Play.com: Rakuten domain asset now enters trademark application phase
Rakuten acquired Play.com, the former British e-commerce portal for approximately 25 million pounds sterling (approx. 3.3 billion yen) in cash. That sale took place in 2011 and because it consisted of assets other than the domain name, it cannot be treated as a pure domain name sale. Fast forward to 2022, Rakuten has applied for […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SmartPrivacy.com UDRP: Two “Smart Privacy” companies collided over domain name
The domain name SmartPrivacy.com was registered in 2001 and was apparently acquired in 2016 by OneTrust LLC. The company also registered the mark SMARTPRIVACY in 2017. Meanwhile, British company Gazey and Partners LLP trading as Privacy Partnership, acquired rights to the mark SMART PRIVACY in the UK, in 2016. The ensuing UDRP focused on that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Medal.com: Domain operators apply for the registration of the matching mark
Dutch company Medal B.V., operators of the domain name Medal.com, have filed for the registration of the matching mark, MEDAL.COM with the USPTO. The application was filed with an “intend to use” clause for the following products and services: Computer application software for generating and distributing multimedia video game gameplay content Computer software services relating […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain squatter: “Boost your online business & prevent the loss of customers”
A Chinese domain squatter (“cybersquatter“) lost a UDRP for several .CN domains matching the brands and other intellectual property of German pharma giant, Bayer. The UDRP was filed by Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, located in Germany, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, located in Germany, Bayer Consumer Care AG, located in Switzerland, Bayer Healthcare LLC, located in the United […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ascension.com: Trademark registration application hints of a domain sale
The operators of the domain name Ascension.com have filed for the registration of the matching mark, ASCENSION.COM. Filed by NY-based Genvid Holdings, Inc., the trademark application with the USPTO was filed with an “intend to use” clause for the following services: Entertainment services, namely, the provision of continuing programs about gaming delivered by live streaming […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Information.com applied for the registration of the matching trademark
Florida based Information.com LLC, operators of the domain name Information.com, have filed an application to register the matching mark at the USPTO. According to the application, the mark consists of the phrase “information” in lower case block letters. The first letter “i” is incorporated into an image of a shield. In subscript after the phrase […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alibaba.com files to register matching #trademark with the USPTO
Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba, operates from the matching .com domain, Alibaba.com. China’s 3rd largest company with a market capitalization of $235 billion dollars has filed to register the matching mark, ALIBABA.COM, with the USPTO. Unlike many other Chinese trademark applications, this one represents a famous brand with a global footprint. The application was filed with […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bitmex fires up salvo of UDRP filings
Crypto exchange Bitmex has been actively hunting down domains that abuse its famous mark. With BITMEX being a registered trademark there are several reasons to target such domain names: Some domains are used for phishing purposes, such as to steal crypto. Some domains are used to leverage “extortion” money via a sale. They infringe on […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Macys.com: Retailer applied for the registration of the matching mark
Macy’s is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It operates online from the domain name Macys.com, registered in 1994. The company’s IP management department applied for the registration of the matching mark, MACYS.COM, at the USPTO. The application is for “On-line retail department store services” and states […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lazyboy.xyz: Here’s what not to do with famous trademarks
Famous trademarks such as LA-Z-BOY attract domain investors like flies to cow dung! The “art” of registering domain names that incorporate famous trademarks is lost in the mist of time and many domainers have gotten in deep poop for infringing on such trademarks. The very least you can lose is the domain and in the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alarm.com: Operators file for the registration of the matching mark at the USPTO
Alarm.com Incorporated is a Delaware corporation, operating the ultra premium domain name Alarm.com. The company has filed for the registration of the matching mark, ALARM.COM, at the USPTO. The mark consists of an upside down “V” with a circle to the right inside a hexagon, to the right of which appears “ALARM.COM”. These are the […]
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