domaining

Coffee company loses dispute against GoDaddy’s NameFind. NameFind, a GoDaddy subsidiary with a portfolio of about 1 million domains, has successfully defended its domain cappuccine.com in a UDRP. The panel found that the Complainant, Cappuccine Specialties, filed the case in bad faith as an...

Coffee company loses dispute against GoDaddy’s NameFind. NameFind, a GoDaddy subsidiary with a portfolio of about 1 million domains, has successfully defended its domain cappuccine.com in a UDRP. The panel found that the Complainant, Cappuccine Specialties, filed the case in bad faith as an...

Medical equipment company IBA tries reverse domain name hijacking. Some three letter trademarks are universally famous: think IBM and BMW. IBA is not one of them. Yet medical equipment company IBA SA tried to argue this in a cybersquatting complaint against Ousmane Ba, the owner of IBA.com. Ba...

Medical equipment company IBA tries reverse domain name hijacking. Some three letter trademarks are universally famous: think IBM and BMW. IBA is not one of them. Yet medical equipment company IBA SA tried to argue this in a cybersquatting complaint against Ousmane Ba, the owner of IBA.com. Ba...

This time around, a guy by the name of “Aleks” whose locale is recorded as being Turkey, left a negative review with some pretty strong claims. In his attempt to buy and pay for the domain, the self-professed entrepreneur from Dubai was allegedly denied completion of the transaction. He claims...

This time around, a guy by the name of “Aleks” whose locale is recorded as being Turkey, left a negative review with some pretty strong claims. In his attempt to buy and pay for the domain, the self-professed entrepreneur from Dubai was allegedly denied completion of the transaction. He claims...

I learned there was a round of layoffs this week involving GoDaddy’s Domains, Registrars, and Investors (DRI) Group. This is the team that interacts with domain investors and partner domain registrars. I do not know the scope of the layoff, nor do I know if employees who work directly with...

I learned there was a round of layoffs this week involving GoDaddy’s Domains, Registrars, and Investors (DRI) Group. This is the team that interacts with domain investors and partner domain registrars. I do not know the scope of the layoff, nor do I know if employees who work directly with...

Patent application describes multiple ways to verify eligibility to register reserved names automatically. Web3 naming company Unstoppable Domains has filed a patent application (pdf) covering a process of reserving names and then verifying that a registrant is authorized to register these...

Patent application describes multiple ways to verify eligibility to register reserved names automatically. Web3 naming company Unstoppable Domains has filed a patent application (pdf) covering a process of reserving names and then verifying that a registrant is authorized to register these...

The registrant and operator of the domain Perfume-Oils.com was hit with a UDRP filed by Scentsational Shoppe, Inc. The Complainant’s mark PO PERFUME OILS was registered in 2018 for “Retail . . . and online store services featuring fragrances, soaps, incense, air fresheners, lotions.” The mark is...

The registrant and operator of the domain Perfume-Oils.com was hit with a UDRP filed by Scentsational Shoppe, Inc. The Complainant’s mark PO PERFUME OILS was registered in 2018 for “Retail . . . and online store services featuring fragrances, soaps, incense, air fresheners, lotions.” The mark is...

IPv4 IP addresses are in high demand. Recent auctions at Hilco Streambank have fetched between $30-$40 per IP address. All of that money has captured the attention of people trying to game the system. One of those people is headed to jail for five years. Amir Golestan, CEO of Micfo LLC, used a...

IPv4 IP addresses are in high demand. Recent auctions at Hilco Streambank have fetched between $30-$40 per IP address. All of that money has captured the attention of people trying to game the system. One of those people is headed to jail for five years. Amir Golestan, CEO of Micfo LLC, used a...

Premium domain listings at Squdhelp are allowed to be cross-listed on Afternic and the Sedo MLS; in contrast, they are not allowed on Dan.com. Unlike Afternic that accepts domain listings directly from Dan.com using an API, Squadhelp has decided to not utilize Dan.com as a permitted platform for...

Premium domain listings at Squdhelp are allowed to be cross-listed on Afternic and the Sedo MLS; in contrast, they are not allowed on Dan.com. Unlike Afternic that accepts domain listings directly from Dan.com using an API, Squadhelp has decided to not utilize Dan.com as a permitted platform for...

Our friend Mark Ghoriafi, known as Mr. Premium, has some superb news to share this morning: He’s joined Sedo! With almost a decade of experience as a domain broker in the industry, Mark is not only an expert in his field, he’s also well-liked. The enterprising Briton has scored some big sales...

Our friend Mark Ghoriafi, known as Mr. Premium, has some superb news to share this morning: He’s joined Sedo! With almost a decade of experience as a domain broker in the industry, Mark is not only an expert in his field, he’s also well-liked. The enterprising Briton has scored some big sales...

A French company did very little research before filing a UDRP for the domain Zama.com. Zama SAS asserted rights to the ZAMA mark but no such mark exists in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia where the Respondent has established rights. The Respondent noted that their Zama brand usage and...

A French company did very little research before filing a UDRP for the domain Zama.com. Zama SAS asserted rights to the ZAMA mark but no such mark exists in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia where the Respondent has established rights. The Respondent noted that their Zama brand usage and...