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Sedo Transactions Total $1.7 Million
793 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 Million 48% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms:...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.7 Million
793 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 Million 48% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms:...
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February 11, 2014, 8:05 pm
The Domains
1st Aftermarket Of .Guru Domains Launches & Is Full Of Trademarks
gurudomainnamesforsale.guru which appears to be the first aftermarket site dedicated to .Guru domain name launched today. The site unfortunately has many .guru domain names listed for sale that are trademarked terms, including: ChickFilA.guru Goldman...
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1st Aftermarket Of .Guru Domains Launches & Is Full Of Trademarks
gurudomainnamesforsale.guru which appears to be the first aftermarket site dedicated to .Guru domain name launched today. The site unfortunately has many .guru domain names listed for sale that are trademarked terms, including: ChickFilA.guru Goldman...
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February 11, 2014, 5:26 pm
The Domains
Sedo To Hold .Club Premium Winter Sports Domain Auction Feb 19-26th
Sedo, and .CLUB Domains have partnered to offer a Winter Sports Auction of never before released .CLUB domain names. The auction will place February 19-26, and will include 25 premium winter sports-related names with the .CLUB extension, incl...
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Sedo To Hold .Club Premium Winter Sports Domain Auction Feb 19-26th
Sedo, and .CLUB Domains have partnered to offer a Winter Sports Auction of never before released .CLUB domain names. The auction will place February 19-26, and will include 25 premium winter sports-related names with the .CLUB extension, incl...
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February 11, 2014, 3:35 pm
The Domains
Is @jamesdean Twitter handle violating trademark law ?
Its not just domain names where people seem to make a stretch with regards to trademarks. Wendy Davis wrote a piece a few hours ago on MediaPost about Twitter and James Dean. From the article: The licensing agency CMG Worldwide has sued Twitter for a...
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Is @jamesdean Twitter handle violating trademark law ?
Its not just domain names where people seem to make a stretch with regards to trademarks. Wendy Davis wrote a piece a few hours ago on MediaPost about Twitter and James Dean. From the article: The licensing agency CMG Worldwide has sued Twitter for a...
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February 11, 2014, 5:56 am
The Domains
BidPal Inc. Decides to take their UDRP Loss to Court
There was an article published today by Gerald Levine on Ip Legal Corner, that highlights what is a disturbing trend for domain owners who have legitimate rights to their domain. It was generally considered that if you registered a domain, say in 199...
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BidPal Inc. Decides to take their UDRP Loss to Court
There was an article published today by Gerald Levine on Ip Legal Corner, that highlights what is a disturbing trend for domain owners who have legitimate rights to their domain. It was generally considered that if you registered a domain, say in 199...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 5:11 pm
The Domains
Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor – of said company w...
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Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor – of said company w...
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February 10, 2014, 3:32 pm
The Domains
Glenn Hayward, Formerly With Nominet, Joins CentralNic’s Board & Becomes Its CFO
CentralNic (AIM:CNIC), today announces that Glenn Hayward has joined the Board of CentralNic plc as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Hayward joins the Board of CentralNic from Nominet, the company responsible for the .uk domain names, wher...
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Glenn Hayward, Formerly With Nominet, Joins CentralNic’s Board & Becomes Its CFO
CentralNic (AIM:CNIC), today announces that Glenn Hayward has joined the Board of CentralNic plc as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Hayward joins the Board of CentralNic from Nominet, the company responsible for the .uk domain names, wher...
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February 10, 2014, 7:23 am
The Domains
CNBC “New Internet domains are coming, and small biz needs to be wary”
Cadie Thompson wrote a piece for CNBC earlier today that included comments from Kathy Nielsen from Sedo. The article focuses on the potential problems that a small business without a robust intellectual property team and a small budget may face. Thi...
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CNBC “New Internet domains are coming, and small biz needs to be wary”
Cadie Thompson wrote a piece for CNBC earlier today that included comments from Kathy Nielsen from Sedo. The article focuses on the potential problems that a small business without a robust intellectual property team and a small budget may face. Thi...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 7:05 am
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ICANN Says Brands Are At Risk of Domain Abuse
AdWeek did a piece on ICANN and their statement that brands are at risk of domain abuse. They are warning brands to protect their intellectual property by using the Trademark Clearing House. The article mentions that many brands are not rushing to pa...
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ICANN Says Brands Are At Risk of Domain Abuse
AdWeek did a piece on ICANN and their statement that brands are at risk of domain abuse. They are warning brands to protect their intellectual property by using the Trademark Clearing House. The article mentions that many brands are not rushing to pa...
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February 9, 2014, 7:39 pm
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New gTLD’s Aftermarket: Sedo Is Ready & Has New gTLD’s For Sale; Afternic Does Not
I did a check to see if the two major aftermarket houses were ready and listing new gTLD’s for sale. The short and simply answer: Sedo.com is. Afternic.com is not. Sedo has a drop down search feautre to search for domains name by extension. Sed...
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New gTLD’s Aftermarket: Sedo Is Ready & Has New gTLD’s For Sale; Afternic Does Not
I did a check to see if the two major aftermarket houses were ready and listing new gTLD’s for sale. The short and simply answer: Sedo.com is. Afternic.com is not. Sedo has a drop down search feautre to search for domains name by extension. Sed...
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February 8, 2014, 6:07 pm
