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Domain Name Wire
Trademark Clearinghouse Tops 5,000 submissions
Trademark protection service for new top level domains releases statistics. The Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains has received 5,000 submissions, the group announced today. 44% of the submissions have come from the United States. 10% ...
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Trademark Clearinghouse Tops 5,000 submissions
Trademark protection service for new top level domains releases statistics. The Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains has received 5,000 submissions, the group announced today. 44% of the submissions have come from the United States. 10% ...
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July 16, 2013, 9:00 am

Elliot's Blog
Fadi Chehadé Opening Speech at ICANN Durban
The 2013 ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa opened on July 14 and runs through July 18. Embedded above is a video of the opening remarks from ICANN President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, that were made on July 15. If you would prefer to read Mr. ...
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Fadi Chehadé Opening Speech at ICANN Durban
The 2013 ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa opened on July 14 and runs through July 18. Embedded above is a video of the opening remarks from ICANN President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, that were made on July 15. If you would prefer to read Mr. ...
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July 16, 2013, 8:36 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 16th, 2013
It’s nice to see that domain owners are winning cases in UDRP based on the sole reason that they are not actively trying to infringe on a trademark. In some cases they aren’t even responding and still winning. The business of...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 16th, 2013
It’s nice to see that domain owners are winning cases in UDRP based on the sole reason that they are not actively trying to infringe on a trademark. In some cases they aren’t even responding and still winning. The business of...
Discussion
July 16, 2013, 6:47 am

The Domains
9 Year Old Domain Rive.com Saved in UDRP; TM Holder: Domainer Is a CyberSquatter “He Owns At Least 25 Domains”
Rive, LLC lost its bid to take away the domain name Rive.com from the domain owner who registered it back in 2004 based on a trademark registered with the USPTO, on August 23, 2011 The Complainant argued that the domain owner registered and use...
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9 Year Old Domain Rive.com Saved in UDRP; TM Holder: Domainer Is a CyberSquatter “He Owns At Least 25 Domains”
Rive, LLC lost its bid to take away the domain name Rive.com from the domain owner who registered it back in 2004 based on a trademark registered with the USPTO, on August 23, 2011 The Complainant argued that the domain owner registered and use...
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July 16, 2013, 12:37 am

The Domains
AspenHeights.com Saved In UDRP But No RDNH Because of Non-Response to Emails
BRG Partners, LP (“Complainant”), lost its attempt to take the domain AspenHeights.com away from Wild Escape Theme Park who was represented by Traverse Legal. However the panel found the lack of response to the Complainant’s emails&...
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AspenHeights.com Saved In UDRP But No RDNH Because of Non-Response to Emails
BRG Partners, LP (“Complainant”), lost its attempt to take the domain AspenHeights.com away from Wild Escape Theme Park who was represented by Traverse Legal. However the panel found the lack of response to the Complainant’s emails&...
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July 16, 2013, 12:15 am

The Domains
Slam Dunk: GoodThreapy.org Loses UDRP To Grab GoodTherapy.com
Over a month ago we told you about the UDRP filed by GoodTherapy.org, LLC to grab the .com version of the domain. Tonight the UDRP decision is out GoodTherapy.org lost its attempt to grab the domain GoodTherapy.com, without the domain owner even fili...
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Slam Dunk: GoodThreapy.org Loses UDRP To Grab GoodTherapy.com
Over a month ago we told you about the UDRP filed by GoodTherapy.org, LLC to grab the .com version of the domain. Tonight the UDRP decision is out GoodTherapy.org lost its attempt to grab the domain GoodTherapy.com, without the domain owner even fili...
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July 16, 2013, 12:00 am

Domain Name Wire
NAF panels reject UDRP claims on Rive.com, GoodTherapy.com and AspenHeights.com
Three domains, including a four letter .com, saved in UDRPs. National Arbitration Forum has published three recent decisions in favor of respondents. Although none of them resulted in findings of reverse domain name hijacking, some of the complaints ...
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NAF panels reject UDRP claims on Rive.com, GoodTherapy.com and AspenHeights.com
Three domains, including a four letter .com, saved in UDRPs. National Arbitration Forum has published three recent decisions in favor of respondents. Although none of them resulted in findings of reverse domain name hijacking, some of the complaints ...
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July 15, 2013, 11:45 pm

The Domains
GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)
According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN’s new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offe...
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GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)
According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN’s new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offe...
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July 15, 2013, 5:12 pm

The Domains
Oversee.net Loses UDRP On OnlineBacarrat.com
Oversee Domain Management, LLC, just lost a UDRP on the domain name OnlineBacarrat.com to Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France The domain name onlinebacarrat.com was registered on June 12, 2012 I have no idea of why Oversee would register this...
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Oversee.net Loses UDRP On OnlineBacarrat.com
Oversee Domain Management, LLC, just lost a UDRP on the domain name OnlineBacarrat.com to Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France The domain name onlinebacarrat.com was registered on June 12, 2012 I have no idea of why Oversee would register this...
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July 15, 2013, 4:56 pm

The Domains
1st Day Of Single Character .PW Domains Auctions On NameJet.com End With 7 Domains, No Sales
The first day of single character .PW domains just ended. Single character domains included single number .pw domain names as well as single letter .pw domains. With 7 domain names up for sale, none reached the reserve price set by the .Pw registry, ...
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1st Day Of Single Character .PW Domains Auctions On NameJet.com End With 7 Domains, No Sales
The first day of single character .PW domains just ended. Single character domains included single number .pw domain names as well as single letter .pw domains. With 7 domain names up for sale, none reached the reserve price set by the .Pw registry, ...
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July 15, 2013, 4:42 pm