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MetaCompany claims Facebook lawyers wanted their domain

Posted by on November 3, 2021, at 4:25 pm 

MetaCompany operates from the domain Meta.Company, using a keyword dot TLD domain “hack” to display its brand. Very crafty. Following the announcement by Facebook that they are launching Meta, an umbrella company that will leverage, among other projects, its various social platforms, the domain’s lander was updated. In a message to the metaverse, Meta Company […]

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December 2022: Biggest volume of “meta domains” dropping

Posted by on October 29, 2021, at 4:26 pm 

The biggest volume of “meta domains” dropping is about to happen, as we are approaching December 2022. Thousands of domains that contain “meta” are expired and the 35-45 day deletion cycle is ongoing. Many are expected to delete before Christmas, to make room for new domain registrations that will help massage Verisign data. A year […]

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MVRS.com: The next seven figure acquisition by Meta?

Posted by on October 28, 2021, at 6:59 pm 

Facebook is moving its umbrella operation to Meta, with a full rebrand of its core business. While the apps remain “as before,” the name of the company changes to Meta with Meta.com being the official web site. Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a “metaverse” led him to acquire the short, memorable, and versatile Greek prefix as […]

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FacebookCoin.com: Social media titan won’t pay $2,000 for this #domain name

Posted by on July 5, 2021, at 12:54 pm 

Facebook declined an offer to pay up $2,000 dollars for FacebookCoin.com. So is there a “Facebook coin” in the works? Most likely not, but the domain name contains the world famous Facebook mark, which led to the social media titan filing a UDRP against it. The decision was swift: transfer the domain FacebookCoin.com to the […]

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Facebook Hotline : Will the matching dictionary .com be targeted?

Posted by on April 8, 2021, at 4:12 pm 

Facebook rolled out a beta of a new service called Hotline, a combination of Clubhouse and Instagram Live. The web based application allows creators to address an audience, that can then ask questions via text or audio. Topping Clubhouse, creators can turn their camera on instead of just using audio. Oddly, Hotline sign ups are […]

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GameRoom.com #UDRP: Rare case with #Facebook as the Respondent!

Posted by on January 15, 2021, at 9:35 am 

This is a rare UDRP case with Facebook as the Respondent and not the Complainant. My Gameroom LLC filed the UDRP with the National Arbitration Forum, to contest the domain Gameroom.com, owned and operated by Facebook. The Complainant noted its 2018 trademark registration for MY GAMEROOM and MYGAMEROOM. Complainant states that it has used its […]

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Facebook.com : FTC wants to break it into Face.com and Book.com

Posted by on December 9, 2020, at 4:06 pm 

Facebook is under fire by the FTC; the Federal Trade Commission is seeking a permanent injunction in federal court that could, among other things, require the company to divest assets. What we’re looking into is a breakup of Facebook.com and the process won’t be difficult to implement. Simply put, Facebook.com will be split into two […]

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FacebookSell.com : “An ongoing project which I have invested for years”

Posted by on October 16, 2020, at 1:50 pm 

From the hilarious responses to a UDRP department: FacebookSell.com was hit with a UDRP at the WIPO. The famous mark FACEBOOK is so strong that even savvy investor, Mike Mann, isn’t immune to it. And yet, the British Respondent in this UDRP had the cojones to respond thus: “I respectfully reject the allegation made by […]

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Facebook template .com : Yes, you can lose your #domain 14 years later

Posted by on September 24, 2020, at 12:29 pm 

If you hold onto a domain infringing on a famous trademark such as Facebook, you’re wasting your renewal fees. The registrant of FacebookTemplate.com, a domain registered way back in 2006 renewed it 13 times since then. Clearly, a waste of money, as Facebook Inc. filed a UDRP at the WIPO. Considering that on September 26, […]

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FacebookWallet.com : Famous trademark enforced at the WIPO

Posted by on July 27, 2020, at 12:18 pm 

Famous brands own famous marks, and in the case of Facebook any domain that contains “facebook” is an invitation for a UDRP filing. Just as Mike Mann found out recently, Facebook took matters to the WIPO against the domain FacebookWallet.com. The Chinese registrant did not respond in this UDRP, and the matter closed quickly. At […]

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Mike Mann’s Domain Market lost the #UDRP for a set of #Facebook domains

Posted by on July 21, 2020, at 5:42 pm 

Facebook is a world-famous trademark, and so is its domain, Facebook.com. Registering domains with “Facebook” or other Facebook-owned brands is an activity that should be avoided – unless you really want to be hit with a UDRP. This is the case with a set of Facebook domains registered to Mike Mann‘s DomainMarket outlet. As we […]

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