iaa.org UDRP: Despite no response panel finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The Illinois Agricultural Association did its best to claim rights to the domain iaa.org via the UDRP process—all attempts fell flat as the sole panelist at the Forum tore them all apart. According to the Complainant, the domain was registered on February 21, 1996 all while Complainant’s active US registration for IAA was issued in […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bottom 10 domain brokers respond to fancy Escrow.com awards
A group of 10 domain brokers who haven’t scored more than a handful of sales in 2024 are upset by the Escrow.com awards. The team of “bottom 10 brokers” issued a joint statement that describes their position in the domain industry, along with their lack of any notable achievements. Speaking on behalf of the team […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Tomo.com UDRP: Tomo Networks beat TomoCredit in UDRP—Here’s why
TomoCredit, Inc. filed a UDRP to usurp the short, brandable domain Tomo.com. Registered in 1996, Tomo.com was acquired by the Respondent from its Japanese registrant, after negotiating with the use of paid consultants. The purpose: to utilize this short, memorable domain as a shortcut to their business, Tomo Networks, formed in 2019. Meanwhile, the Complainant’s […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Gutex.com UDRP: WIPO decision a triumph for domain investor!
Domain investor David Lahoti has scored a double UDRP victory, first with the favorable decision on SSTowing.com (RDNH) and now with Gutex.com. Both domains were sent to arbitration and in both cases SyncPoint, Inc.—David Lahoti’s domain holding company—emerged victorious. The WIPO panelist aligned with the Respondent’s claims: “In the Panel’s view, the Complainant’s GUTEX trademark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FOX One: Which domain names might be involved?
Fox Corporation will launch its new direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX One, prior to the start of the NFL season. The platform will consolidate all of Fox’s programming, including news, sports, and entertainment, into a single digital offering. The announcement follows the company’s decision to abandon plans for the joint sports streaming venture, Venu, in favor […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Escrow.com: Master of Domains Awards 2025—Andrew Rosener gets 7th MVP ring
Escrow.com, the leading platform for secure online payments, has announced the winners of its 2025 Master of Domains awards. These annual honors spotlight the top 10 domain brokers with the highest transaction volumes for deals closed in 2024, recognizing standout performance in the domain name industry. For the seventh consecutive year, industry titan Andrew Rosener […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Jeff Burgar: HabeasCorpus.com, BruceSpringsteen.com, BigSecrets.com
The domain names HabeasCorpus.com, BruceSpringsteen.com, and BigSecrets.com have something in common and it’s not just the TLD. All these premium domains, along with approximately 1,500 others, are operated by Canadian domain investor Jeff Burgar, who has opted to stay out of the limelight even when UDRP cases are filed. No known pictures of Jeff Burgar […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Niche web sites: Adam Dicker selling former business domains
Canadian domain investor Adam Dicker has led a colorful domainer career, from GoDaddy executive and DNForum owner, to disgraced web site developer. Dicker’s Niche Web Sites business was utilized to reportedly under-deliver projects. The epic thread at NamePros presented Dicker’s methodology of promising to deliver finished web sites; many clients who paid money in advance […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pope Robert: Another domain dropped by the Domain King got re-registered!
The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, has been around long enough to know what types of newsworthy domains are best to speculate on. Popes, for example, arrive every few years—decades even. Pope domains that are hit spot-on can become traffic magnets, as in the case of PopeFrancis.com, a domain that was accidentally dropped by its registrant, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Esprit bankruptcy led to EDC.com getting dropped—What happened?
Esprit, an once-iconic fashion brand, exited the US market after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last November. Just two years after announcing a comeback, the retailer has closed its US stores. Filings by Esprit US Distributions Limited and Esprit US Retail Inc. confirm the full shutdown of the Esprit brand’s American operations. The company operated […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Armal.com UDRP: Sole panelist hands domainer unfavorable decision
The domain name Armal.com was registered in 2014; more than a decade later, Italian company Sebach – Servizio Bagni Chimici – S.p.A claimed prior rights to the ARMAL mark in Italy and other locales by filing a UDRP. The Korean Respondent is a domain investor (“beats”) with more than two decades of presence in the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pope Thomas: Rick’s old dropping feeds new domain registration!
In 2013, Rick Schwartz speculated on Pope domains, registering PopeThomas.com among them. Following the selection of Pope Francis at the time, he let that domain drop upon renewal time—a decision that makes sense. Eleven years after its drop, the domain PopeThomas.com was re-registered one day before yesterday’s selection of Pope Leo XIV. It’s evident that […]
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