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Domain Name Wire
French cosmetics company tries to reverse hijack surname domain name
Company pushed forward with cybersquatting dispute even after learning that the domain matches the domain registrant’s surname. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) French company Cosmetic Research Group to have enga...
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French cosmetics company tries to reverse hijack surname domain name
Company pushed forward with cybersquatting dispute even after learning that the domain matches the domain registrant’s surname. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) French company Cosmetic Research Group to have enga...
Discussion
April 22, 2025, 7:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Agent’s stay on top domain keywords list is short-lived
Agent didn’t make the top 20 at Afternic just one month after jumping into the #10 spot. Afternic has published the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its site in February. The word agent jumped onto its list at #10 in January, but dropped off ...
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Agent’s stay on top domain keywords list is short-lived
Agent didn’t make the top 20 at Afternic just one month after jumping into the #10 spot. Afternic has published the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its site in February. The word agent jumped onto its list at #10 in January, but dropped off ...
Discussion
April 22, 2025, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panelist calls out weak trademark claim, finds RDNH
Panelist admonishes company for not backing up its common law trademark claims. A UDRP panelist has found that Veracyte, Inc. attempted to reverse hijack the domain name genomedx .com. The company claimed common law trademark rights in the term arisi...
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UDRP panelist calls out weak trademark claim, finds RDNH
Panelist admonishes company for not backing up its common law trademark claims. A UDRP panelist has found that Veracyte, Inc. attempted to reverse hijack the domain name genomedx .com. The company claimed common law trademark rights in the term arisi...
Discussion
April 22, 2025, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Independent UDRP review finds agreement on key issues, recommends further review on others
Group finds consensus on tweaks to UDRP. The World Intellectual Property Organization and the Internet Commerce Association have published an initial report regarding potential changes to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The ...
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Independent UDRP review finds agreement on key issues, recommends further review on others
Group finds consensus on tweaks to UDRP. The World Intellectual Property Organization and the Internet Commerce Association have published an initial report regarding potential changes to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The ...
Discussion
April 22, 2025, 12:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese luxury fashion brand behind GIADA dumps top level domain name
Company terminates its one dot-brand top level domain. Redstone Haute Couture Co., Ltd., a Chinese fashion company, has informed ICANN that it is terminating its .redstone top level domain name contract. The company owns a number of fashion brands, i...
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Chinese luxury fashion brand behind GIADA dumps top level domain name
Company terminates its one dot-brand top level domain. Redstone Haute Couture Co., Ltd., a Chinese fashion company, has informed ICANN that it is terminating its .redstone top level domain name contract. The company owns a number of fashion brands, i...
Discussion
April 21, 2025, 7:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain monetization changes – DNW Podcast #531
How Google’s changes will impact domain monetization. Above.com has played an integral role in domain name monetization since the early days of parking. It has navigated many changes in monetization, and sees both challenges and opportunities i...
Discussion
Domain monetization changes – DNW Podcast #531
How Google’s changes will impact domain monetization. Above.com has played an integral role in domain name monetization since the early days of parking. It has navigated many changes in monetization, and sees both challenges and opportunities i...
Discussion
April 21, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit could impact how registries manage premium domains
What happens when a cybersquatting lawsuit is filed against a registry-owned premium domain name? A law firm has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit against a single-letter .law domain, and the outcome could have implications for registry-owned premium do...
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Lawsuit could impact how registries manage premium domains
What happens when a cybersquatting lawsuit is filed against a registry-owned premium domain name? A law firm has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit against a single-letter .law domain, and the outcome could have implications for registry-owned premium do...
Discussion
April 21, 2025, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy falls below key number in latest .com rankings
GoDaddy had fewer than 600,000 new .com registrations in December. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers December 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Some...
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GoDaddy falls below key number in latest .com rankings
GoDaddy had fewer than 600,000 new .com registrations in December. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers December 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Some...
Discussion
April 18, 2025, 1:20 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – April 17, 2025: Above The Law
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive podcast - ...
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DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – April 17, 2025: Above The Law
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive podcast - ...
Discussion
April 17, 2025, 11:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Zoom blames registrar and .us registry for downtime
“Communication error” between registrar and registry results in major outage. Zoom has seemingly blamed GoDaddy Registry, which manages the .us namespace, for an outage yesterday that impacted its zoom.us domain. Its official incident rep...
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Zoom blames registrar and .us registry for downtime
“Communication error” between registrar and registry results in major outage. Zoom has seemingly blamed GoDaddy Registry, which manages the .us namespace, for an outage yesterday that impacted its zoom.us domain. Its official incident rep...
Discussion
April 17, 2025, 5:10 pm
