UltaChat.com: Respondent doesn’t want the domain but still won UDRP!

Posted by DomainGang on April 6, 2022, at 9:04 am

The registrant of the domain UltaChat.com didn’t intend to renew it, after choosing a different brand for his upcoming business. That’s what he claimed, anyway, in a UDRP filed by Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. Not wanting the domain or indicating zero interest in defending it typically results in a loss for the Respondent […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Forum, NAF, UDRP, UltaChat.com, deny transfer

Lemonads beats Russian ops of Lemonad.com

Posted by DomainGang on April 5, 2022, at 3:26 pm

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or limonad, in Russian, and in the case of the domain Lemonad.com the alternate spelling sent two parties spinning into UDRP space. Switzerland based Lemonads SA, operates from the domain Lemonads.com to which it holds a matching mark in various markets. They filed a UDRP to get the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, lemonad.com, lemonads

SoBold.com: Fresh UDRP seems typical of a “Plan B” setup

Posted by DomainGang on April 5, 2022, at 12:30 pm

The domain SoBold.com was caught via DropCatch in 2021. Its registrant, Mr. David Lahoti, operates Syncpoint.com, an internet services company. He also operates the popular UDRP-tracking platform, UDRPsearch.com. SoBold.com is now in an active UDRP filing and we received documents related to the case. In summary, the Complainant attempted to get the domain offering $400 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with David Lahoti, HarrietRiddickLiar.com, SoBold Limited, SoBold.com, Syncpoint.com, domain law, lawsuit

#Sedo : Domain sales report for April 4, 2022 — GCP.com at $550,000 dollars

Posted by DomainGang on April 5, 2022, at 11:23 am

Sedo domain sales report: Top sale that of GCP.com at $550,000 dollars. Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover sales week ending on April 4, 2022. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind sponsors of DomainGang. The Sedo marketplace sells great domains 24/7 providing a great service. Sedo […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Sedo, Sedo domains, Sedo sales, Sedo sales report, Sedo.com, domain sales, sedo domain sales

What is your favorite domain name that doesn’t exist?

Posted by DomainGang on April 4, 2022, at 6:14 pm

These days, you can register domains such as Deep.space, Wild.horse, Stupid.pics, and even Cheese.pizza, but there was a time you could not. On December 6, 2011, the ICM Registry began offering .XXX registrations to the general public, the first new TLD to break the mold. In October 2013, the first new gTLDs were delegated, for […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, favorite domainm, gTLDs, new TLDs

Hairloss.com applied for the registration of the matching trademark

Posted by DomainGang on April 4, 2022, at 2:44 pm

On Rite Company DBA Hair Visions International, operators of the premium domain Hairloss.com, have applied for the registration of the matching trademark, HAIRLOSS.COM, at the USPTO. The application was filed with a date of first use being May 16th, 2001, for the following services: Providing consumer product recommendations; Provision of consumer information and advice regarding […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Hair Loss, Hairloss.com, USPTO, trademarks

#NameSilo shared its domain marketplace sales report for March 2022

Posted by DomainGang on April 4, 2022, at 11:48 am

Popular domain registrar, NameSilo, has shared sales data from its marketplace for the month of March 2022. The data shows that 87% of all domain sold on the NameSilo marketplace were .com. Were you expecting something else? Here are some additional metrics presented via an infographic: Takes 111 days on average to sell a domain. […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domains, NameSilo, domain sales, sales report

GoDaddy set Q1/2022 earnings conference call date

Posted by DomainGang on April 4, 2022, at 10:15 am

GoDaddy has announced the date it will share its first quarter earnings for 2022 (Q1/2022) via a conference call. The biggest domain registrar in the world will release financial results for the first quarter a month from today, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, after the US stock market closes. Following that news release, GoDaddy management […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domains, GDDY, GoDaddy, stock

NamePros game of balls might crash your obsolete computer!

Posted by DomainGang on April 3, 2022, at 7:27 pm

If you’re using a Dell PC with a Pentium II CPU from 1997, you’d better plan an upgrade soon, dude. Visiting the popular domain community NamePros crashed some old computer systems when its admins rolled out a fun isometric “pong” game on April 1st. Instead of logging into one’s account users were “forced” to endure […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with April Fools, Domainers, Domains, NamePros balls, isometric pong, namepros

Poll: Was the 3% discount to GoDaddy DLS a smart move by NameCheap?

Posted by DomainGang on April 2, 2022, at 12:11 pm

During 2021 NameCheap offered domain aftermarket buyers an unbeatable 3% discount on DLS inventory. Those who queried participating domains via NameCheap.com would see a price 3% lower than any other GoDaddy/Afternic DLS partner. The 3% discount at NameCheap benefited buyers, all while (presumably) sellers were not affected by this arbitrary pricing. Did you want to […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with DLS discount, Domainers, Domains, GoDaddy, namecheap

DominoPLC.com domain did not fall in UDRP filing

Posted by DomainGang on April 2, 2022, at 10:57 am

Domino Printing Sciences PLC, UK, stacked up its lawyers to usurp the domain DominoPLC.com. The “PLC” part is a reference to Public Limited Company in the UK, just like LLC in the US. The Complainant operates from the domain domino-printing.com. The Respondent is based in Ethiopia; its main business is the “provision of marketing solutions […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, DominoPLC.com, UDRP, WIPO

NameCheap & GoDaddy trade punches over domain inventory rules

Posted by DomainGang on April 1, 2022, at 2:58 pm

NameCheap and GoDaddy are throwing virtual punches today, April 1st, over ongoing friction about domain inventory sales. No, it’s not a joke. Richard Kirkendall, CEO of NameCheap, began the exchange : Godaddy likes to do “tests” that censor out certain registrars because they have more sales. Their optimization involves trying to get the most sales […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domain Auctions, Domains, GoDaddy domains, NameFind, namecheap

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