Kobra.com UDRP ends in Reverse #Domain Name Hijacking finding
The registrant of Kobra.com represented himself in a UDRP challenging the aged domain, and denied he ever offered the domain for sale. The Complainant, ELCOMAN Srl, Italy, not only was denied a positive outcome, it was also slapped with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: The Complaint deals with a Domain Name registered roughly […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Generic #domains as trademarks: Thesaurus.com at the #USPTO
The registrant of the domain Thesaurus.com has applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. The same company operates Dictionary.com, and they have applied for the registration of that mark as well. The application for THESAURUS.COM incorporates a graphic image as part of the mark, and the application was filed with an intent to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainers going after former “Pirate Bay” asset on #DropCatch
A bunch of domain investors are bidding a minimum of $25,000 dollars on PirateBay.org, a former asset of the Pirate Bay crew. Second only to ThePirateBay.org that was registered in 2003, this 2004 registration dropped without explanation and DropCatch caught it. Founded in 2003 by the Swedish think tank Piratbyrån, The Pirate Bay allows visitors […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TrafficAccident.com : #Domainer to domainer sale is no accident
The domain TrafficAccident.com has just been sold, and this time around it’s a domainer to domainer sale. NameJet auctioned off the domain in 2017, and the winner of that $1,716 dollar sale was Elliot Silver’s Top Notch Domains outfit. Fast forward almost exactly 3 years and the sale moves the domain into the parking spot […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain memes: Rebranding during a Zoom call?
Domain memes are our open-ended, recurring series of fun incidents related to the domain industry and technology. Identifying such funny or more serious incidents, domain memes offer a quick laugh – or an intense scratch of the top of your head. Whatever works for you. Domain rebranding is a serious step up for any company […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stats and numbers from the first ever #NamesConOnline
NamesConOnline wrapped up today, and it was a remarkable event by 2020 standards. The Covid-19 pandemic has redefined the concept of social gatherings, and every domain investor has become a skillful teledomainer. Here are some stats and numbers from the first ever NamesConOnline that we could extract from our interaction with others: Approximately 46% of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Sedo is having a 4-letter .COM auction coming up
Sedo, our premium sponsor, is inviting owners of 4-letter .com domains to submit them for an upcoming auction. The Sedo auction for LLLL .com domains, will take place between September 24 to October 1. Submissions must be made by September 22, however, and these are the requirements: The domain ending is .COM. The domain consists […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Arvesta.com #UDRP results in Respondent’s loss with dissenting opinion
Registered in 2020, the domain Arvesta.com became the subject of a UDRP brought by a Belgian company that rebranded itself from Aveve in 2018. The word arvesta is derived from the Latin word arvus for plough. It was the generic nature of the terms that led the Respondent in this case to pursue the domain […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#NamesConOnline video : Booking .com decision’s impact on #domains and #UDRP concerns
NamesConOnline continues on day #2 with great, informative, and educational sessions. One of them, “What the Booking.com Decision Means for Domain Names and the UDRP,” brought together two top attorneys, experts in the fields of domains, trademarks, and the law. The guest was Mr. David Bernstein, lead IP Counsel to Booking.com and UDRP Panelist. ICA […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dictionary.com : #Trademark application indicates new entity took over the domain
The operators of the domain Dictionary.com have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. The application for DICTIONARY.COM incorporates a graphical image as part of the mark. What makes this application interesting is that it’s been filed with an intent to use clause. While the domain was acquired by Rock Holdings in 2018, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Richard Lau at #NamesConOnline : Find partners smarter than you – use generic #domains
Domain entrepreneur, Richard Lau, founded NamesCon and eventually sold it as the most successful domain conference ever. As a guest on today’s session, “Why using a Domain Name as a Brand has never been a better idea,” Richard Lau explained why all his ideas become projects that succeed. The Logo.com founder said that partnering with […]
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