Monthly Archives: March 2013

Thu 28th March 2013
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California male guilty of retreat domain name hijacking - Sorry, you can’t just take a domain because you have a business plan for it. A California man starting a business called Joopa has been found guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Edward Smith attempted to purchase the domain name Joopa.com for a new business (which is currently online at Joopa.tv). He first offered $500, and then upped his offer to $2,600. The domain owner wanted much more. According to the domain owner, it was after Smith was originally ... read more ...
 
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MLM association denied Zija.com domain in dispute - Company was founded two years after domain registered. Zija International, a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional and dietary supplements, has failed to get the domain name Zija.com through a UDRP. The registrant of the domain name registered it in 2002, two years before Zija even existed. He then used the domain name to forward to one of his web sites until 2006, which Zija threatened legal action against him. At that time, the respondent stopped ... read more ...
 
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A confused accountant in 2015 - Accountant (answering phone): Smith CPA, may I help you? Salesperson: Hi Mr. Smith. Did you know that you can now get a web address that ends in .accountant, rather than your existing .com domain? Accountant: I didn’t. Why would I do that? Salesperson: It will help you get more business online. Visitors will instantly recognize that you’re an accountant. And it’s only $25 a year. Accountant: Interesting. OK, I’ll take smith.accountant. Salesperson: Great! One ... read more ...
 
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Nordstrom fails to get rough claim opposite NoMoreRack.com - Judge hands victory to online retailer NoMoreRack.com. Here’s an update on a lawsuit I wrote about in October. Upscale retailer Nordstrom, which also operates outlet stores under “The Rack” name, sued online flash sales and discount site NoMoreRack.com. It claimed NoMoreRack.com’s brand and domain name infringed its trademarks. This week the judge on the case denied Nordstrom’s motion for a preliminary injunction against NoMoreRack. Had Nordstrom succeeded, ... read more ...
 
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.Online is only a commencement of new TLD partnership announcements - Partnerships are a key way contention sets will be resolved. Get ready for a number of new TLD partnerships. Yesterday Tucows, NameCheap, and Directi (see disclosure) announced a partnership for the .online top level domain name. The three companies were part of a crowded field of six applicants vying for the domain name. By combining forces, they’ll have more money to get the top level domain (which will likely be awarded in an auction). If they succeed, they’ll ... read more ...
Wed 27th March 2013
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Frank Schilling Rolls Out BIN Prices On 35K Domains, As Low As $4,990 - Frank Schilling company, Name Administration, has apparently jumped on the Buy It Now pricing wagon, by listing around 35,000 of this domain names with Buy It Now (BIN) prices on for what appears to be as low as $4,990. Here are some examples of domains priced to sell at a BIN price of $4,990: winadreamdate.com dogperfume.com odhm.com lettersofintent.com dailyjackpot.com growthhormonereplacement.com floggings.com conflictdispute.com munichrestaurants.com ohhf.com basketballwager.com olhh.com toydrives.com californiadoctor.com tartercontrol.com bulkblast.com That ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Clearinghouse opent zijn deuren – TLD.sc - Op dinsdag 26 maart 2013 opende het Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) zijn deuren. Vanaf nu kunnen de eigenaars van een geregistreerde merknaam deze aanmelden bij TMCH. Uw merknaam aanmelden bij TMCH is noodzakelijk indien u uw geregistreerde merknaam tijdens een sunrise-periode van een nieuwe gTLD onder deze nieuwe gTLD wenst te registreren. Verder zal u ook, wanneer iemand anders tracht uw merknaam te registreren onder een nieuwe gTLD, hieromtrent een melding ontvangen. U kan uw merknaam voor ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Clearinghouse opent zijn deuren - Op dinsdag 26 maart 2013 opende het Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) zijn deuren. Vanaf nu kunnen de eigenaars van een geregistreerde merknaam deze aanmelden bij TMCH. Uw merknaam aanmelden bij TMCH is noodzakelijk indien u uw geregistreerde merknaam tijdens een sunrise-periode van een nieuwe gTLD onder deze nieuwe gTLD wenst te registreren. Verder zal u ook, wanneer iemand anders tracht uw merknaam te registreren onder een nieuwe gTLD, hieromtrent een melding ontvangen. U kan uw merknaam voor ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Clearinghouse opent zijn deuren - Op dinsdag 26 maart 2013 opende het Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) zijn deuren. Vanaf nu kunnen de eigenaars van een geregistreerde merknaam deze aanmelden bij TMCH. Uw merknaam aanmelden bij TMCH is noodzakelijk indien u uw geregistreerde merknaam tijdens een sunrise-periode van een nieuwe gTLD onder deze nieuwe gTLD wenst te registreren. Verder zal u ook, wanneer iemand anders tracht uw merknaam te registreren onder een nieuwe gTLD, hieromtrent een melding ontvangen. U kan uw merknaam voor ... read more ...
 
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La ICANN abrió una base de datos para proteger marcas - Tras abrir la inscripción de nuevos dominios de gTLDS (generic Top Level Domain Names), los que permiten a las empresas registrar su marca o la palabra que deseen para ser utilizados de la misma manera que hoy se utiliza la dirección .com o .net, entre otras, la Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) lanzó un mecanismo para que las compañías puedan proteger sus marcas. Se trata de la Trademark Clearing House (TMCH), una base de datos centralizada para la ... read more ...
 
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Defender Security Files Objections To All 9 Other .Home Applicants - Defender Security Company which is an applicant for  the new gTLD .Home under DotHome Ltd, filed a Legal Rights Objection against the 9 other applicants for the new gTLD .Home. Applicants for .Home include Google, Donuts, Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry, Radix (Directi) and Top Level Domain Holdings Limited. Godaddy had also applied for .Home but withdrew its application. According to Defender Security’s Application they are going to use the TLD to: ” DotHome Ltd. will engage in activities, ... read more ...
 
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KSregistry-System erzielt Top-Ergebnis bei technischer Prüfung durch ICANN - Am Freitag hat die Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) die ersten Evaluierungsreports für 27 neue generische Top Level Domains (gTLDs) veröffentlicht. Unter den TLDs mit erfolgreicher Evaluierung befand sich eine, deren technischer Betrieb auf der Registry-Lösung der KSregistry (http://www.ksregistry.com/) GmbH, einer hundertprozentigen Key-Systems-Tochter basiert. Mit dem Top-Ergebnis 29 von 30 möglichen Punkten zeigt die Bewertung auf, wie zuverlässig die KSregistry-Lösung ... read more ...
 
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United States Postal Service Files Objection To All New gTLD .Mail Applications - The United States Postal Service has filed a Legal Rights Objection with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against all the new gTLD applications for .Mail. The applicants for the new gTLD .Mail include Google, Amazon, and Donuts, Afilias and  11 Mail Media GmbH,  which owns 1 1 hosting which is also a domain name registrar and also owns the domain name Mail.com and Web.de In all there are 7 applications filed for .Mail. As all of the applications are about email and not about ... read more ...
 
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ICANN: GAC Expects To Deliver Advice On New gTLDs In Beijing - ICANN has posted that the Government Advisory Council (GAC) Expects to Deliver Advice on New gTLDs in Beijing “”With the GAC Member Early Warnings phase complete, the GAC is now moving to the next phase, which is GAC advice on new gTLDs. ” “GAC advice is a key element of the overall process of the new gTLD Program. ” “In that context, GAC sessions at ICANN‘s public meeting in Beijing in April will be mainly focused on delivering GAC advice to the ICANN Board on categories of strings ... read more ...
 
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Jetzt Wunsch-Domains sichern: INDECA und HEXONET bieten Full-Service … - Dienstleistungspaket deckt den gesamten Prozess von der Interessensbekundung über die Vorregistrierung bis hin zur Beschaffung fremdbesetzter Domains ab Heilbronn/Homburg, 26. März 2013 - Gute Nachrichten für alle Markeninhaber, die bei der Sicherung der neuen, generischen Top Level Domains (gTLD) keine Fehler machen wollen. Der Domain-Registrar HEXONET und der Internet-Spezialdienstleister INDECA haben gemeinsam ein Dienstleistungspaket geschnürt, das den Unternehmen den extrem komplexen und ... read more ...
 
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Prix de l’Innovation industrielle 2013 - Arnaud Montebourg, ministre du Redressement productif, a remis, le 23 mars 2013, le prix national de l'Innovation industrielle 2013 à Antoine Maguin, directeur général de l'entreprise TLD, équipementier d'aéroports, pour son projet Taxibot, un taxi pour avions innovant, économe en énergie.La cérémonie de remise du prix national s'est tenue dans les locaux de l' Ircam (Institut de recherche et de coordination acoustique/musique), en présence de François Drouin, PDG d'OSEO.OSEO est ... read more ...
 
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Prix de l’Innovation industrielle 2013 - Arnaud Montebourg, ministre du Redressement productif, a remis, le 23 mars 2013, le prix national de l'Innovation industrielle 2013 à Antoine Maguin, directeur général de l'entreprise TLD, équipementier d'aéroports, pour son projet Taxibot, un taxi pour avions innovant, économe en énergie.La cérémonie de remise du prix national s'est tenue dans les locaux de l' Ircam (Institut de recherche et de coordination acoustique/musique), en présence de François Drouin, PDG d'OSEO.OSEO est ... read more ...
 
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Top-Level-Domains: Anlaufstelle zum Markenschutz öffnet Anmeldeverfahren - Top-Level-Domains: Anlaufstelle zum Markenschutz öffnet Anmeldeverfahren 27.03.13 Das Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)  , betrieben von der Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Deloitte  , hat seinen Betrieb aufgenommen und ist ab sofort für Markenanmeldungen für künftige generische Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) geöffnet. Das TMCH ist zentraler ... read more ...
 
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Nuovi domini da ICANN per proteggere la proprietà intellettuale - DA ICANN arrivano nuovi domini per le aziende che hanno registrato il proprio marchio ICANN lancia nuovi domini per tutelare i diritti di proprietà intellettuale inseriti nel suo nuovo programma gTLD. Le aziende hanno ora la possibilità di registrare e proteggere la proprietà ... read more ...
 
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Nuovi domini da ICANN per proteggere la proprietà intellettuale - DA ICANN arrivano nuovi domini per le aziende che hanno registrato il proprio marchio ICANN lancia nuovi domini per tutelare i diritti di proprietà intellettuale inseriti nel suo nuovo programma gTLD. Le aziende hanno ora la possibilità di registrare e proteggere la proprietà ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in NL and tagged
ICANN begaat 25 jaar oude fout met gTLD’s - Gepubliceerd: Woensdag 27 maart 2013Auteur: Jasper Bakker Het overlap- en spoofinggevaar van nieuwe topleveldomeinen door interne domeinnamen is zeker 25 jaar oud. De peetvader van het Nederlandse internet nam toen al voorzorgen voor .nl. "Dit probleem bestaat al zo lang er landendomeinnamen worden gebruikt", laat de Nederlandse internetpionier Piet Beertema weten aan Webwereld. "Toen al was een ... read more ...
 
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AccuWeather Files Objection On Weather Channel’s Application For .Weather - According to USAToday.com AccuWeather has filed an objection with the International Chamber of Commerce on the Weather Channel’s application for the new gTLD .Weather The Weather Channel plans to operate the new gTLD as a closed generic TLD. According to the Weather Channel’s application: “The mission and purpose of a new restricted .weather gTLD is to benefit internet users by ensuring increased trust, convenience and utility.” “The .weather gTLD will create a next generation gTLD serving ... read more ...
 
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Never let an worker register your association domain name in their possess name - Make sure your company is the named registrant of your company’s domain names. This is just a friendly public service announcement to all small business owners out there. I just finished reading a domain dispute regarding the domain name TexasCash.com. The complainant, TCR Business Systems, alleged that the respondent registered the domain on its behalf when he was employed by TCR. The respondent disagrees with TCR’s allegations. Regardless of who’s telling ... read more ...
 
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21 some-more finish user domain sales led by a $27,000 .tv purchase - .TV leads the way in latest Afternic sales report. An Australian company just sold uLive.tv with the help of Afternic. It’s one of 21 end user sales I was able to identify in Afternic’s weekly sales report. Country Home Elevators and Stairlifts, LLC in Missouri bought ElevatorParts.com for $1,500. The Cartoon Museum in London bought CartoonMuseum.com for $2,000. Made in Granite, a company that creates tombstones and other memorials, bought TheMemorialShop.com ... read more ...
 
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15 finish user sales during Sedo - Sedo’s biggest reported sale last week was to an end user. A candy company made the biggest reported purchase on Sedo this past week. Here’s a look at 15 end users who bought domains from the marketplace last week. Candy company Windel in Germany bought MyChoco.com for 23,000 EUR. 2KDirect, Inc., which runs the online advertising company iPromote.com, bought iPromote.co.uk for $1,250. Strategy consulting company Qantrex bought StrategicTransformation.com for $1,095. The ... read more ...