Verizon Wins $33 Million in Cybersquatting Case -
Verizon wins default judgment against top 15 domain registrar.
Customers of OnlineNic, Inc., a top 15 domain registrar with over 1,000,000 domains registered, should be concerned about the state of the registrar after a judge ordered the company to pay $33 million to Verizon (NYSE: VZ).
A judge entered the default judgment of $50,000 for each of the 663 domain names OnlineNic owned that allegedly infringed Verizon’s trademarks. OnlineNic didn’t respond to the ... read more ...
Tag Archives: ireit
Wed 24th December 2008
Wed 21st May 2008
Review: “The Domain Game” Book Released -
Long-awaited book about the domain name industry released today.
What do you get when you take current reporting about the domain name industry, put it into the hands of an accomplished journalist, and give him a year to research and write about it? You get The Domain Game, the most thoroughly researched and interesting coverage of the domain name industry ever printed.
Author David Kesmodel was introduced to the domain name industry while writing a few articles ... read more ...
Tue 8th April 2008
Back to a Future: iREIT Pricing Blunder -
iREIT lets three letter domains go for under $1,000.
Domain investors know the value of three character domains. These domain names are in limited supply and often represent acronyms of large organizations. Although poor ones sell for under $10,000, it’s not unusual to see them sell for six figures.
Last month I wrote about how you can protect your three character domains from companies that want to steal them from you. But apparently I left off some other advice: ... read more ...
Mon 17th March 2008
Trademark Applications for “Domain” -
A look at some of the more interesting trademark applications including the word “domain”.
Filing a trademark or service mark in the United States is fairly affordable, costing as little as a few hundred dollars if you only have one class of goods or services. Here’s a look at some accepted and rejected trademarks including the word “domain”.
GoDaddys Domains.com: Graham R Clark of Conroe, Texas plopped down $325 for this application, claiming a first use ... read more ...