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Marchex Sued In Federal Court Over SmartPlanner.com; TM in 2014; Domain Registered in 2002
This certainly goes into the anyone can sue anyone, for anything at anytime, file. Marchex (MCHX) has been sued over the domain name SmartPlanner.com by SMART PLANNER SUITE, LLC of Newton Massachusetts for trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. §...
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Marchex Sued In Federal Court Over SmartPlanner.com; TM in 2014; Domain Registered in 2002
This certainly goes into the anyone can sue anyone, for anything at anytime, file. Marchex (MCHX) has been sued over the domain name SmartPlanner.com by SMART PLANNER SUITE, LLC of Newton Massachusetts for trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. §...
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August 5, 2014, 8:27 pm
The Domains
GCA.com buyer is a Turkish Real Estate Developer – Gürallar Yapı
GCA.com sold back on 7/15/14 for $90,000. The seller was Glenhaven Capital Associates out of Toronto, Canada. The whois has finally updated and the buyer is Gürallar Yapı a Turkish real estate developer out of Istanbul. The domain currentl...
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GCA.com buyer is a Turkish Real Estate Developer – Gürallar Yapı
GCA.com sold back on 7/15/14 for $90,000. The seller was Glenhaven Capital Associates out of Toronto, Canada. The whois has finally updated and the buyer is Gürallar Yapı a Turkish real estate developer out of Istanbul. The domain currentl...
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August 5, 2014, 6:50 pm
The Domains
Chinese Police Bust “Domain Brokerage Scam” Which Made Over $4.5 Million, Arrest 100
According to ifeng.com, a Chinese publication, on July 30, Changping police announced the busting of the an online domain name brokerage scam and detained over 100 suspects. “The scam company, with over 130 employees, markets itself as a subsid...
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Chinese Police Bust “Domain Brokerage Scam” Which Made Over $4.5 Million, Arrest 100
According to ifeng.com, a Chinese publication, on July 30, Changping police announced the busting of the an online domain name brokerage scam and detained over 100 suspects. “The scam company, with over 130 employees, markets itself as a subsid...
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August 5, 2014, 5:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories in July
ICM Registry, new TLDs, and Sony’s domain name renewal lapse all make the news. The doldrums of summer are beyond us. Here’s a look back at July in the domain name business. 1. .XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag? – ICM Registry, w...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories in July
ICM Registry, new TLDs, and Sony’s domain name renewal lapse all make the news. The doldrums of summer are beyond us. Here’s a look back at July in the domain name business. 1. .XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag? – ICM Registry, w...
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August 5, 2014, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panel denies QIQ.com UDRP, but denies RDNH
QIQ.com to remain with domain name owner after WIPO decision. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name QIQ.com. However, she denied a reverse domain name hijacking claim without giving any so...
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Panel denies QIQ.com UDRP, but denies RDNH
QIQ.com to remain with domain name owner after WIPO decision. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name QIQ.com. However, she denied a reverse domain name hijacking claim without giving any so...
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August 5, 2014, 4:09 pm
The Domains
15 Year Old QIQ.com Saved In UDRP Against Trademark Registered in 2012
The domain name QIQ.com was saved in a UDRP bought by QIQ Communications Pty Ltd of Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia who got a trademark on the term QIQ in 2012 The domain owner was Netico, Inc. of California registered the domain back on March 2...
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15 Year Old QIQ.com Saved In UDRP Against Trademark Registered in 2012
The domain name QIQ.com was saved in a UDRP bought by QIQ Communications Pty Ltd of Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia who got a trademark on the term QIQ in 2012 The domain owner was Netico, Inc. of California registered the domain back on March 2...
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August 5, 2014, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
.WTF, will this week’s new domains .fail? Or maybe this week .rocks!
A couple gripe domains launch along with a Chinese IDN and German domain name. This week’s new TLD launches include an IDN, a German travel domain almost identical to one that launched last week, the usual handful of Donuts domains, plus a few ...
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.WTF, will this week’s new domains .fail? Or maybe this week .rocks!
A couple gripe domains launch along with a Chinese IDN and German domain name. This week’s new TLD launches include an IDN, a German travel domain almost identical to one that launched last week, the usual handful of Donuts domains, plus a few ...
Discussion
August 5, 2014, 1:55 pm
The Domains
Namejet.com Reports Over $500K in Sales For July
Namejet.com reported over 500,000 in domain auctions of $2,000 or more for the month of July. All such sales totaled $509,926.00 lead by BigDeals.com at $36.100 and Gains.com for $25,500 bigdeals.com $36,100.00 gains.com $25,500.00 pnn.com $23...
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Namejet.com Reports Over $500K in Sales For July
Namejet.com reported over 500,000 in domain auctions of $2,000 or more for the month of July. All such sales totaled $509,926.00 lead by BigDeals.com at $36.100 and Gains.com for $25,500 bigdeals.com $36,100.00 gains.com $25,500.00 pnn.com $23...
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August 5, 2014, 1:50 pm
The Domains
Visa Rebrands From 1 Letter .Me Domain to 12 Letter. Com; V.Me To VisaCheckout.com
Visa Intentional has decided to rebrand its new digital wallet product from V.Me to VIsaCheckout.com stating that the name change is going to help the company “a great deal” in helping explain what the solution is about. It was just back ...
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Visa Rebrands From 1 Letter .Me Domain to 12 Letter. Com; V.Me To VisaCheckout.com
Visa Intentional has decided to rebrand its new digital wallet product from V.Me to VIsaCheckout.com stating that the name change is going to help the company “a great deal” in helping explain what the solution is about. It was just back ...
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August 5, 2014, 1:28 pm
The Domains
Inside the BTC.com Sale With Mike Robertson of Domain Guardians
We are talking today with Mike Robertson of Fabulous.com fame and Co – Founder along with Jen Sale of Domain Guardians. Domain Guardians successfully brokered the name BTC.com for seven figures, He was kind enough to give us a few minutes on ju...
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Inside the BTC.com Sale With Mike Robertson of Domain Guardians
We are talking today with Mike Robertson of Fabulous.com fame and Co – Founder along with Jen Sale of Domain Guardians. Domain Guardians successfully brokered the name BTC.com for seven figures, He was kind enough to give us a few minutes on ju...
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August 5, 2014, 12:44 pm
