A UDRP complaint for the domain name Swash.com, that belongs to Marchex was denied by a 3 member panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The Panel also made a finding of reverse domain name …
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Sedo sells 837 domains worth $1.7 million: GayForum.de 35,000 EUR, lovoo.com 19,000 EUR, aoe.de 12,000 EUR- Week 04/3-10/3 2013
This week, 837 transactions (842 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 million ($1.35 last week). Only 283 domains (278 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …
Read More »ICANN President Announces Expansion in Africa and Calls for an Increase in African Registrars
The President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said he is moving ahead immediately with plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African continent. “ICANN used to say if …
Read More »Orbitz and it’s representative get ridiculed while UDRP complaint for orbbitz.com is denied at NAF
A UDRP complaint for the domain orbbitz.com was denied by a 1 member panel at the National Arbitration Forum. Complainant, Orbitz Worldwide, LLC represented by CitizenHawk, Inc., filed a complaint for the domain orbbitz.com owned by …
Read More ».mii determined to be similar to .mil (New gTLD String Similarity)
MiTek USA, Inc.’s application for the string .mii was deemed to be similar to .mil and can’t continue. The String Similarity Panel has determined that this string is visually similar to an existing TLD (.mil), …
Read More »Melbourne IT sells Digital Brand Services division for $157.2 million to Corporation Service Company (CSC)
Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) today announced it had entered into definitive agreements with respect to the sale of its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to US-based Corporation Services Company (CSC) for a cash consideration of …
Read More »6 new gTLDs determined not to be geographic while 3 new gTLDs are determined as geographic
The Geographic Names Panel has determined that 6 new gTLD strings do not fall within the criteria for a geographic name contained in the Applicant Guidebook Section 2.2.1.4. The 6 strings with the applicant names …
Read More »NameJet sells 1038 domains for a total of 4.5 million USD in 2012
NameJet, the domain name auction house, sold 1038 domain names for $2,000 and over in 2012 for a total value of $4,569,141 USD. NYE.com was the top domain with a selling price of $175.500. This …
Read More »OpenSRS (Tucows) attending the WorldHostingDays.global 2013
WorldHostingDays.global 2013 happens next week at Europa-Park, in Germany. OpenSRS will be at WHD.global again this year and they are looking forward to meeting many of their resellers face-to-face. If you are attending the show …
Read More »5 new gTLDs applications withdrawn including .HEINZ, .KETCHUP, .OLYMPUS and GoDaddy’s .HOME and .CASA
This past week 5 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. 3 of them were “brands” new gTLDs. ProMark Brands Inc. withdrew 2 gTLDs: .HEINZ and …
Read More »Sedo latest sales: GayForum.de 35,000 EUR, Partners.eu 15,000 EUR, Withdraw.com 10,050 USD, etc.
Here are some of the most notable sales at Sedo during the past week. These are sales that were published after the latest Sedo report was released last Tuesday. Please find below the domain names …
Read More »GotMilf.com not confusingly similar to GotMilk.com – UDRP complaint denied
A UDRP complaint for the domain name GotMilf.com was denied by a three member panel at WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The complainant that was The California Milk Processor Board (GotMilk.com) filed a complaint for the domain GotMilf.com …
Read More »ICANN’s proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) up for public comments
ICANN is seeking public comments on a Proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), particularly on areas where ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team have not been able to reach agreement in principle. This represents the …
Read More »UDRP complaint for Marchex’s uhealth.com denied at NAF
A UDRP complaint for the domain name uhealth.com, that belongs to Marchex was denied by a 3 member panel at the National Arbitration Forum. Complainant, University of Miami, filed a complaint for the domain uhealth.com owned by Marchex Sales, …
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