going back and forth between Star...
Discussion
November 15, 2012, 6:10 pm
