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Owner of Curated.io sues Curated.com, claims cybersquatting
A case of domain name envy? A company that does business at Curated.io has sued (pdf) Deal.com, which uses the domain Curated.com. It claims that the latter is infringing its trademarks and cybersquatting. Among its demands: that Curated.com be trans...
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Owner of Curated.io sues Curated.com, claims cybersquatting
A case of domain name envy? A company that does business at Curated.io has sued (pdf) Deal.com, which uses the domain Curated.com. It claims that the latter is infringing its trademarks and cybersquatting. Among its demands: that Curated.com be trans...
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December 17, 2019, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
The world according to country code domains
Here’s what the world would look like if ccTLD registrations were all that mattered. What would the world look like if countries were scaled according to registrations of their country code domains? .UK registry Nominet has published its &ldquo...
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The world according to country code domains
Here’s what the world would look like if ccTLD registrations were all that mattered. What would the world look like if countries were scaled according to registrations of their country code domains? .UK registry Nominet has published its &ldquo...
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December 17, 2019, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Some surprising end user prospects for your domains
There are end users in China for domains that might surprise you. When I read domain news, I try to explore other angles as well. One angle is China because it is a massive economy producing new companies everyday. Each of these companies is a potent...
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Some surprising end user prospects for your domains
There are end users in China for domains that might surprise you. When I read domain news, I try to explore other angles as well. One angle is China because it is a massive economy producing new companies everyday. Each of these companies is a potent...
Discussion
December 17, 2019, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why rhyming makes certain numeric domains valuable
Why are some numeric domains more valuable than others? I look at domain sales almost every day. However, when it comes to numeric domains, I must admit that I’m still ignorant. Often, I find myself not being able to understand why a certain nu...
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Why rhyming makes certain numeric domains valuable
Why are some numeric domains more valuable than others? I look at domain sales almost every day. However, when it comes to numeric domains, I must admit that I’m still ignorant. Often, I find myself not being able to understand why a certain nu...
Discussion
December 16, 2019, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling wins cybersquatting dispute
Indian insurance company falls short in UDRP. Frank Schilling’s Name Administration has successfully defended the domain name CareHealthInsurance.com in a UDRP. The three-person World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel determined t...
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Frank Schilling wins cybersquatting dispute
Indian insurance company falls short in UDRP. Frank Schilling’s Name Administration has successfully defended the domain name CareHealthInsurance.com in a UDRP. The three-person World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel determined t...
Discussion
December 16, 2019, 6:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sending out the Bat-signal – DNW Podcast #265
How to get a response in a domain inquiry. Bill Sweetman of NameNinja is back on the show today, and I promise you’re going to get a ton of ideas from this show. Bill spends his days helping companies buy domains, and today he talks about his s...
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Sending out the Bat-signal – DNW Podcast #265
How to get a response in a domain inquiry. Bill Sweetman of NameNinja is back on the show today, and I promise you’re going to get a ton of ideas from this show. Bill spends his days helping companies buy domains, and today he talks about his s...
Discussion
December 16, 2019, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Xbox Series X? How about the A, B, and C?
Microsoft registered domains for its new Xbox Series X that include every letter of the alphabet. At the end of last week, Microsoft announced the new Xbox Series X. As is typical, the company also registered domain names related to the new console, ...
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Xbox Series X? How about the A, B, and C?
Microsoft registered domains for its new Xbox Series X that include every letter of the alphabet. At the end of last week, Microsoft announced the new Xbox Series X. As is typical, the company also registered domain names related to the new console, ...
Discussion
December 15, 2019, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why the Steve Jobs decision was wrong
In this guest post, Attorney Paul Keating writs that the recent UDRP decision for SteveJobs.com was flawed. The SteveJobs.com decision troubles me deeply. In terms of trademark, I see it as attempting to shove a round peg into a square hole and...
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Why the Steve Jobs decision was wrong
In this guest post, Attorney Paul Keating writs that the recent UDRP decision for SteveJobs.com was flawed. The SteveJobs.com decision troubles me deeply. In terms of trademark, I see it as attempting to shove a round peg into a square hole and...
Discussion
December 13, 2019, 10:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look at .Net in China
.Net faces a lot of competition in China. In my series of articles to study the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, and .com [LINKS]. Today, let’s look at .net. This analysis is based on data I have collected fro...
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A look at .Net in China
.Net faces a lot of competition in China. In my series of articles to study the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, and .com [LINKS]. Today, let’s look at .net. This analysis is based on data I have collected fro...
Discussion
December 13, 2019, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rolf Larsen acquires Desktop.com domain name for his next venture
Desktop will make it easier for companies to manage web apps. If you’re like me, you manage a lot of web apps. A CRM system. Email. Trello. Smartsheet. Zapier. And that’s just for me as a an individual. Imagine running a business in which...
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Rolf Larsen acquires Desktop.com domain name for his next venture
Desktop will make it easier for companies to manage web apps. If you’re like me, you manage a lot of web apps. A CRM system. Email. Trello. Smartsheet. Zapier. And that’s just for me as a an individual. Imagine running a business in which...
Discussion
December 12, 2019, 4:29 pm
