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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wednesday warning: Get ready for Webfair Virtual 2014
Three days from now you’ll be able to attend Webfair Virtual 2014 – the first immersive domain conference for the new Internet era. This is a game changer as far as interactive conferences are concerned; registration is free for all visitors. DomainGang is proud to be on the roster of Webfair Virtual partners, which is […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Descriptive domain FinancialServicesRoundtable.com saved from UDRP but no RDNH
When you attempt to roll a generic word or phrase into a trademark, you’d better be using it actively. In a UDRP at the WIPO over the domain name FinancialServicesRoundtable.com the Complainant, Financial Services Roundtable of Washington, DC attempted to indicate the Respondent has no legitimate rights to the domain. The Complainant portrayed themselves as […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rob Grant’s pride: Lana Del Rey passes 10 Million Likes!
Yet another milestone was achieved moments ago, for the talented, melancholic Lana Del Rey. After two back to back Rolling Stone magazine covers, it’s time to take over Facebook. Domain investor Rob Grant‘s daughter’s rise to stratospheric levels can now be proven by 10,000,000 Likes on Facebook, on top of millions of album sales. We […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Buzz Aldrin’s tweets: Social media and the 2nd man on the moon
Forty-five years ago the Apollo 11 mission made it to the moon. This historic achievement of the human race has been the driving force of many of today’s scientists, engineers, astronauts and commoners. Buzz Aldrin, the 2nd man to walk on the moon after Neil Armstrong, is enjoying life and social media on the Internet, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Operation Valkyrie: 70 years ago
You can rest assured that Hollywood studios take hold of important, historic domain names, and hide them in obscurity. Disney did it with PearlHarbor.com, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios did the same with OperationValkyrie.com. Today is the 70th anniversary of a major turn in World War II history: the day of Hitler’s assassination attempt, by an elite core […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer Wedding time!
It’s wedding time in the domain community, and while we’d be tempted to say “there’s something in the water”, it’s summertime – when most weddings occur in the US. 😀 We’d like to extend our warmest congratulatory greetings to the following exceptional individuals and their spouses, who tied the knot very recently: Susan Prosser, VP […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Would you like to buy an A,E,O vowel? First .XYZ domain lost in UDRP
After more than 230,000 robo-registrations of .XYZ domains at Network Solutions, it was bound to happen: the decision for the first UDRP for a dot .XYZ domain name was just delivered. American Eagle Outfitters filed the UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum; the case involved the domain AEO.xyz, registered at Uniregistry. The Complainant operates from AEO.com […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN: Registrar behind Domain Registry of America gets letter of suspension
ICANN has sent a letter of suspension to the domain registrar behind the notorious Domain Registry of America (DROA), a company that is allegedly one of the biggest domain slammers on the Internet. According to Wikipedia, domain slamming is the practice whereupon “the offending domain name registrar attempts to trick domain owners into switching from […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer Bollywood Day 2014: India’s best and biggest domain conference
The biggest domain conference in India is about to take the world by storm, featuring a large roster of local entrepreneurs and international domain sponsors. The brainchild of Puranjay Raja Bibek, an Indian multi-level marketing expert and call-center guru, Domainer Bollywood Day 2014 is expected to attract thousands of attendees, domain professionals from India and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thirteen year old domain FormCenter.com lost in UDRP
Time and again we’re proven right: even if you have a strong case, not involving an attorney in a UDRP against a premium domain can be disastrous. The 13 year old domain, FormCenter.com, was lost to the Complainant, Mines Press, Inc. of Cortlandt Manor, New York who operate from the dashed variant, Form-Center.com. Despite the […]
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