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Seattle food truck business guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist says company omitted key information about the status of its trademark. A company that runs a Seattle food truck directory has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after it tried to take a similar .org domain name away fr...
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Seattle food truck business guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist says company omitted key information about the status of its trademark. A company that runs a Seattle food truck directory has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after it tried to take a similar .org domain name away fr...
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April 15, 2025, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic’s 1099-Ks create tax headaches for domain sellers
Reissued 1099-Ks, old addresses, and notifications caught in spam lead to frustration. It’s tax day in the U.S., and many taxpayers are making last-minute filings or deciding if they want to file for an extension. This year marks the first time...
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Afternic’s 1099-Ks create tax headaches for domain sellers
Reissued 1099-Ks, old addresses, and notifications caught in spam lead to frustration. It’s tax day in the U.S., and many taxpayers are making last-minute filings or deciding if they want to file for an extension. This year marks the first time...
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April 15, 2025, 4:20 pm
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Escrow.com reports jump in domain sales in Q1
Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That’s the highest level since Q1 2023 and up 20% compared to the same quarter ...
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Escrow.com reports jump in domain sales in Q1
Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That’s the highest level since Q1 2023 and up 20% compared to the same quarter ...
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April 14, 2025, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Josh Reason: domain sales + DNX – DNW Podcast #530
Josh Reason provides details of his domain portfolio and explains why he built DNX. Domain investor Josh Reason joins me this week to share insights from managing his 5,500-domain portfolio. He discusses what types of domains he’s investing in,...
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Josh Reason: domain sales + DNX – DNW Podcast #530
Josh Reason provides details of his domain portfolio and explains why he built DNX. Domain investor Josh Reason joins me this week to share insights from managing his 5,500-domain portfolio. He discusses what types of domains he’s investing in,...
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April 14, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
California law firm files lawsuit to take down imposter site
Someone cloned Greenberg Gross’s website and changed the contact info. Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com. In a lawsuit ...
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California law firm files lawsuit to take down imposter site
Someone cloned Greenberg Gross’s website and changed the contact info. Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com. In a lawsuit ...
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April 14, 2025, 2:45 pm
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Alo Yoga wins valuable alo.com domain name through cybersquatting lawsuit
Company filed lawsuit after first trying to reverse hijack the domain name. I noticed a lawsuit filed by yoga clothing company Alo this weekend, and it reminded me to check in on a case it filed last year to get the domain name alo.com. Alo Yoga firs...
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Alo Yoga wins valuable alo.com domain name through cybersquatting lawsuit
Company filed lawsuit after first trying to reverse hijack the domain name. I noticed a lawsuit filed by yoga clothing company Alo this weekend, and it reminded me to check in on a case it filed last year to get the domain name alo.com. Alo Yoga firs...
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April 14, 2025, 12:44 pm
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When you have a fish on the hook, reel it in
I would’ve paid much more for a particular domain a year ago, but I no longer need it. Last year, I was searching for the perfect domain name for a new project. After some hunting, I found one that checked all the boxes. It was my top choice, a...
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When you have a fish on the hook, reel it in
I would’ve paid much more for a particular domain a year ago, but I no longer need it. Last year, I was searching for the perfect domain name for a new project. After some hunting, I found one that checked all the boxes. It was my top choice, a...
Discussion
April 11, 2025, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Freight financing company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tries to upgrade from .co to .com through a misguided cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Dakota Financial, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name haulpa...
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Freight financing company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tries to upgrade from .co to .com through a misguided cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Dakota Financial, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name haulpa...
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April 11, 2025, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Same Complainant, same Respondent. Two different UDRP outcomes.
On the surface, these cases appear identical. Were they? A pair of recent UDRP decisions on nearly identical cases had two very different results. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has filed eight cases with FORUM (aka National Arbitration Forum) ...
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Same Complainant, same Respondent. Two different UDRP outcomes.
On the surface, these cases appear identical. Were they? A pair of recent UDRP decisions on nearly identical cases had two very different results. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has filed eight cases with FORUM (aka National Arbitration Forum) ...
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April 10, 2025, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
A garlic dip brand, a podcast producer, and a delivery company bought domain names. Occasionally, I see a domain name sale and think, “wait, that’s a top level domain?” That was the case with one.vision on this week’s Sedo lis...
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A garlic dip brand, a podcast producer, and a delivery company bought domain names. Occasionally, I see a domain name sale and think, “wait, that’s a top level domain?” That was the case with one.vision on this week’s Sedo lis...
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April 10, 2025, 1:25 pm
