X Holdings: Twitter’s new brand favors two domain name owners

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2023, at 3:28 pm

Twitter under Elon Musk’s reign is no longer Twitter. Let me explain. A court filing from April 4th revealed that Twitter Inc. has been merged into X Corp. and it no longer exists. The survivor of the merger, X Corp., is the defendant in a lawsuit filed by Laura Loomer, a right wing journalist. The […]

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Identity Digital: Redesigned web site promotes both sides of the dot

Posted by DomainGang on September 27, 2022, at 1:53 pm

Identity Digital, previously known as Donuts Inc. and Afilias, have rolled out a redesigned web site. The new layout provides a new interactive element that allows consumers to explore domain extensions (TLDs) by category, or alphabetically using a dial. The new branding tone lowers the original bright notes and focuses on establishing a useful repository […]

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RIP: Some TLDs we lost along the way

Posted by DomainGang on June 1, 2022, at 9:18 am

Quite often we rave about the introduction of new gTLDs but does anyone ever tell you about the extensions that have left the namespace or have become inactive? Read on to learn about some of the most significant TLDs no longer available for registration—at least for now! The ccTLDs that you can’t register anymore: Have […]

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Pfizer owned FourTimesAYear.com

Posted by DomainGang on May 19, 2022, at 10:02 am

Pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, owns and operates domain names related to its core business. They often register domains proactively and to support their tool chest of Pfizer trademarks. Registering or acquiring generic domain names is also an approach that pharmaceutical companies do. An example is the domain FourTimesAYear.com, an exact match of the phrase “four times […]

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Domain rebranding: Summary of the past 10 days

Posted by DomainGang on April 19, 2022, at 9:59 am

Domain rebranding involves the domain changes to facilitate an improved or new brand, product, or corporate name. Dozens of companies change their domain name every week, most likely. Some changes are more noticeable than others and there is no organized list of such domain rebranding that takes place. Thanks to Dommunity we’ve seen quite a […]

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Domain rebranding: Summary of the past 15 days

Posted by DomainGang on March 4, 2022, at 5:50 pm

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Epic, Epik, Epyc, Epyk: Identity rebranding and #domain names

Posted by DomainGang on November 10, 2021, at 10:56 am

Epic, epik, epyc, epyk: When it comes down to branding, the brand’s potential to confusion or dilution is important. Take for example the word “epic” that comes from the Greek epos (Έπος) – a story that is spoken or sung. The matching word for “epic” is epikos (Επικός.) It comes in 3 genders and as […]

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Approve.com: After a full year, the domain’s trademark got approved

Posted by DomainGang on August 19, 2021, at 7:53 am

Say hello to the latest domain/trademark pair, APPROVE.COM. A full year after its application was filed at the USPTO, the operators of Approve.com received the approval of the matching mark, APPROVE.COM. The domain and the mark are now in the possession of Approve.com Ltd, an Israeli corporation. It’s the Research and Development arm of Tipalti, […]

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#Vikos brand : #Greek water corp buys #domain from Mike Mann

Posted by DomainGang on May 10, 2021, at 10:59 am

Vikos natural mineral water is renowned in Greece for its superb qualities. Aside from Vikos water, the Vikos brand includes a number of secondary products, such as Vikos Cola and Vikos Cola Zero. The Greek company was established in 1990 and they operate facilities in the mountainous region of northern Greece, Epirus. Vikos operates from […]

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“Shine com” trademark application not linked to Shine.com #domain

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2020, at 12:28 pm

The Booking.com court decision has opened Pandora’s box, as many applications for registering trademarks matching generic domain names are deficient in their approach. Many generic domain owners are now filing for matching trademarks at the USPTO. Domains such as Jerky.com seem to take the right approach, relying on existing use, while others such as Ladder.com […]

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#Database crunch : Cockroach.com registrant might have hit the jackpot

Posted by DomainGang on May 8, 2020, at 4:15 pm

Making money from a cockroach makes no sense – unless you own the matching domain, Cockroach.com. Not a very popular bug, this creepy night crawler is a disgusting yet elusive insect that has triggered many a scream in the middle of the night. But back to the domain name Cockroach.com, which is available to acquire […]

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Travis Gobeil : The man behind the iconic #Uniregistry logo

Posted by DomainGang on May 4, 2020, at 9:53 am

Travis Gobeil is a Canadian designer who has served several Ottawa start-ups and creative agencies. As an independent contractor, he’s the man behind the iconic Uniregistry logo and overall brand direction. To deliver the final design, Travis went through the challenges of working with a high profile client, such as Frank Schilling‘s Uniregistry. There was […]

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