Metro Air: Pinellas AC & heating company rocks the .biz

Posted by DomainGang on July 24, 2021, at 5:42 pm

Who says you can only run a business on a .com domain? Certainly not Metro-Air, an air conditioning and heating comfort specialist in Pinellas county, Florida. Family owned and operated since 1973, the company uses a rare .biz domain name, MetroAir.biz, to distinguish itself from the Kansas company using the .com. As their web site […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Metro-Air, MetroAir.biz, Pinellas, domain sightings

CNNSi.com: Double trademark #domain finds bidders on DropCatch

Posted by DomainGang on July 22, 2021, at 3:10 pm

CNNSi.com, a domain previously owned by the Turner Corporation, dropped again and ended up on DropCatch. The domain was used in the past by CNN and Sports Illustrated, pointing to SportsIllustrated.CNN.com and later on to the Bleach Report. In recent years, the domain was in the possession of Chinese domain registrants, after dropping in 2015, […]

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Sedo: Join the GreatDomains auction in August!

Posted by DomainGang on July 22, 2021, at 9:01 am

Sedo, our premium sponsor, is holding its bi-monthly GreatDomains auction in August! The auction takes place between August 19th to 26th. Here are some important criteria and instructions for participating: The domain extension (TLD) of the domain is considered premium and has a history of high-value sales (Such as .com, .net or .de) The domain […]

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US Federal authorities seized fake #Walmart pharmacy domain

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2021, at 7:55 pm

US Federal authorities have seized a fake Walmart pharmacy domain, that was used to steal people’s personal information, all while promoting for sale unapproved and experimental drugs to fight Covid-19. The domain, PharmacyWalmart.com, was hosted on Russian servers, and their support number was manned by people in India. Registered in 2019 with a Russian registrar, […]

Filed under Domain Crime · Tagged with DOJ, PharmacyWalmart.com, Stromectol-Ivermectin.com, US Federal authorities, Walmart pharmacy

HealthFitness365.com: Having a mark does not automatically lead to #UDRP win

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2021, at 2:50 pm

The mark HEALTHFITNESS was registered in 2009 by Health Fitness Corporation, that filed a UDRP against the domain HealthFitness365.com. The domain was registered in 2017, and while the mark itself is contained within the disputed domain, the Complainant failed to provide proof of use of their own mark. At least, that’s what the WIPO panelist […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Health fitness domains, HealthFitness365.com, UDRP, WIPO

Chinese squatters get “Brisbane 2032” Olympics #domains

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2021, at 1:32 pm

Brisbane 2032 – it’s the home of the XXXV Olympiad. With the Tokyo Olympics ante portas, the announcement about Brisbane, Australia, was made today. Brisbane was first announced as the preferred bid on 24 February 2021, gaining the formal approval of the IOC Executive Board. Australia has hosted the Summer Olympic games twice before: in […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Australia, Brisbane, Brisbane 2032, Brisbane Olympics, Brisbane2032.com, Domainers, Domains, IOC, International Olympic Committee, Olympics domains, XXXV Olympiad

MallOfOman.com: #UDRP Complainant loses case for the 2nd time

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2021, at 11:20 am

Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC lost the UDRP filed against the domain MallOfOman.com in 2018. The domain had been registered long before the Complainant acquired its mark. Complainants that lost a UDRP can refile, if new developments warrant such filing; the 2nd time their UDRP filing was also denied, despite no official response by the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Mall of Oman, MallOfOman.com, NAF, UDRP, deny transfer

WorldChessChampionship.com: Why the International Chess Federation lost the #UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on July 20, 2021, at 8:30 pm

Chess is an ancient strategy game going back several millennia. Based in Switzerland, the International Chess Federation holds a trademark for FIDE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. The French acronym “FIDE” stands for “Fédération Internationale des Echecs (International Chess Federation)”. The domain WorldChessChampionship.com is a domain consisting of the descriptive terms “world”, “chess,” and “championship.” It’s been […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, FIDE, International Chess Federation, UDRP, WIPO, WorldChessChampionship.com, deny transfer

Warning: Tilt.com is currently a stolen #domain name

Posted by DomainGang on July 20, 2021, at 3:49 pm

The domain name Tilt.com has been stolen from its legitimate owners, and is currently in the possession of the Greenberg & Lieberman law firm. The thief appears to be from Montenegro; the sale to domain investor, James Booth, was halted once information emerged about the status of Tilt.com. James delivered the domain to Greenberg & […]

Filed under Domain Crime · Tagged with Crowdtilt, Crowdtilt.com, Domain theft, Domainers, Domains, Tilt.com, stolen domains

#Sedo : Domain sales report for July 19, 2021 — Buy.co at $35000

Posted by DomainGang on July 20, 2021, at 10:18 am

Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is that of Buy.co for $35,000 dollars! Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the week ending on July 19, 2021. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind sponsors of DomainGang. The Sedo marketplace sells great domains 24/7 providing a great service. […]

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Property.com under contract worth $36 million, says Rick

Posted by DomainGang on July 19, 2021, at 8:38 pm

Rick Schwartz is having a blast of a Monday, as his domain property is rocking. Unlike the US stock market that tanked today, the Domain King announced that Property.com is now under contract. It took 7 months of negotiations for Rick to reach an agreement that’d generate $36 million dollars in value. The number represents […]

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ShoeRacks.com: Another great descriptive #domain name dropped by end-user

Posted by DomainGang on July 19, 2021, at 4:15 pm

ShoeRacks.com, the exact match .com domain for “shoe racks,” has new owners. A 1998 registration, the domain dropped and was auctioned off on DropCatch. Several bidders drove the price to a lukewarm $1,022 dollars. While that price might or might not be representing the true value of this descriptive domain, what’s interesting is who allowed […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Allen Elmonds, Domainers, Domains, DropCatch, ShoeRacks.com

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