Monthly Archives: September 2013

Tue 24th September 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
New gTLDs – it’s a (.amazon) jungle out there - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is, at last, preparing to roll out the first of the generic Top Level Domains (gTLD). Now is a good time for trade mark owners to ensure they are aware of current gTLD developments. .controversy ICANN has released an update on the fate of a number of controversial gTLDs. .Thai has been refused registration, with .indians and .persiangulf seemingly facing the same fate. Whilst the fate of the highly publicised .amazon gTLD, unfortunately ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Radix, TLDH & Westerdal Asks ICANN To Suspend All Pending Expert Panels In … - Three large applicants to the new gTLD program sent a letter to ICANN yesterday to complaint about the Experts appointed by The Dispute Resolution Service Providers relating to the Community Objection process especially those at the ICC and asked ICANN to “ask all contracted arbitrators to temporarily suspend their decision making until ICANN can conduct a basic level of training for the actual Expert Panels on the AGB guidelines and their interpretations.” “Only Experts who are successfully ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Radix, TLDH & Westerdal Asks ICANN To Suspend All Pending Expert Panels In New gTLD Process - Three large applicants to the new gTLD program sent a letter to ICANN yesterday to complaint about the Experts appointed by The Dispute Resolution Service Providers relating to the Community Objection process especially those at the ICC and asked ICANN to “ask all contracted arbitrators to temporarily suspend their decision making until ICANN can conduct a basic level of training for the actual Expert Panels on the AGB guidelines and their interpretations.” “Only Experts who are successfully ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP Expands Into New Office Space At Kilroy … – Long Beach Business Journal - September 24, 2013 – Southern California-based law firm Tredway Lumsdaine Doyle (TLD) relocated to new offices at the Kilroy Airport Center earlier this month. The firm is now occupying a 9,000-square-foot-plus space at 3900 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 240, double the size of its previous Downtown Long Beach location. The new office features a video wall connected to Skype for 24/7 communication between the firm’s Long Beach and Irvine offices. Designed by Long Beach-based firm, Kardent, the ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Google beats Donuts in .Games tip turn domain name dispute - .Games domain names will likely be confused with .game domains, panelist rules. Donuts has lost another string confusion objection for a plural domain name, this time .games. Google, one of five applicants for the .game top level domain, argued that having both .games and .game as top level domain names would confuse internet users. It convinced the panelist of this, which means that Donuts’ uncontested application for .games is now contested. It will have to beat ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
With .Sex, some-more explanation a ICDR doesn’t have the act together - Despite what the official list says, SX Registry lost its objection against .sex. So I’m going through the updated list of string confusion objection decisions when I think I’ve hit a great story: SX Registry SA has prevailed in its string confusion objection against the .sex domain name! This is a goldmine story for me. There are so many great headlines I could write about this one. So I start to write my story and do some research on the .sx country code as ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
The association is called Sold, though anticipating it isn’t easy - If you use a generic name like Sold and don’t own Sold.com, it might be harder for people to find you. TechCrunch is reporting today about Sold, a company that apparently make selling your used stuff easy. The company has raised seed funding from Google Ventures, Greylock, and a couple other groups. Which is all well and good. But the company’s domain name is usesold.com. Sold.com, where I first went to find out more about the comapany, is owned by Auction.com ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
.Axis TLD appears passed after WIPO decision - WIPO decides not to accept late response to objection. World Intellectual Property Organization has made a determination that it will not accept a late response to a Legal Rights Objection against .axis, thereby effectively killing off Saudi Telecom Company’s bid for the top level domain. Axis Communications AB filed the objection against the .axis application. Saudi Telecom then submitted its response to the objection too late. This resulted in ICANN Ombudsman ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
What GoDaddy’s merger of Afternic means for domainers - Domainers will see some immediate benefits and should keep a close eye on changes at the combined GoDaddy/Afternic. Last week GoDaddy announced that it acquired domain name aftermarket Afternic. My in-depth article about the acquisition covered some of what this means for domainers, but I think it makes sense to go into a bit more detail. Benefits for people who currently list on Afternic More sales. If you list your domains for sale on Afternic and opt-in to the ... read more ...
Mon 23rd September 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Microsoft, Verisign & Yahoo! Sends Joint Letter To ICANN: We Want An Update … - In a joint letter Microsoft, Verisign and Yahoo! urged ICANN to study the Collission Mitigation Plan before allowing any “The undersigned companies and organizations submit this letter to express our significant concern regarding several unresolved stability and security issues associated with the upcoming delegation of new gTLDs.” “We understand that the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) recently submitted a letter on these issues. While some of the undersigned are members or observers ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Phil Corwin Of ICA Appointed To Internet Committee of a International Trademark Association (INTA) - Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has been appointed to the serve on the Internet Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA) for a two-year term commencing in January 2014 International Trademark Association (INTA) is the largest group of its kind. Mr. Corwin stated: “This will allow me to bring the perspective of domain registrants and others into the Committee’s consideration of trademark policy on the Internet Committee for the next two years!” This ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Microsoft, Verisign & Yahoo! Sends Joint Letter To ICANN: We Want An Update On Name Collision Mitigation Plan - In a joint letter Microsoft, Verisign and Yahoo! urged ICANN to study the Collission Mitigation Plan before allowing any “The undersigned companies and organizations submit this letter to express our significant concern regarding several unresolved stability and security issues associated with the upcoming delegation of new gTLDs.” “We understand that the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) recently submitted a letter on these issues. While some of the undersigned are members or observers of NTAG, ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
FileSense, Inc. Loses 2nd UDRP This Year On The Domain FileSense.com - FileSense, Inc. represented by Ronnie Allen Sheppick of Utah just lost its 2nd UDRP this year on the domain name FileSense.com. Back in March 2013, we covered this same company’s attempted to grab this same domain name away from the same domain owner. The domain name owner has now defended two UDRP on the same domain per se, (without  the representation of an attorney) so he didn’t have to incur legal fees but has now spent a lot of time defending a domain he got for $350 on the drop. While ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Council moves forward with property lease for company - September 23, 2013 Council moves forward with property lease for company By Jim Young Chronicle correspondent The Crossville Chronicle Mon Sep 23, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT CROSSVILLE —  The Crossville City Council agreed to move forward with a lease on property that TDL Logistics plans to use to train additional truck drivers they will need to hire for their operation and future expansion. The school will be operated in partnership with the Tennessee College of Applied ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
DomCollect AG Loses UDRP On 18 Facebook Typo Domain Names - DomCollect AG just lost a UDRP of a bunch of Facebook typo domain names that they didn’t even bother to respond to. DomCollect according to at least one report is owned or is a subsidiary of United Internet the same company that owns Sedo.com and 1and1.com Here are the domain names: dominalaventaconfacebook.com facebookatemybaby.com facebookbuyingclub.com facebookconsultancy.net facebook-consulting.net facebooklikespage.com facebooklikespages.com facebook-marketing-service.info fäcebook.org facebookpararestaurantes.com facebooksafetyforteens.com facebooksafetypup.com facebooksafetypup.org facebook-site.org facebooktools.net hpukfacebook.com myspace-facebook.com   DomCollect ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
Nuove estensioni domini: le cose che devi sapere prima di registrare - Nuove estensioni domini: quanto è efficace realmente la prenotazione in anteprima del nome? Ecco alcuni dettagli non trascurabili Le nuove estensioni domini sono un argomento di cui abbiamo discusso molte volte sulle nostre pagine, soprattutto in merito all’importanza che queste avranno ai fini dell’Internet marketing, delle opportunità di business, della presenza sul Web, della tutela del marchio ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Are These The Worst 7 Domains Someone Has Filed a UDRP On? - The luxury Jeweler Van Cleef Arpels filed a UDRP on 7 of the worst domain names you will ever see. Obviously there must be something going on well beyond the domain names themselves, but on a domain name basis all of these are brutal. This maybe the best case for owning a registry, as all sort of ridiculous domains are registered everyday and at the end of the day the registry wins. Here is the list: a-graceful-leaf-of-pave-set-diamonds-curls-in-van-cleef-arpels.com a-little-modern-masterwork-by-van-cleef-arpels-presents-a-oval.com artisans-cartier-van-cleef-and-arpels-winston-bulgari-tiffany.com kennedy-proposed-jackie-with-van-cleef-arpels-engagement-ring.com van-cleef-arpel-oval-sapphire-sleek-wide-ring-2-baguette-tracks.com van-cleef-arpels-to-make-womens-gold-and-pave-set-diamond-band.com van-cleef-arpel-the-contract-bracelet-for-our-contract-18-v-37.com Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Blows Past 2 Million, Setting Off gTLD … -                         1and1.com which started a multimillion dollar national television advertising campaign which seemed to start around the first NFL games three weeks ago, just crossed the 2,000,000 mark in new gTLD pre-reservations. Unofficially I tracked some 70,000 pre-registrations today alone. To their credit and unlike other pre-registration services, 1and1.com is only accepting one pre-registration per new gTLD domain name. If someone’s selected new gTLD domain name ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Blows Past 2 Million, Setting Off gTLD Pre-Reservation Panic -                   1and1.com which started a multimillion dollar national television advertising campaign which seemed to start around the first NFL games three weeks ago, just crossed the 2,000,000 mark in new gTLD pre-reservations. Unofficially I tracked some 70,000 pre-registrations today alone. To their credit and unlike other pre-registration services, 1and1.com is only accepting one pre-registration per new gTLD domain name. If someone’s selected new gTLD domain name is the person ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
One some-more pointer that PayPal is about to buy Braintree Payments - Braintree domain names registered. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that PayPal is close to a deal to acquire Braintree Payments. Braintree handles payments for OpenTable, Uber Technologies and Airbnb, among others. If you need more proof that something is in the works, look no further than a flurry of recent domain name registrations. A handful of defensive domain name registrations have been undertaken at domain name registrar MarkMonitor, including: braintreepaymentssucks.com braintreepaymentssucks.net braintreesucks.com braintreesucks.net Some ... read more ...
 
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Viacom CEO loses domain brawl opposite cybersquatter - Philippe Dauman loses UDRP, but that may not be the last of it. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has lost a UDRP for the domain name philippepierredauman.com He lost the UDRP because he didn’t convince the panel that he had trademark rights in his own name. Panelist Richard G. Lyon followed the letter of the UDRP as well as precedent in coming to his decision. That was the right thing to do. But I also don’t hesitate to render my own opinion that the person who registered ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain name registry OpenRegistry picks adult 2M EUR financing - OpenRegistry, which operates .sx and is the registry provider for a number of new TLDs, has raised a round of funding. Domain name registry OpenRegistry announced today that it is raising 2M euro. The registry already provides technical services to run Saint Martin’s .sx domain name. 21 applicants for new top level domain names selected OpenRegistry to provide registry services, although a couple have withdrawn. Some of the bigger names selecting OpenRegistry include ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Comparing private vs. final review new TLD auctions - In private auctions, applicants bid less than the valuation they place on the string. There have been two rounds of private auctions (that we know about) to settle top level domain contention sets. The first one included six TLDs and totaled $9.01 million. The second included 8 strings and totaled $9.65 million. That’s an average of $1.5 million per string in the first auction and $1.2 million in the second. So are the applicants in these auctions valuing the typical ... read more ...
Sun 22nd September 2013
Written by The Domains in EN
Domainer Gets Really Lucky With Lucky7.com As ABC Rolls Out Contest On ABCLucky7.com - A domainer seems to have gotten really lucky with the domain name Lucky7.com Not only is ABC rolling out a new television show by the same name but its running a contest which is is heavily promoting on the domain name ABCLucky7.com which premeirs on September 24th The contest is going to give away $100K so you can expect to get some exposure. The domain name Lucky7.com was first registered in 2000. The domain name is currently owned under privacy at Tucows.com As for the domain name LuckySeven.com ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in NL and tagged
De nieuwe TLD’s: en wat met Whois? - ICANN wil de domein database afsluiten - keuze tussen privacy en openbaarheid...Over de nieuwe Top Level Domains die eraan komen wordt niet veel gepraat in de media. Nochtans zullen zij het internet grondig wijzigen. Doordat de vele nieuwe domeinextensies een duidelijke identiteit geven aan een website, in plaats van het superneutrale .com of .biz, ontstaat een vertikaal klassement van het internet. Naast de gewone landendomeinen zoals .BE en .NL komen er ook regio's zoals .VLAANDEREN, .BRUSSELS ... read more ...