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Parajumpers wins a UDRP on third try
Company behind Parajumpers clothing brand takes UDRP more seriously and wins Parajumpers.org domain name. Ape & Partners S. p. A. and licensee PJS International S.A. have finally won a UDRP for a Parajumpers domain name after three tries. The com...
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Parajumpers wins a UDRP on third try
Company behind Parajumpers clothing brand takes UDRP more seriously and wins Parajumpers.org domain name. Ape & Partners S. p. A. and licensee PJS International S.A. have finally won a UDRP for a Parajumpers domain name after three tries. The com...
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December 17, 2013, 7:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling sets the stage for 2014. More domain parking revenue?
Will Google pay more to domain name owners in 2014? Frank Schilling thinks it’s possible. Frank Schilling just sent a newsletter to DomainNameSales.com clients, and in it he makes a couple predictions for 2014. One is that new top level domain ...
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Frank Schilling sets the stage for 2014. More domain parking revenue?
Will Google pay more to domain name owners in 2014? Frank Schilling thinks it’s possible. Frank Schilling just sent a newsletter to DomainNameSales.com clients, and in it he makes a couple predictions for 2014. One is that new top level domain ...
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December 17, 2013, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is there such a thing as a brandable generic TLD?
Some generic domain extensions will need to create a brand to be successful. Over a thousand new top level domain names are headed to the web, and hundreds of them will be open to the general public for registration. A lot of them are generic in natu...
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Is there such a thing as a brandable generic TLD?
Some generic domain extensions will need to create a brand to be successful. Over a thousand new top level domain names are headed to the web, and hundreds of them will be open to the general public for registration. A lot of them are generic in natu...
Discussion
December 17, 2013, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN updates new TLD auction plans, still no resolution for indirect contention
ICANN has published new rules for upcoming auctions which will resolve top level domain strings with more than one applicant. ICANN has published updated rules for its so-called “Auctions of Last Resort” to resolve new top level domain na...
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ICANN updates new TLD auction plans, still no resolution for indirect contention
ICANN has published new rules for upcoming auctions which will resolve top level domain strings with more than one applicant. ICANN has published updated rules for its so-called “Auctions of Last Resort” to resolve new top level domain na...
Discussion
December 17, 2013, 2:17 am
Domain Name Wire
People are already frontrunning on the next round of new TLDs
.Whatever trademark applications are still being submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Before the application period for the current round of new top level domain names opened, many people and companies filed trademark applications to tr...
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People are already frontrunning on the next round of new TLDs
.Whatever trademark applications are still being submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Before the application period for the current round of new top level domain names opened, many people and companies filed trademark applications to tr...
Discussion
December 16, 2013, 6:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
This company might be willing to pay $12,500 for a new second level domain name
Who would pay over ten grand for a new second level domain name? A lot of people were in shock last week when GoDaddy unveiled its pricing for Donuts’ Early Access Program registrations. The Early Access Program (EAP) is Donuts’ version o...
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This company might be willing to pay $12,500 for a new second level domain name
Who would pay over ten grand for a new second level domain name? A lot of people were in shock last week when GoDaddy unveiled its pricing for Donuts’ Early Access Program registrations. The Early Access Program (EAP) is Donuts’ version o...
Discussion
December 16, 2013, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
HomeAway gets 161 domain names with Stayz acquisition
HomeAway’s acquisition of Stayz included a number of descriptive Australian ccTLD domain names. Earlier this month vacation rental company HomeAway bought Australian competitor Stayz for a little over $200 million. The SEC filing about the acqu...
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HomeAway gets 161 domain names with Stayz acquisition
HomeAway’s acquisition of Stayz included a number of descriptive Australian ccTLD domain names. Earlier this month vacation rental company HomeAway bought Australian competitor Stayz for a little over $200 million. The SEC filing about the acqu...
Discussion
December 16, 2013, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
A little bit more about the Trademark Clearinghouse’s extended alert service
Answers to two questions about the TMCH extending alerts beyond 90 days. Yesterday I wrote about how the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is extending the amount of time it will alert trademark holders if someone registers domains that contain their ma...
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A little bit more about the Trademark Clearinghouse’s extended alert service
Answers to two questions about the TMCH extending alerts beyond 90 days. Yesterday I wrote about how the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is extending the amount of time it will alert trademark holders if someone registers domains that contain their ma...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 7:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
See 21 companies that bought domain names last week
A new TLD registry was among the domain name buyers at Sedo last week. Domain name marketplace Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are 21 that were purchased by “end users”. You can see previous end user sales repor...
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See 21 companies that bought domain names last week
A new TLD registry was among the domain name buyers at Sedo last week. Domain name marketplace Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are 21 that were purchased by “end users”. You can see previous end user sales repor...
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December 13, 2013, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Ombudsman investigating inconsistent new TLD objection decisions
ICANN’s Ombudsman is looking into consistency of new top level domain name objections. Both new top level domain name applicants and objectors have been grasping for options after falling on the adverse side of panels’ decision. Many have...
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ICANN Ombudsman investigating inconsistent new TLD objection decisions
ICANN’s Ombudsman is looking into consistency of new top level domain name objections. Both new top level domain name applicants and objectors have been grasping for options after falling on the adverse side of panels’ decision. Many have...
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December 13, 2013, 4:32 am
