AINanoBanana.ai: Another day, another “Nano Banana” UDRP filed by Google

Posted by DomainGang on November 21, 2025, at 9:29 am

Despite having only a common law trademark, Google won a second UDRP involving its Nano Banana product, an AI image-editing model launched on August 12, 2025. It lost one UDRP filing as well. In this case, the domain AINanoBanana.ai was registered just one week later and incorporated the mark in full, adding only “ai” to […]

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NanoBanana.ai UDRP: Respondent claims that “Nano” was a banana-loving puppy

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2025, at 9:40 am

If your little puppy loves a banana-shaped toy, you can call it “Nano Banana.” The problem arises when your domain, NanoBanana.ai, is not showing photos of that Nano puppy playing with its banana toy, but instead hosts a platform that transforms text prompts into images, just like the Google Nano Banana service. The ensuing UDRP […]

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Google wins AndroidEnterprise.com after $5M sale offer

Posted by DomainGang on October 23, 2025, at 9:10 am

Google LLC filed a UDRP against Shahid Sheikh / Emitac Enterprises Solutions LLC of India over the domain AndroidEnterprise.com. Complainant holds long established ANDROID trademarks registered worldwide since 2010 and operates its Android Enterprise platform for mobile device management. The domain, registered in 2025, resolved to a “Get This Domain” sales page and was later […]

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3 key lessons Google learned from launching its .brand TLD

Posted by DomainGang on October 10, 2025, at 3:30 pm

In 2026, a new application round of Top Level Domains (TLDs) will open, giving companies the chance to register their own .brand extensions. Google Registry has championed the benefits of branded domains for years, using .google since 2016 to enhance security and trust. Unlike open namespaces such as .com, a .brand extension ensures that only […]

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Veo3.ai UDRP: Google wins despite Respondent’s pick of 3 panelists

Posted by DomainGang on August 28, 2025, at 9:09 am

The domain Veo3.ai was registered in July 2025 by a Chinese registrant. Google, represented by Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, filed a complaint arguing that the domain directly targeted its VEO trademark, which covers its AI-powered video generation products (Veo, Veo 2, Veo 3). Google emphasized that the name “veo3” combined its VEO brand with […]

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Pollock & Hennessey: How law firms can survive Google’s AI SEO shake-up

Posted by DomainGang on July 8, 2025, at 10:39 am

Legal professionals, domain investors, and developers are invited to attend a crucial webinar: “Surviving Google’s AI Overhaul: What Law Firms Must Know About SEO & Lead Generation.” What is this about? As Google replaces traditional search listings with AI-generated responses, law firms must adapt quickly or risk losing online visibility. SEO alone may no longer […]

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Expired or dropped domains feed Google’s OAuth flaw

Posted by DomainGang on January 14, 2025, at 2:50 pm

Google’s OAuth login doesn’t prevent someone from buying a failed startup’s domain name and recreating email accounts used by former employees. Although old email data isn’t accessible, those accounts can be used to log into various SaaS products the organization used. This security flaw highlights the importance of two things: Domain management, and Google’s own […]

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Opt in vs. opt out: GoDaddy vs. Google

Posted by DomainGang on September 5, 2024, at 4:58 pm

GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its newly promoted “Afternic Boost” service. While free through August initially, it’s now September and the service will cost on average 5% more to utilize. In other words, if you haven’t opted out intentionally, you are still opted-in. GoDaddy decided that signing you up to a service that […]

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Circle to search: Google rolls out AI-driven search tech on mobile phones

Posted by DomainGang on January 22, 2024, at 7:11 pm

Google unveiled new methods of haptic search on mobile phones and it’s rolling out the feature on its Android OS: Today we unveiled Circle to Search, a new way to search anything on your Android phone screen without switching apps. With a simple gesture, you can select images, text or videos in whatever way comes […]

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Google ad clients aren’t paying and that affects your Sedo PPC revenue

Posted by DomainGang on October 4, 2023, at 2:45 pm

For the second month in a row, Sedo, an advertising partner of Google, has issued earning adjustments. The underlying cause: Google ad clients are “in default” which means that they aren’t paying for services rendered. Also, there is potential fraud involved, which Google refers to as “invalid clicks.” In turn, Google goes back to its […]

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Google generics: Anguilla no longer linked to .ai domains

Posted by DomainGang on June 1, 2023, at 10:25 am

Google has added dot .ai, the ccTLD of Anguilla, to its growing list of “generic” TLDs, an indication that there are not many domains representing the small island. Dot .ai domains are being used as a reference to “artificial intelligence” or AI, technology, crypto, and other uses that are not linked to Anguilla. As such, […]

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Google ranking no longer cares about being mobile-friendly

Posted by DomainGang on April 24, 2023, at 9:40 am

In 2015, Google pushed hard for establishing mobile-friendly content as a means of gauging ranking with its search engine. That feature, whether it was actively enforced or not, is now obsolete. No longer does mobile-friendly content become a requirement for Google ranking, although having mobile-friendly content can be a plus for some. New guidelines released […]

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