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Washington Post on New gTLD’s: Com Was The Training Wheels For The Internet: Move aside .com
In a three page Article the Washington Post on the day it was purchased, chats about domain names and the new gTLD’s asking whether .com’s go by the way of horse and buggy, well actually “the party line” (which many of the rea...
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Washington Post on New gTLD’s: Com Was The Training Wheels For The Internet: Move aside .com
In a three page Article the Washington Post on the day it was purchased, chats about domain names and the new gTLD’s asking whether .com’s go by the way of horse and buggy, well actually “the party line” (which many of the rea...
Discussion
August 6, 2013, 7:42 am
The Domains
ICANN Publishes Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report & Recommends More Studies
ICANN released the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report (pdf) tonight which was prepared by Carve Systems. Dotless Domains are a big topic of conversation since Google announced it wanted to operate the new gTLD .search as a ...
Discussion
ICANN Publishes Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report & Recommends More Studies
ICANN released the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report (pdf) tonight which was prepared by Carve Systems. Dotless Domains are a big topic of conversation since Google announced it wanted to operate the new gTLD .search as a ...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 7:31 pm
The Domains
First .Now Legal Rights Objection Rejected By WIPO
Another day another losing Legal Rights Objection (LRO) but the first case to be decided on the new gTLD .Now The Objector/Complainant Starbucks (HK) Limited of Hong Kong, China, lost the first of five objections it filed against all other applicants...
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First .Now Legal Rights Objection Rejected By WIPO
Another day another losing Legal Rights Objection (LRO) but the first case to be decided on the new gTLD .Now The Objector/Complainant Starbucks (HK) Limited of Hong Kong, China, lost the first of five objections it filed against all other applicants...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 12:35 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Rejects Attempt To Grab SM.Net
The complaint was brought by Fundación Santa María-Ediciones SM, against the domain holder M.A. Stenzel. The one member UDRP panel rejected complainant contention that they had trademark rights to the term “SM” “The Co...
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UDRP Panel Rejects Attempt To Grab SM.Net
The complaint was brought by Fundación Santa María-Ediciones SM, against the domain holder M.A. Stenzel. The one member UDRP panel rejected complainant contention that they had trademark rights to the term “SM” “The Co...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 12:26 pm
The Domains
Walmart, Sony, CBS, Microsoft, Google, Disney Still Allowing TM Drop Domains To Be Grabbed By Others
As we have chatted about before some of the biggest companies in the world which are quick to file a UDRP with filing fees at $1,500 a pop are allowing dropping domains to be registered by third parties rather than spending $10 to register the domain...
Discussion
Walmart, Sony, CBS, Microsoft, Google, Disney Still Allowing TM Drop Domains To Be Grabbed By Others
As we have chatted about before some of the biggest companies in the world which are quick to file a UDRP with filing fees at $1,500 a pop are allowing dropping domains to be registered by third parties rather than spending $10 to register the domain...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 11:59 am
The Domains
Veterinarians.com Sold as Felix Upgrades Its Domain LocalVets.com
It appears the domain name Veterinarians.com has been sold to Felix, a leading local advertising company, which announced today that is has launched Veterinarians.com as “the directory of choice for connecting consumers with veterinary hospital...
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Veterinarians.com Sold as Felix Upgrades Its Domain LocalVets.com
It appears the domain name Veterinarians.com has been sold to Felix, a leading local advertising company, which announced today that is has launched Veterinarians.com as “the directory of choice for connecting consumers with veterinary hospital...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 9:52 am
The Domains
If Google Wants To UDRP This Domain, They Will Have To Name Bill Gates
The domain name Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com has a most interesting whois record. The domain which was registered back in 2005 expired in December 2012. The domain name was re-registered fresh on July 9th, 2013 an...
Discussion
If Google Wants To UDRP This Domain, They Will Have To Name Bill Gates
The domain name Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com has a most interesting whois record. The domain which was registered back in 2005 expired in December 2012. The domain name was re-registered fresh on July 9th, 2013 an...
Discussion
August 4, 2013, 8:42 am
The Domains
UDRP Panel Awards Bodvbuildinq.com To BodyBuilding.com Finding Common Law TM Right
A one member UDRP panel awarded Bodybuilding.com, LLC the domain name bodvbuildinq.com. The interesting part of the case is that the panel found that Bodybuilding.com by virtue of the domain registration itself combined with the use amount of traffi...
Discussion
UDRP Panel Awards Bodvbuildinq.com To BodyBuilding.com Finding Common Law TM Right
A one member UDRP panel awarded Bodybuilding.com, LLC the domain name bodvbuildinq.com. The interesting part of the case is that the panel found that Bodybuilding.com by virtue of the domain registration itself combined with the use amount of traffi...
Discussion
August 4, 2013, 8:06 am
The Domains
After Winning A UDRP On GED.net, GED Testing Service LLC Files UDRP On GED.Org
American Council on Education (“ACE”) GED Testing Service LLC (“GEDTS”) which won a UDRP on the domain name GED.net back in February has now filed a UDRP on GED.org The domain name GED.org is parked and pull a page ful...
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After Winning A UDRP On GED.net, GED Testing Service LLC Files UDRP On GED.Org
American Council on Education (“ACE”) GED Testing Service LLC (“GEDTS”) which won a UDRP on the domain name GED.net back in February has now filed a UDRP on GED.org The domain name GED.org is parked and pull a page ful...
Discussion
August 4, 2013, 7:51 am
The Domains
Its Time To Name Names: We Call Out Dead Beat Buyers, Game Players, Liars
Dead Beat Buyers, I hate them. From those agreeing in an email to buy a domain for a set price then to just refuse to follow through, to those that actually set up a Escrow.com transaction to buy a domain name even agree to the transaction, but never...
Discussion
Its Time To Name Names: We Call Out Dead Beat Buyers, Game Players, Liars
Dead Beat Buyers, I hate them. From those agreeing in an email to buy a domain for a set price then to just refuse to follow through, to those that actually set up a Escrow.com transaction to buy a domain name even agree to the transaction, but never...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 9:50 am
