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Domain Name Wire
USPTO refuses OpenAI’s GPT trademark application
GPT is a generic term for OpenAI’s technology, reviewer states. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI for its GPT trademark registration application. Registration was refused because “the applied mark m...
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USPTO refuses OpenAI’s GPT trademark application
GPT is a generic term for OpenAI’s technology, reviewer states. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI for its GPT trademark registration application. Registration was refused because “the applied mark m...
Discussion
February 7, 2024, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
11 of the latest end user domain name sales at Sedo
A metal staircase company, a nurse job site, and a site for buying video game accounts bought domain names. Sedo had a handful of nice five figure sales this week, including CardPlus.com ($35,000), Astrophotography.com ($28,750), and Alexander.ch (EU...
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11 of the latest end user domain name sales at Sedo
A metal staircase company, a nurse job site, and a site for buying video game accounts bought domain names. Sedo had a handful of nice five figure sales this week, including CardPlus.com ($35,000), Astrophotography.com ($28,750), and Alexander.ch (EU...
Discussion
February 6, 2024, 4:20 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CardPlus.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and CardPlus.com led the way at $35,000. AstroPhotography.com was second at $28,750. Alexander.ch was the top country code domain name sale at 22,500 Euro, ($24,160). 33 .com sales 26 cctld sales 4 other t...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CardPlus.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and CardPlus.com led the way at $35,000. AstroPhotography.com was second at $28,750. Alexander.ch was the top country code domain name sale at 22,500 Euro, ($24,160). 33 .com sales 26 cctld sales 4 other t...
Discussion
February 6, 2024, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com rankings: Squarespace continues to fall, Gname surges
Squarespace registers fewer new .com domains, and Gname moves up the overall leaderboard. Last month, I wrote about how new registrations at Google Domains plummeted after Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) took over. I mentioned that a primary reason was like...
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.Com rankings: Squarespace continues to fall, Gname surges
Squarespace registers fewer new .com domains, and Gname moves up the overall leaderboard. Last month, I wrote about how new registrations at Google Domains plummeted after Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) took over. I mentioned that a primary reason was like...
Discussion
February 6, 2024, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap sues ICANN over .org price caps
Registrar says ICANN hasn’t taken action after IRP ruling. Over one year after winning a partial victory against ICANN over price caps, domain registrar Namecheap is asking a court to push ICANN into action. Namecheap filed a complaint under th...
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Namecheap sues ICANN over .org price caps
Registrar says ICANN hasn’t taken action after IRP ruling. Over one year after winning a partial victory against ICANN over price caps, domain registrar Namecheap is asking a court to push ICANN into action. Namecheap filed a complaint under th...
Discussion
February 5, 2024, 7:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Indian payments platform Innoviti tries reverse domain name hijacking
Innoviti’s argument about non-use was false. A large payments company tried to reverse domain name hijack innoviti.com.co, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled. Innoviti Technologies Private Limited, which uses the domain ...
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Indian payments platform Innoviti tries reverse domain name hijacking
Innoviti’s argument about non-use was false. A large payments company tried to reverse domain name hijack innoviti.com.co, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled. Innoviti Technologies Private Limited, which uses the domain ...
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February 5, 2024, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Outbound domain sales – DNW Podcast #472
How one domain investor sold $300k of domains using outbound marketing. Most domain investors are passive. They list their domains for sale on marketplaces, put up “for sale” landers, and wait for buyers to come to them. A subset of inves...
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Outbound domain sales – DNW Podcast #472
How one domain investor sold $300k of domains using outbound marketing. Most domain investors are passive. They list their domains for sale on marketplaces, put up “for sale” landers, and wait for buyers to come to them. A subset of inves...
Discussion
February 5, 2024, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registered Agents Inc. indeed acquired Epik
Corporate formation business bought domain name registrar Epik. When Epik was acquired in June of 2023, allegations in a lawsuit said that Registered Agents, Inc. was the buyer through a new entity called Epik LLC. And the asset purchase paperwork wa...
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Registered Agents Inc. indeed acquired Epik
Corporate formation business bought domain name registrar Epik. When Epik was acquired in June of 2023, allegations in a lawsuit said that Registered Agents, Inc. was the buyer through a new entity called Epik LLC. And the asset purchase paperwork wa...
Discussion
February 5, 2024, 4:24 pm
The Domains
ENS partners with GoDaddy
GoDaddy has partnered with ENS Domains, I believe these partnerships between registrars and ensdomains will become more commonplace as time goes by. EnsDomains published a blog post that goes into greater detail. Once it is configured, the domain nam...
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ENS partners with GoDaddy
GoDaddy has partnered with ENS Domains, I believe these partnerships between registrars and ensdomains will become more commonplace as time goes by. EnsDomains published a blog post that goes into greater detail. Once it is configured, the domain nam...
Discussion
February 5, 2024, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy makes connecting domains to crypto wallets with ENS easier
World’s largest domain registrar adds two-step wizard for connecting domains to Ethereum wallets. Last week, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) announced a new, “gasless” way to connect real domain names with wallet addresses. Today, GoDad...
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GoDaddy makes connecting domains to crypto wallets with ENS easier
World’s largest domain registrar adds two-step wizard for connecting domains to Ethereum wallets. Last week, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) announced a new, “gasless” way to connect real domain names with wallet addresses. Today, GoDad...
Discussion
February 5, 2024, 2:00 pm
