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Panelist doesn’t find RDNH for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes, I get midway through reading a UDRP decision and think to myself, “The panelist is definitely going to find reverse domain name hijacking.” Then, the panelist surprises me. That’s the case with a decision for westshorehomes.com. Forum panelist Bart Van Besien correctly decided in the […]

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A “star” led last month’s sales. Newfold Digital’s expired domain name platforms (NameJet and SnapNames) had a relatively slow month for sales last month, at least as far as sales over $2,000 are concerned. The platforms combined to sell 58 domains over $2,000 for a total of $247,000. Here are some sales that stand out […]

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Panelist rules the domain name was registered in good faith. A software company that specializes in services and support for the Ubuntu distribution of Linux has tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Canonical Software filed a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name lubuntu.net. Lubuntu is the name of the company’s lightweight operating system based […]

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Deal values one of the largest domain name registrars at $6.9 billion. One of the world’s largest domain name registrars is about to go private. Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it’s being acquired by Permira in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.9 billion. Existing shareholders will receive $44 cash per share, which is a […]

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What an eclectic mix of domain names sales this week! The internet is certainly a diverse place. Consider the domains that sold to end users at Sedo this week: a sex toy shop, a couple of religious organizations, and a place to buy your smoking accessories. You wouldn’t find the owners of these sites in […]

Post link: End user domain sales: a lingerie model walks into a church…

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GoDaddy’s founder tells the story of how the company almost failed in a new autobiography. Few people have shaped the domain name industry and domain investing as much as Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy. This month, Parsons published an autobiography, Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success. […]

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Company adds another patent related to managing blockchain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,985,252 to Unstoppable Domains. The patent is titled Resolving and managing blockchain domains (pdf) and covers various aspects of blockchain domain names. Unstoppable Domains received a similar patent (11,558,344) for Resolving blockchain domains (pdf) last year. […]

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Ez.gg, pay.je and auction.gg are up for grabs. Dyandot is auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names in partnership with ChannelIsles.net. .Gg is the country code top level domain name for Guernsey, and .je is the ccTLD for Jersey. Gamers have popularized .gg because it’s short for “good game.” Top .gg sales to date […]

Post link: Dynadot auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names

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This case was dead on arrival despite the Complainant’s creative argument. Neurocog Pty Ltd, an Australian company in the psychology industry, has been found (pdf) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization against the domain neurocog.com. The business uses NeuroCogsystem.com. Neurocog admitted in its complaint […]

Post link: Australian psychology company tries reverse domain name hijacking

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Only 1% year-over-year growth in Q1, but profitability up sharply. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF, formerly called CentralNic) revealed its Q1 earnings today. The high-growth revenue of past years has now dwindled, but profitability is up. Team Internet said gross revenue of $195.9 million increased just 1% in Q1 compared to a year […]

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Learn about this year’s NamesCon and the live domain name auction. NamesCon 2024 is just weeks away, and it’s not too late to register to attend. On today’s show, I preview the event with two interviews. First, I speak with Soeren von Varchmin, Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon. Soeren tells us what to […]

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Domain business holds steady, but long-term investments in fiber weigh on the bottom line. Shares in Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) fell sharply this morning after the company released earnings after the bell yesterday. As of 11:45 am EDT, shares are off over 8%, trading just above their 52-week low in November 2023. Tucows’ top-line numbers were […]

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Application describes a way to augment domain registrations with blockchain technology. Communications firm Verizon has filed a patent application (pdf) for Systems and methods for blockchain-based domain registration and device authentication. The abstract for the patent is: In some implementations, a device may receive a request to add a domain to a blockchain. The request […]

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Afternic published a list of the top keywords in domains sold through its platform in March. AI is back on top of the list after flirting with the top spot for many months. Another notable keyword is Florida, which also made the list in December. It seemed like an anomaly back then, and it still […]

Post link: AI is back on top in the domain name aftermarket

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Judge rules case is exceptional and warrants attorney’s fees. The judge overseeing a dispute over TRX.com has ordered the plaintiff to pay the domain name owner’s attorney’s fees and expenses. Ruling that the case was “exceptional,” U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver ordered JFXD TRX ACQ LLC to pay Loo Tze Ming $41,098.77. Background Loo […]

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Web3 companies are announcing plans for the next round of new TLDs. For years, I’ve asked domain name companies a simple question about the next round of new top level domains: with so many strings applied for in the first round, what good strings remain for the next round? There have been some obvious answers, […]

Post link: Web3 communities to be driver of new top level domain applications

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A lighting company, a road safety business, and a German car dealer bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was lumeno.com for $25,000. An end user has already put the domain name to use. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo, as well as a few […]

Post link: 12 domain names recently acquired by end users

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Panelist finds the case was brought in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined that Aromatech, Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain aromatech.com. The case was dead on arrival because the current owner of the domain name registered it five years before Aromatech was incorporated. This means it was impossible that […]

Post link: Fragrance company files a smelly cybersquatting dispute

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Case failed on all three requirements of UDRP. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy panelist has found Daily Workout Apps, LLC, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers personal training apps, filed a dispute against DailyWorkouts.com. It uses the domain DailyWorkoutApps.com. Daily Workout Apps, LLC tried to register a U.S. trademark […]

Post link: Personal training app maker tries reverse domain name hijacking

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Website and domain company reports robust growth and ups guidance for the full year. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q1 earnings before the markets opened this morning. The company reported 19% year-over-year revenue growth with $281.1 million in Q1. It had previously guided to $274 million to $277 million. Q1 organic growth, which excludes its Google […]

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