Domain brands: It’s that “C word” once again!

It’s no secret that domain brand owners have taken a rather slow approach to protecting their brands online, more than six months after the new gTLDs started popping out. Part of the first batch was the dot .Bike gTLD and it’s exactly that one that Emma Lenthall, partner with law firm Reed Smith, chose to […]

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Zions Bank reaps first multiple new gTLD domains in clear cut UDRP

Zions Bancorporation of Salt Lake City, Utah landed the first multiple new gTLD UDRP that we’re aware of, seeking to protect its marks “Zions Bank” and “Zions.” The Respondent in this case clearly went after the intellectual property rights of the Complainant, per the choice of new gTLD domains that he registered: zions.equipment zions.holdings zions.today […]

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Second dot .Menu UDRP attempts to capitalize on Dunkin Donuts trademark

A UDRP for the domain Dunkin.Menu was filed by no other than the IP holding company of Dunkin Donuts; the Respondent is some donut-loving guy from India. This is the second dot .Menu UDRP we’ve seen, after Baskin-Robbins UDRP less than a week ago. It appears that the Dunkin.Menu registrant was pointing the domain to […]

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Baskin-Robbins trademark gets defended in dot .Menu UDRP

Baskin-Robbibns is a registered trademark, going all the way back to 1954 in connection with the operation of ice cream parlors, restaurants, and the sale of related products. The company operates from BaskinRobbins.com and there is no doubt that their menu is delicious. Along with the expansion of the Internet name space, the proliferation of […]

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Domain Cybersquatter terrorizes San Diego family

A serial domain squatter is terrorizing a prominent San Diego family, that invited him into their home as a live-in domain instructor. Javier Jorge Defuentes, also known as “el torro” – the bull – has a long rap sheet that includes extortion, bigamy and cruelty to owners of domain names. “We thought Javier was a […]

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Premium domain Patient.com saved from UDRP

Great news for the fans of ultra-premium generic domain names! The UDRP for the domain name, Patient.com has ended with the Respondent keeping the domain, which was registered in 1997. Filed in March, the UDRP was brought forth by Egton Medical Information Systems Limited of Yeadon, Leeds, United Kingdom, who claimed unregistered trademark rights in […]

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Sony: No ‘swag’ for domainer newbie in what could be the most clueless UDRP response ever!

Elliot Silver wrote an article about “newbies” in the domain industry risking to lose a lot of money, and this is a textbook example. Sony Corporation is a titan in electronics, and audio-visual technology. If you never heard of the world famous “SONY” trademark, then you need to have you head checked pronto! In a […]

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NASA “Mohawk Guy” Bobak Ferdowsi successfully lands his .com

Bring on the Curiosity jokes: it took longer than a trip to Mars, but Bobak Ferdowsi, JPL engineer for NASA missions has finally landed his full name as a .com. It was August 2012 when the JPL mission to Mars successfully landed, making Bobak Ferdowsi an instant celebrity. Due to his mohawk hairstyle, emblazoned with […]

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Name Jargon: Cybersquatter

Most domainers believe that terminology related to domain names is well-defined, when in fact it’s completely inaccurate and incomplete. Major dictionaries and encyclopaedias only scratch the surface of domaining, and domain names. This has to change! Domain Name Jargon is the solution when it comes down to (re)define domaining. 😀 Cybersquatter: (noun) Derogatory reference to […]

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The Cybersquatter: Short movie attempts to expose the world of domain registrations

Now that’s what we call fun! “The Cybersquatter“, a short movie produced in 2012 is attempting to cast light onto domain registrants, demystifying the term “cybersquatter.” Yeah, that word that one cannot mention to kids, apparently. Carlomagno Alvarado, the movie’s producer, director and star, is interviewed as “Mango” the cybersquatter, and he reveals all about […]

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True Cybersquatter: GeorgeAlexanderLouis .com hits the Sedo chopping block

We must have awakened from a domainer dream. Just four days ago, domainer Luc Biggs proclaimed his plan to protect the domain name GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com from “true cybersquatters”, in a guest post at Elliot’s Blog. The exact name of the future king of Britain was registered “with no clear goal in mind“, according to Luc Biggs, […]

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Father Domainicus: Anathema to the ‘True Cybersquatters’

Greetings and salutations, my fellow brothers and sisters in domaining. Today’s Sunday sermon is sponsored by His Eminence, Pope Francis. Many domain investors that support our Domain Church often ask me the following critical question: “Father Domainicus, what is the true essence of cybersquatting, and who are the true cybersquatters?” That is a fundamental question […]

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