Securus.com: Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for aged #domain name

Posted by DomainGang on December 27, 2021, at 11:58 am

The registrant of Securus.com, a domain registered in 1995, was hit with a UDRP at the WIPO. The Complainant, Securus Technologies LLC, claimed rights to the SECURUS mark that was registered in 2006. There was no response filed by the Respondent in this case, that are based in Hong Kong. Regardless, the sole panelist at […]

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BREAKING: GoDaddy gets $800 million dollar infusion by Starboard

Posted by DomainGang on December 27, 2021, at 10:30 am

Starboard Value LP has purchased a 6.5% stake in GoDaddy that is worth approximately $800 million dollars. Starboard typically pushes the companies it invests in to boost profit margins or improve performance in other ways and often seeks seats on their boards. Although there is no official press release by GoDaddy, the news about the […]

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Omicron.com: End of 2021 lands big traffic on unrelated #domain

Posted by DomainGang on December 26, 2021, at 2:39 pm

Covid-19 and its omicron variant hit the world during the heart of the holiday season. Already the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the omicron is highly contagious. If you’re not vaccinated, it’s a good idea to do so, as both vaccinated and—to a lesser degree—boosted individuals can get the omicron variant. There’s one […]

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RegalGames.com: UDRP filer receives coal and Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on December 24, 2021, at 3:48 pm

RegalGames.com is a domain registered in 1996 and 25 years later a company called Regal Games LLC filed a UDRP to usurp it. The Complainant filed this UDRP basing their claims on a common law mark; on the other hand, the Respondent submitted proof that the disputed domain name has been used for its own […]

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Attire.com owner applies for trademark registration

Posted by DomainGang on December 24, 2021, at 3:19 pm

Florida-based Attire.com LLC has applied for the registration of the matching mark ATTIRE.COM with the USPTO. The intent to use application cites the following products and services as related to the mark: Online retail store services featuring a wide variety of consumer goods, clothing, and jewelry. About a decade ago, the domain Attire.com was available […]

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MetaverseGroup.com reported as sold for $75,000 dollars!

Posted by DomainGang on December 23, 2021, at 4:49 pm

It’s the end of the year and the beginning of the Metaverse! A domain investor has sold the domain MetaverseGroup.com to “a great company in this space,” for the sum of $75,000 dollars. The sale appears to have completed on the DAN marketplace. Although the WHOIS is masked with privacy, we can easily assume the […]

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BeFranky.com UDRP: Complainant’s trademark not enough to win

Posted by DomainGang on December 23, 2021, at 10:46 am

Franki Global Inc., filed a UDRP to take control of the domain BeFranky.com. The Complainant owns the mark FRANKI and started using the domain BeFranki.com in the summer of 2020. Meanwhile, the domain BeFranky.com was registered in January 2021. Both domains feature apps, for customer-generated video reviews for local businesses and restaurants, and customer retention […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with BeFranky.com, Domains, UDRP, WIPO, frank.ky, franki

Candy.com: Former Domain King #domain name applies for trademark registration

Posted by DomainGang on December 23, 2021, at 9:47 am

The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, sold the domain Candy.com for $3,000,000 dollars plus additional benefits in 2009. The well-documented sale propelled candy sales for the buyer for more than a decade, thus providing handsome royalties to Rick Schwartz. Fast forward in 2021, Saw.com co-brokered the domain on behalf of the buyers, while the seller most […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Candy Digital, Domain King, Domainers, Domains, Rick Schwartz, USPTO, candy.com, trademarks

Bud the Stud is Rick Schwartz’s new mascot for the Stud.com brokerage

Posted by DomainGang on December 22, 2021, at 2:28 pm

Earlier this year, the Domain King, Rick Schwartz, announced the upcoming launch of Stud.com as a specialty brokerage for top notch domain names. Since then, Rick has updated the stud collection with several additional “stud” domains. Yes, we had a bit of fun with the previous version of the Stud.com logo, that used some obscure […]

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TikTok.com is now the most valuable #domain name in the world

Posted by DomainGang on December 22, 2021, at 1:02 pm

Do you use TikTok? More than a billion daily users do, using the TikTok app and the web site TikTok.com. Apparently, TikTok.com is now the most valuable domain name in the world, as the company’s website surpassed Google in popularity. New data shows that as the world’s most visited website, TikTok.com, according to metrics provided […]

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MavenLawfirm.com: Two law firms go at it over Maven brand

Posted by DomainGang on December 22, 2021, at 9:59 am

Two law firms, one in Florida and another in California, engaged in a UDRP over the domain MavenLawFirm.com. The Complainant, MAVEN IP , PA, is a law firm that provides legal services regarding intellectual property and is located in Florida. They hold trademark rights to the mark MAVEN. On the other hand, the Respondent is […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Maven, MavenLawfirm.com, NAF, UDRP, domain law, grant transfer

Metamask.com: Crypto wallet company is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Posted by DomainGang on December 21, 2021, at 2:30 pm

Metamask, a company formed to assist with crypto wallet transactions via the browser, was found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. What happened: The company operates from Metamask.io and they filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Metamask.com. Why did the UDRP fail: The domain Metamask.com was registered in 2005, long before Metamask […]

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