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The Domains
GAC Tells ICANN It Can Proceed Normal Evalution Process On .Wine and .Vin
The “GAC agreed in Durban to set a firm deadline for providing a potential safeguard advice regarding .wine and .vin. and in a letter to ICANN today, the Governmental Advisory Counsel, (GAC) advised the ICANN Board that the GAC has finalized it...
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GAC Tells ICANN It Can Proceed Normal Evalution Process On .Wine and .Vin
The “GAC agreed in Durban to set a firm deadline for providing a potential safeguard advice regarding .wine and .vin. and in a letter to ICANN today, the Governmental Advisory Counsel, (GAC) advised the ICANN Board that the GAC has finalized it...
Discussion
September 12, 2013, 1:49 am
The Domains
Valideus Asks ICANN To Clarify Details On Its Last Resort gTLD Auctions, All 16 Points
Valideus which is private company “currently managing 5% of all new gTLD applications”, including Amazon’s sent a letter to ICANN asking for a lot of details on ICANN’s “Last Resort Auctions” which are scheduled t...
Discussion
Valideus Asks ICANN To Clarify Details On Its Last Resort gTLD Auctions, All 16 Points
Valideus which is private company “currently managing 5% of all new gTLD applications”, including Amazon’s sent a letter to ICANN asking for a lot of details on ICANN’s “Last Resort Auctions” which are scheduled t...
Discussion
September 12, 2013, 1:36 am
The Domains
Trademark Loses UDRP On Direct Match Domain Bongrille.com Used As A “Sucks” Site
Deskan S/A of Nassau, the Bahamas, which owns a trademark to the term Bon Grille In Brazil lost a UDRP seeking 3 domain names including the direct match domain bongrille.com. The other 2 domains sort in the UDRP were franquiabongrille.com and franqu...
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Trademark Loses UDRP On Direct Match Domain Bongrille.com Used As A “Sucks” Site
Deskan S/A of Nassau, the Bahamas, which owns a trademark to the term Bon Grille In Brazil lost a UDRP seeking 3 domain names including the direct match domain bongrille.com. The other 2 domains sort in the UDRP were franquiabongrille.com and franqu...
Discussion
September 11, 2013, 11:41 am
The Domains
9 Year Old TeleFire.com Saved In UDRP Despite Seller Asking $70K
A Telefire Fire & Gas Detectors Ltd. of Petach Tikva, Israel just lost a one member panel UDRP decision on the domain name telefire.com The Complainant is a company organized and registered under the laws of Isreal. It was founded in 1979. It sp...
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9 Year Old TeleFire.com Saved In UDRP Despite Seller Asking $70K
A Telefire Fire & Gas Detectors Ltd. of Petach Tikva, Israel just lost a one member panel UDRP decision on the domain name telefire.com The Complainant is a company organized and registered under the laws of Isreal. It was founded in 1979. It sp...
Discussion
September 11, 2013, 11:09 am
The Domains
Marchex’s Archeo Puts Up Its Zip Code Portfolio For Sale After Selling 1 Domain In The $50K-$100K Range
As I reported earlier today, Marchex’s (NASDAQ: MCHX) Archeo unit put up over 200,000 domains for sale on its new marketplace archeodomains.com. Yesterday in my chat with Rod Diefendorf the COO of Marchex I asked about Marchex project involving...
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Marchex’s Archeo Puts Up Its Zip Code Portfolio For Sale After Selling 1 Domain In The $50K-$100K Range
As I reported earlier today, Marchex’s (NASDAQ: MCHX) Archeo unit put up over 200,000 domains for sale on its new marketplace archeodomains.com. Yesterday in my chat with Rod Diefendorf the COO of Marchex I asked about Marchex project involving...
Discussion
September 10, 2013, 4:54 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $930K Led By URFA.com For $30K
Over the past week, 639 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $930,000. This amounts to $47,3m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 46% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Congratulations to the ...
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Sedo Transactions Total $930K Led By URFA.com For $30K
Over the past week, 639 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $930,000. This amounts to $47,3m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 46% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Congratulations to the ...
Discussion
September 10, 2013, 4:14 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $970K in Domains Led By HomesInc.com For $15K
Afternic.com just reported its weekly domain sales for the week of 9/2/13 – 9/8/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $968,810. Here are the reportable sales: ...
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Afternic.com Sells $970K in Domains Led By HomesInc.com For $15K
Afternic.com just reported its weekly domain sales for the week of 9/2/13 – 9/8/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $968,810. Here are the reportable sales: ...
Discussion
September 10, 2013, 3:42 pm
The Domains
Nominet Opens Comment Period On Whether .UK Domains Should Contain “Offensive Words”
Nominet which runs the .Uk domain naming system, just opened up a comment period on whether .UK domain names should be allowed to contain “offensive words or phrases”. “Nominet is today launching a review of its registration policy ...
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Nominet Opens Comment Period On Whether .UK Domains Should Contain “Offensive Words”
Nominet which runs the .Uk domain naming system, just opened up a comment period on whether .UK domain names should be allowed to contain “offensive words or phrases”. “Nominet is today launching a review of its registration policy ...
Discussion
September 10, 2013, 12:10 pm
The Domains
UDRP Roundup: Enterprise Cars Gets Enterprise.tv; Philip Morris Gets MarlboroSucksBalls.com
A few UDRP decisions are out today worth noting. Enterprise Rental Cars won a UDRP and the rights to the domain name Enterprise.tv The domain name was registered in 2011, the domain was parked and the domain holder did not respond to the UDRP. &ldquo...
Discussion
UDRP Roundup: Enterprise Cars Gets Enterprise.tv; Philip Morris Gets MarlboroSucksBalls.com
A few UDRP decisions are out today worth noting. Enterprise Rental Cars won a UDRP and the rights to the domain name Enterprise.tv The domain name was registered in 2011, the domain was parked and the domain holder did not respond to the UDRP. &ldquo...
Discussion
September 10, 2013, 11:43 am
The Domains
Marchex’s Archeo Opens Marketplace To Sell Its 200K+ Domains: Still Has 95% Of Yung Ye’s Domains
“Archeo, Inc., a division of Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), today announced the launch of the Archeo Domains Marketplace (www.archeodomains.com), providing direct access for businesses, brokers and individuals to Archeo’s portfolio of more...
Discussion
Marchex’s Archeo Opens Marketplace To Sell Its 200K+ Domains: Still Has 95% Of Yung Ye’s Domains
“Archeo, Inc., a division of Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), today announced the launch of the Archeo Domains Marketplace (www.archeodomains.com), providing direct access for businesses, brokers and individuals to Archeo’s portfolio of more...
Discussion
September 10, 2013, 8:59 am
