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Samsung Loses UDRP On SamsungHub.com
Sansung has just lost a UDRP on the domain name SamsungHub.com which is being used as a re-directed domain to a site that has Adwords. Samsung does have a product named Samsung Hub but that just rolled out in 2011, the domain name was registered in 2...
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Samsung Loses UDRP On SamsungHub.com
Sansung has just lost a UDRP on the domain name SamsungHub.com which is being used as a re-directed domain to a site that has Adwords. Samsung does have a product named Samsung Hub but that just rolled out in 2011, the domain name was registered in 2...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 11:29 am

The Domains
Private New gTLD Auctions Are Underway
According to ApplicantAuction.com the first private auction for new gTLD strings are underway. Although other than .Club which publicly announced it would be participating in the auction which started today, there hasn’t been any public announc...
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Private New gTLD Auctions Are Underway
According to ApplicantAuction.com the first private auction for new gTLD strings are underway. Although other than .Club which publicly announced it would be participating in the auction which started today, there hasn’t been any public announc...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:54 am

The Domains
German Court Limits Use Of Berlin.com & Requires Disclaimers On Site
A German Appellate court has ruled that World Media Group LLC (World.com) which owns the domain name Berlin.com has to cease using the domain name in connection with a website providing information on Berlin because such use constitutes an infringeme...
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German Court Limits Use Of Berlin.com & Requires Disclaimers On Site
A German Appellate court has ruled that World Media Group LLC (World.com) which owns the domain name Berlin.com has to cease using the domain name in connection with a website providing information on Berlin because such use constitutes an infringeme...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:36 am

The Domains
TLDH Raises Another $10 Million For New gTLD Auctions
Top Level Domain Holdings just annoucned they have raised an additional $10 million (approximately £6.6 million) conditionally raised from institutional and other investors and directors for new gTLD auctions and to be used for launch and marke...
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TLDH Raises Another $10 Million For New gTLD Auctions
Top Level Domain Holdings just annoucned they have raised an additional $10 million (approximately £6.6 million) conditionally raised from institutional and other investors and directors for new gTLD auctions and to be used for launch and marke...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:30 am

The Domains
.XXX Gets Over 25,000 Domain Years Registered In May Promotion
ICM registry informed us that the final numbers are in for the May discounted .XXX promotion and saw over 25,000 domain years added to the registry. 13,400 new .XXX domain names were registered and the average registration was just under 2 years maki...
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.XXX Gets Over 25,000 Domain Years Registered In May Promotion
ICM registry informed us that the final numbers are in for the May discounted .XXX promotion and saw over 25,000 domain years added to the registry. 13,400 new .XXX domain names were registered and the average registration was just under 2 years maki...
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June 2, 2013, 2:32 pm

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Getty Images Waits 12 Years Before Going After GettyImage.com; GM 9 Years For Corvette-Stingray.com
Its quite amazing to me when I see a bang on trademark infringing domain allowed to be owned and monetized by someone other than the trademark owner. I’m not talking about typos, misspells or terms that include the trademark but is a reach base...
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Getty Images Waits 12 Years Before Going After GettyImage.com; GM 9 Years For Corvette-Stingray.com
Its quite amazing to me when I see a bang on trademark infringing domain allowed to be owned and monetized by someone other than the trademark owner. I’m not talking about typos, misspells or terms that include the trademark but is a reach base...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 9:32 am

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CollegeStudent.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com
The domain name CollegeStudent.com which was a dropped domain, sold this week on NameJet.com for $17,700 as three bidders battled it out bidding over $10,000 for the domain. A very nice educational domain and a good buy. A few other sales from this w...
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CollegeStudent.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com
The domain name CollegeStudent.com which was a dropped domain, sold this week on NameJet.com for $17,700 as three bidders battled it out bidding over $10,000 for the domain. A very nice educational domain and a good buy. A few other sales from this w...
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June 1, 2013, 11:58 am

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ICANN Orders Transfer Of Domains At 4 De-Accredited Registrars To Astutium
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from three registrars: C I Host, Inc., Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com, Power Brand Center Corp. to Astutium Limited due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in...
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ICANN Orders Transfer Of Domains At 4 De-Accredited Registrars To Astutium
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from three registrars: C I Host, Inc., Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com, Power Brand Center Corp. to Astutium Limited due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in...
Discussion
June 1, 2013, 9:34 am

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Godaddy Sells 41,786 In May Led By boxed.com at $35,000
Godaddy.com just posted its Domain Sales information for auctions taking place on their system for the month of May 2013. In all Godaddy.com sold 41,786 domain names slightly up from April’s sales of 40,221. Of the 41,786 domain names sold thro...
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Godaddy Sells 41,786 In May Led By boxed.com at $35,000
Godaddy.com just posted its Domain Sales information for auctions taking place on their system for the month of May 2013. In all Godaddy.com sold 41,786 domain names slightly up from April’s sales of 40,221. Of the 41,786 domain names sold thro...
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June 1, 2013, 9:06 am

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UDRP Filed on D1.com
A UDRP has just been filed on a very rare two character domain name D1.com. The domain name is owned by Dimension One Spas of Vista, CA since 2003 and forward to the companies site at d1spas.com The complaint was filed with the National Arbitra...
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UDRP Filed on D1.com
A UDRP has just been filed on a very rare two character domain name D1.com. The domain name is owned by Dimension One Spas of Vista, CA since 2003 and forward to the companies site at d1spas.com The complaint was filed with the National Arbitra...
Discussion
May 31, 2013, 8:05 pm