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Snoop Dogg is on a roll, winning more domain names
Snoop wins another cybersquatting case. Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, has taken down more cybersquatters. About a month ago, the entertainer won a cybersquatting dispute against SnoopDoggBush .com. Bush is the name of his 13th album, which was rele...
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Snoop Dogg is on a roll, winning more domain names
Snoop wins another cybersquatting case. Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, has taken down more cybersquatters. About a month ago, the entertainer won a cybersquatting dispute against SnoopDoggBush .com. Bush is the name of his 13th album, which was rele...
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April 16, 2025, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales up to €100,000
A Y Combinator startup paid six figures for a domain name. Sedo had a solid sales week, including a six-figure sale and 16 five-figure sales. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists l...
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15 end user domain name sales up to €100,000
A Y Combinator startup paid six figures for a domain name. Sedo had a solid sales week, including a six-figure sale and 16 five-figure sales. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists l...
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April 16, 2025, 1:37 pm
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Paychex tries (and fails) to shoehorn trademark dispute into UDRP
The payroll company has a legitimate reason to go after this domain, but it doesn’t qualify as cybersquatting under the UDRP. Payroll and Human Resources company Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) has failed to take down a website that uses the Paychex bra...
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Paychex tries (and fails) to shoehorn trademark dispute into UDRP
The payroll company has a legitimate reason to go after this domain, but it doesn’t qualify as cybersquatting under the UDRP. Payroll and Human Resources company Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) has failed to take down a website that uses the Paychex bra...
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April 15, 2025, 7:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
French company Mobility SAS tries reverse domain name hijacking
Gaming company didn’t connect the dots on when the current registrant acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Mobility SAS to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. The company was established in 2018 ...
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French company Mobility SAS tries reverse domain name hijacking
Gaming company didn’t connect the dots on when the current registrant acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Mobility SAS to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. The company was established in 2018 ...
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April 15, 2025, 5:07 pm
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Seattle food truck business guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist says company omitted key information about the status of its trademark. A company that runs a Seattle food truck directory has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after it tried to take a similar .org domain name away fr...
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Seattle food truck business guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist says company omitted key information about the status of its trademark. A company that runs a Seattle food truck directory has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after it tried to take a similar .org domain name away fr...
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April 15, 2025, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic’s 1099-Ks create tax headaches for domain sellers
Reissued 1099-Ks, old addresses, and notifications caught in spam lead to frustration. It’s tax day in the U.S., and many taxpayers are making last-minute filings or deciding if they want to file for an extension. This year marks the first time...
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Afternic’s 1099-Ks create tax headaches for domain sellers
Reissued 1099-Ks, old addresses, and notifications caught in spam lead to frustration. It’s tax day in the U.S., and many taxpayers are making last-minute filings or deciding if they want to file for an extension. This year marks the first time...
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April 15, 2025, 4:20 pm
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Escrow.com reports jump in domain sales in Q1
Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That’s the highest level since Q1 2023 and up 20% compared to the same quarter ...
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Escrow.com reports jump in domain sales in Q1
Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That’s the highest level since Q1 2023 and up 20% compared to the same quarter ...
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April 14, 2025, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Josh Reason: domain sales + DNX – DNW Podcast #530
Josh Reason provides details of his domain portfolio and explains why he built DNX. Domain investor Josh Reason joins me this week to share insights from managing his 5,500-domain portfolio. He discusses what types of domains he’s investing in,...
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Josh Reason: domain sales + DNX – DNW Podcast #530
Josh Reason provides details of his domain portfolio and explains why he built DNX. Domain investor Josh Reason joins me this week to share insights from managing his 5,500-domain portfolio. He discusses what types of domains he’s investing in,...
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April 14, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
California law firm files lawsuit to take down imposter site
Someone cloned Greenberg Gross’s website and changed the contact info. Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com. In a lawsuit ...
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California law firm files lawsuit to take down imposter site
Someone cloned Greenberg Gross’s website and changed the contact info. Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com. In a lawsuit ...
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April 14, 2025, 2:45 pm
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Alo Yoga wins valuable alo.com domain name through cybersquatting lawsuit
Company filed lawsuit after first trying to reverse hijack the domain name. I noticed a lawsuit filed by yoga clothing company Alo this weekend, and it reminded me to check in on a case it filed last year to get the domain name alo.com. Alo Yoga firs...
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Alo Yoga wins valuable alo.com domain name through cybersquatting lawsuit
Company filed lawsuit after first trying to reverse hijack the domain name. I noticed a lawsuit filed by yoga clothing company Alo this weekend, and it reminded me to check in on a case it filed last year to get the domain name alo.com. Alo Yoga firs...
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April 14, 2025, 12:44 pm
