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Arbitration for Twitter Typo Twiter.com Terminated, Then Refiled
Massive Twitter.com typo case terminated, then refiled. An arbitration case at World Intellectual Property forum over the domain name Twiter.com has been terminated, only for the company to file a second case Cases are typically terminated when the d...
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Arbitration for Twitter Typo Twiter.com Terminated, Then Refiled
Massive Twitter.com typo case terminated, then refiled. An arbitration case at World Intellectual Property forum over the domain name Twiter.com has been terminated, only for the company to file a second case Cases are typically terminated when the d...
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July 17, 2011, 11:03 am

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Warner Bros Wants HappyFeet2.com Domain Name For Its Upcoming Sequel
Company files for arbitration to get domain name. Warner Bros is planning a sequel to its 2006 hit Happy Feet, and this time around it wants a good domain name for its movie web site. The company has filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum ...
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Warner Bros Wants HappyFeet2.com Domain Name For Its Upcoming Sequel
Company files for arbitration to get domain name. Warner Bros is planning a sequel to its 2006 hit Happy Feet, and this time around it wants a good domain name for its movie web site. The company has filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum ...
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July 15, 2011, 11:23 am

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Amazon May Be Working on MyHabit.com Apps
Company registers domain names for apps related to its new MyHabit.com store. Amazon.com’s new MyHabit store seems to be doing well since its launch a couple months ago based on how quickly some of its limited-time sales sell out. Now the compa...
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Amazon May Be Working on MyHabit.com Apps
Company registers domain names for apps related to its new MyHabit.com store. Amazon.com’s new MyHabit store seems to be doing well since its launch a couple months ago based on how quickly some of its limited-time sales sell out. Now the compa...
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July 15, 2011, 10:00 am

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Epik Acquires Domain Name Registrar IntrustDomains
Company acquires domain name registrar with a checkered reputation. Epik has acquired domain name registrar IntrustDomains for an undisclosed account. In a blog post, Epik founder Rob Monster explains that the acquisition will provide a number of ser...
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Epik Acquires Domain Name Registrar IntrustDomains
Company acquires domain name registrar with a checkered reputation. Epik has acquired domain name registrar IntrustDomains for an undisclosed account. In a blog post, Epik founder Rob Monster explains that the acquisition will provide a number of ser...
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July 14, 2011, 9:44 pm

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.Com and .Net Price Increases Announced
Here comes your yearly fee increase. VeriSign has announced its almost-annual price increases for .com and .net domain names. The wholesale cost from VeriSign for .com domain names will increase from $7.34 to $7.85 on January 15, 2012 and the registr...
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.Com and .Net Price Increases Announced
Here comes your yearly fee increase. VeriSign has announced its almost-annual price increases for .com and .net domain names. The wholesale cost from VeriSign for .com domain names will increase from $7.34 to $7.85 on January 15, 2012 and the registr...
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July 14, 2011, 9:30 pm

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WIPO Panel Censures Law Firm for Misleading Panel
Panel blasts law firm for either trying to mislead panel or being “inexcusably careless”. Last year a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist called a case represented by law firm Novagraaf Nederland a “flagrant abuse&rdqu...
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WIPO Panel Censures Law Firm for Misleading Panel
Panel blasts law firm for either trying to mislead panel or being “inexcusably careless”. Last year a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist called a case represented by law firm Novagraaf Nederland a “flagrant abuse&rdqu...
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July 14, 2011, 2:43 pm

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Law Firm Found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking After Filing “Astonishing” Case
Law firm files “baseless” case to get four letter domain name. I really hope a new law firm that seeks to “break with routine thinking in the legal industry” doesn’t have an intellectual property practice. Denmark lawfir...
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Law Firm Found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking After Filing “Astonishing” Case
Law firm files “baseless” case to get four letter domain name. I really hope a new law firm that seeks to “break with routine thinking in the legal industry” doesn’t have an intellectual property practice. Denmark lawfir...
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July 14, 2011, 1:36 pm

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Another Day, Another New TLD Trademark Application: .Store
Pair files three trademark applications for .store. More people are trying to trademark potential top level domain names now that ICANN has approved the program. The latest attempt is by Eric Doerr of Delaware and Greg Disler of Pennsylvania. The pai...
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Another Day, Another New TLD Trademark Application: .Store
Pair files three trademark applications for .store. More people are trying to trademark potential top level domain names now that ICANN has approved the program. The latest attempt is by Eric Doerr of Delaware and Greg Disler of Pennsylvania. The pai...
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July 14, 2011, 12:44 pm

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Demand Media Loses Another UDRP
Company hit with third UDRP loss of the year despite offer to transfer domain name at no charge. Demand Media has another UDRP loss, despite its best efforts to close the case without a decision. The case was filed by Universal American Corp for the ...
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Demand Media Loses Another UDRP
Company hit with third UDRP loss of the year despite offer to transfer domain name at no charge. Demand Media has another UDRP loss, despite its best efforts to close the case without a decision. The case was filed by Universal American Corp for the ...
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July 14, 2011, 12:01 pm

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Minds+Machines and Right Of The Dot Hook Up
Two new TLD consulting companies enter into referral agreement. New top level domains consultancy and registry provider Minds+Machines has entered into a relationship with new TLD sales consulting group Right Of The Dot. Right Of The Dot was founded ...
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Minds+Machines and Right Of The Dot Hook Up
Two new TLD consulting companies enter into referral agreement. New top level domains consultancy and registry provider Minds+Machines has entered into a relationship with new TLD sales consulting group Right Of The Dot. Right Of The Dot was founded ...
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July 14, 2011, 10:21 am