Readers.com: Optics giant’s proxy acquisition files for trademark registration
EssilorLuxottica SA is an Italian multinational corporation based in Paris and founded in 2018 from the merger of the Italian Luxottica with the French Essilor. The company commands the lion’s share of optics and eye wear brands worldwide and a portfolio of proprietary and licensed brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Michael Kors, Varilux, Crizal, Transitions, and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bette.com: German company fails to usurp aged domain
Bette GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, filed a UDRP to usurp the aged domain Bette.com. Registered in 1998, Bette.com is parked at Sedo and it’s a female’s name. The Complainant operates from my-bette.com since 2019, and in 2015 offered 1,000 euro in exchange for the domain, all while threatening the domain’s registrant; the Respondent owns […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Insane domains: What do these #DropCatch auctions have in common?
We’ve been following some DropCatch auctions and they all have something in common. These expired domains dropped and were auctioned off for 3 days at DropCatch, the 800 lbs gorilla of domain-catchers. Many domain investors are using the service to catch domains that were not renewed. One of them appears to have an insanely large […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rooms2Go.com: How a typo cost the furniture store its #domain name
Rooms To Go is an American furniture store chain founded in September 1990 by Jeffrey and Morty Seaman. Rooms To Go is the 3rd largest furniture retailer in the US. Operating from the domain RoomsToGo.com the company is known for offering multi-year, no interest payment plans on its furniture. The company uses a stylized, colorful […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Got NIXI’ed: Only two .in domains per person allowed at GoDaddy
Dot .in domains, the national ccTLD of India, have been popular since 2005; since then, anyone around the world can register a .in domain. Many domain investors registered dozens, hundreds, or more .in domains but that’s no longer possible. The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has placed restrictions on bulk registering of .in domains […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Foldr.com lost via the UDRP process to .io registrant
The registrant of Foldr.com lost it via the UDRP process, following a decision that favored the Complainant, Minnow IT Ltd, United Kingdom. The latter is an operator of the domain Foldr.io, among others. Key factor in this decision is the timing of the acquisition of the domain in 2021, all while the Complainant established rights […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CanonCityPropertyManagement.com: Yes, this UDRP ended up being a #RDNH finding
Canon City Property Management LLC filed a UDRP against the domain name CanonCityPropertyManagement.com. Complainant is a company involved in the business of real estate, including marketing, leasing and management of residential property, among others and offers its services in Canon City, Colorado. According to the UDRP, the Respondent is a company involved in the creation […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.N-FT.com: Domain auction scores highest L-LL .com sale ever
The domain auction for N-FT.com closed earlier today on DropCatch, achieving what appears to be the highest sale of a L-LL .com ever. Consisting of a letter, a dash, and two letters, N-FT.com sold for $32,460 dollars. That’s thirty grand and some change. Visually, if one were to remove the dash, N-FT.com spells out NFT, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.How an 87-year-old Star Trek fan lost his Klingon domain to an NFT startup!
A science fiction enthusiast and fan of the classic series, Star Trek, is one domain poorer today. Thirty-two years after registering the domain name KlingonPlanet.com, it was taken away under the legal threats of a lawsuit filed by cryptocurrency and NFT start-up, KlingCoin. The 87 year old Mark Dickman held onto the Klingon domain since […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yovita.com: Turkish yogurt maker lost #UDRP to enterprising #domainer
A Turkish yogurt maker using the Yovita brand attempted to usurp the domain Yovita.com; the ensuing UDRP’s claims were contested by the Respondent, who is a domain investor seeking $50,000 dollars for the domain. In the UDRP, the Respondent quoted the fundamentals of brand creation and domain registration: The Respondent has a portfolio of brand […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DeLoreanParts.com: Complainant can’t go back to 1999 to reclaim domain
Going back to the future, if only it could happen. DeLorean Motor Company filed a UDRP to reclaim the domain DeLoreanParts.com, which was registered in 1999. The registrant and Respondent in this case is a manufacturer of parts for DeLorean cars. At the time, the Respondent ran a fundraiser benefiting people with Parkinson’s, due to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MyEx.com: Revenge porn #domain now in auction
MyEx.com, the former domain of a notorious revenge porn web site, dropped and is currently in auction. In June 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC,) the state of Nevada, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada won a legal complaint against the operators of MyEx.com. According to the law firm C.A. Goldberg, […]
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