Booking.com files UDRPs to protect its registered trademark

Booking.com and its registered trademark made waves in June 2020, when it received the green light for registration from the US Supreme Court. The mark was issued a registration certificate from the USPTO about six months later, in January 2021. Since then, dozens of generic domain names have been applied to be registered as trademarks, […]

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Approve.com: After a full year, the domain’s trademark got approved

Say hello to the latest domain/trademark pair, APPROVE.COM. A full year after its application was filed at the USPTO, the operators of Approve.com received the approval of the matching mark, APPROVE.COM. The domain and the mark are now in the possession of Approve.com Ltd, an Israeli corporation. It’s the Research and Development arm of Tipalti, […]

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Bumper.com : Generic #domain name granted trademark registration

The race for the registration of generic domain names as trademarks, including the TLD, continues. Eleven months after the Booking.com decision opened the floodgates for generic domains to be registered as trademarks, the process is only held back by the volume of applications at the USPTO. Last July, the application for the registration of BUMPER.COM […]

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Surprise.com : Trademark application reveals #domain sale

The operators of Surprise.com have filed for the registration of the matching mark, SURPRISE.COM. What is Surprise.com all about? According to their web site: Surprise gets people and teams to perform at their best every single day by converting quarterly or annual bonuses to a timescale that aligns with today’s highly-stimulated, high-expectation workforce. The mark […]

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Moxie.com : #Trademark application points to #domain sale

The creators of MoxieLash, a line of lashes and other cosmetics, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. The mark application is for the term MOXIE.COM. The applicant operates from the domain Moxielash.com, and the trademark application is for the following products and services: Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile […]

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Liquor.com applies for trademark registration at the #USPTO

The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Liquor.com, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. Registered in 1998, the domain Liquor.com has been in the possession of Dot Dash, operators of About, Inc. since 2019. The company acquired Liquor.com from its founder, Kit Codik, who took the venture live in 2009. The […]

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Acquisition.com applies for trademark registration at the USPTO

The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Acquisition.com, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. Registered in 1998, the domain Acquisition.com was being brokered by Prime Loyalty in 2020. It appears that it has been sold, as it features a landing page referencing “Alex” and his amazing achievements – whoever “Alex” is, […]

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Humidity.com applies for trademark registration at the USPTO

The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Humidity.com, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. Registered in 1995, the domain Humidity.com has been in the possession of its registrant, Walter Meier, a Swiss company, since around 2009. The trademark application was made on behalf of the Condair Group AG and its Canadian […]

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Fairway.com and Home.com #domain buyer files for matching #trademarks

The buyer of the domains Home.com and Fairway.com has not wasted time: they’ve filed for the registration of the matching trademarks, HOME.COM and FAIRWAY.COM at the USPTO. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation upgraded its corporate domain to Fairway.com very recently, adding to its acquisition of Home.com for a reputed seven figures USD at a minimum. By […]

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SexToy.com applies for #trademark registration at the USPTO – How much did they pay for the #domain?

The registrant of SexToy.com, a 1995 domain, has applied for the registration of the mark SEXTOY.COM at the USPTO. The trademark application was filed for the following classes of services: Cleaner for use on adult stimulation aids Personal lubricants and vaginal lubricants Adult sexual stimulation aids, namely, vibrators, artificial vaginas, penis enhancers, penis rings, anal […]

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Bootcamp.com #trademark application indicative of aged #domain sale

The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Bootcamp.com, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. Registered in 1994, the domain Bootcamp.com was offered for sale on Afternic until late 2020, where it most likely changed hands by being sold for an estimated six figures. Bootcamp.com was previously the web site of a […]

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Lottery.com applies for trademark registration at the USPTO

The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Lottery.com, have applied for a federal trademark registration at the USPTO. Registered in 1998, the domain Lottery.com appears to have changed hands in 2017, due to WHOIS changes and a reference to a 2017 date in the application, as date of “first use.” Then again, it might be […]

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