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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...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 5:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club holds winter domain name auction on Sedo
New TLD to hold auction during its sunrise period. New top level domain name .club is holding its first domain name auction on Sedo. The auction features “winter sports” domain names (really it’s Olympic themed, but there are tradem...
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.Club holds winter domain name auction on Sedo
New TLD to hold auction during its sunrise period. New top level domain name .club is holding its first domain name auction on Sedo. The auction features “winter sports” domain names (really it’s Olympic themed, but there are tradem...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
New top level domain name lawsuit dismissed but leaves door open for ACPA for TLDs
Judge grants motion to dismiss top level domain dispute. A federal district judge has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit brought by Del Monte International against Del Monte Corporation over the top level domain name .delmonte. In doing so, the court also lef...
Discussion
New top level domain name lawsuit dismissed but leaves door open for ACPA for TLDs
Judge grants motion to dismiss top level domain dispute. A federal district judge has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit brought by Del Monte International against Del Monte Corporation over the top level domain name .delmonte. In doing so, the court also lef...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 4:02 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...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reminder: the top level domain name matters in a UDRP
Panels will not always ignore the top level domain name in UDRP cases. With niche top level domain names like .clothing and .plumbing now on the market, I’d like to clear up a common misconception about UDRP and whether the top level domain nam...
Discussion
Reminder: the top level domain name matters in a UDRP
Panels will not always ignore the top level domain name in UDRP cases. With niche top level domain names like .clothing and .plumbing now on the market, I’d like to clear up a common misconception about UDRP and whether the top level domain nam...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 2:03 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 11th, 2014
I have been doing a lot of searching for names over the past week and must say there are quite a few companies that have terrible search functions. Take Afternic. I am looking for CCC.coms. It takes forever to find them. There...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 11th, 2014
I have been doing a lot of searching for names over the past week and must say there are quite a few companies that have terrible search functions. Take Afternic. I am looking for CCC.coms. It takes forever to find them. There...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 11:07 am
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...
Discussion
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...
Discussion
February 11, 2014, 5:56 am
Domain Name Wire
How common words like Pizza, Money, and Shopping ended up in the Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs
The Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs is giving some people first dibs on domains like realestate.guru and pizza.restaurant. The .info domain name got seriously gamed when it had its trademark sunrise period in 2001. There was no pre-verification ...
Discussion
How common words like Pizza, Money, and Shopping ended up in the Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs
The Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs is giving some people first dibs on domains like realestate.guru and pizza.restaurant. The .info domain name got seriously gamed when it had its trademark sunrise period in 2001. There was no pre-verification ...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 8:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yes, one letter domain names might be worth less than $1,000
Supply and demand and new TLDs…what once was scarce is no longer. Over the weekend there was quite a hubbub over at DomainInvesting.com about the availability of single letter domain names in new top level domain names. In short: they are avai...
Discussion
Yes, one letter domain names might be worth less than $1,000
Supply and demand and new TLDs…what once was scarce is no longer. Over the weekend there was quite a hubbub over at DomainInvesting.com about the availability of single letter domain names in new top level domain names. In short: they are avai...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 6:06 pm
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...
Discussion
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
