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NiceCar.com Owned For 13 Years Lost in Horrible UDRP Decision
In another horribly lazy opinion, the domain name NiceCar.com was just awarded to NICE CAR, INC. by a one member UDRP panelist Sandra J. Franklin to a trademark holder. Although the complainant had a federal trademark it was only registered in ...
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NiceCar.com Owned For 13 Years Lost in Horrible UDRP Decision
In another horribly lazy opinion, the domain name NiceCar.com was just awarded to NICE CAR, INC. by a one member UDRP panelist Sandra J. Franklin to a trademark holder. Although the complainant had a federal trademark it was only registered in ...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 6:23 pm

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Afternic.com Sales Total $975K: Led By TribalWars.com For $34,910
Afternic’s just posted its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/1/13 – 4/7/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 973,532. .com Sales tribalwars.c...
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Afternic.com Sales Total $975K: Led By TribalWars.com For $34,910
Afternic’s just posted its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/1/13 – 4/7/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 973,532. .com Sales tribalwars.c...
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April 9, 2013, 4:50 pm

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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.47 Million For The Week Led by ConnectNow $120K
738 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.47m. Over 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · T...
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.47 Million For The Week Led by ConnectNow $120K
738 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.47m. Over 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · T...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 4:12 pm

The Domains
Monaco Wins Rights To MonteCarloVodka.com In UDRP
In January we told you that the Government of Monaco, officially; Gouvernement de la Principauté de Monaco SAM Marques de l’Etat de Monaco filed a UDRP against the domain name MonteCarloVodka.com which is not only a domain name but...
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Monaco Wins Rights To MonteCarloVodka.com In UDRP
In January we told you that the Government of Monaco, officially; Gouvernement de la Principauté de Monaco SAM Marques de l’Etat de Monaco filed a UDRP against the domain name MonteCarloVodka.com which is not only a domain name but...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 11:56 am

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GAC Is Concerned About Plural & Singular Generic New gTLD’s
The Government Advisory Council (GAC) has an open meeting with the ICANN Board late yesterday afternoon in Beijing and shared some of its concerns with the Board. The GAC is quite concerned about plural and singular generic new gTLD’s and that ...
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GAC Is Concerned About Plural & Singular Generic New gTLD’s
The Government Advisory Council (GAC) has an open meeting with the ICANN Board late yesterday afternoon in Beijing and shared some of its concerns with the Board. The GAC is quite concerned about plural and singular generic new gTLD’s and that ...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 11:26 am

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Google Lays Out Plans For A “Dotless .Search” New gTLD
In a letter to ICANN today Google laid out its plan on how it plans on operating 4 new gTLD that it applied for as a closed Registry with the most interesting being plans for .Search which is plans on operating “a redirect service on the &ldqu...
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Google Lays Out Plans For A “Dotless .Search” New gTLD
In a letter to ICANN today Google laid out its plan on how it plans on operating 4 new gTLD that it applied for as a closed Registry with the most interesting being plans for .Search which is plans on operating “a redirect service on the &ldqu...
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April 9, 2013, 1:56 am

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Donuts Secures Additional New gTLD Funding For Auctions
Donuts Inc., the applicant for the largest number of new gTLD application announced tonight that is has closed on “Series B equity investment which was “oversubscribed” and which “nearly doubles our capacity to compete&r...
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Donuts Secures Additional New gTLD Funding For Auctions
Donuts Inc., the applicant for the largest number of new gTLD application announced tonight that is has closed on “Series B equity investment which was “oversubscribed” and which “nearly doubles our capacity to compete&r...
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April 8, 2013, 11:39 pm

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Horizon Publishing Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On Opulence.com
Horizon Publishing, LLC (“Complainant”), has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Opulence.com How bad was Horizon’s case. The domain holder didn’t even file a response. Here ...
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Horizon Publishing Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On Opulence.com
Horizon Publishing, LLC (“Complainant”), has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Opulence.com How bad was Horizon’s case. The domain holder didn’t even file a response. Here ...
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April 8, 2013, 5:10 pm

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One Week After Launch The First UDRP For A .PW Is Filed By Morgan Stanley
Less than two weeks after the .PW registry went live for domain name registrations, the first UDRP on a .Pw has been filed. The .PW Registry went live on March 25th. A UDRP complaint was filed with the National Arbitration Forum by Morgan Stanl...
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One Week After Launch The First UDRP For A .PW Is Filed By Morgan Stanley
Less than two weeks after the .PW registry went live for domain name registrations, the first UDRP on a .Pw has been filed. The .PW Registry went live on March 25th. A UDRP complaint was filed with the National Arbitration Forum by Morgan Stanl...
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April 8, 2013, 5:00 pm

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Ontario Court Rules In Favor Of George Kirikos On Pupa.com & Awards $4,500 In Fees
George Kirikos company, Leap Of Faith Financial Services, (Leap) just won a declaratory judgement that is was the lawful owner of the domain name Pupa.com and was awarded its court costs, all arising out of a UDRP filed last year by the I...
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Ontario Court Rules In Favor Of George Kirikos On Pupa.com & Awards $4,500 In Fees
George Kirikos company, Leap Of Faith Financial Services, (Leap) just won a declaratory judgement that is was the lawful owner of the domain name Pupa.com and was awarded its court costs, all arising out of a UDRP filed last year by the I...
Discussion
April 8, 2013, 10:28 am