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Trainer Heidi Powell loses cybersquatting claim (still tries to steal the domain HeidiPowell.com)

One Heidi Powell, a trainer, is trying to steal the domain name HeidiPowell.com from another Heidi Powell that has had it and have been using it since 2005. You may have heard this story before. …

The .org registry (PIR) is pausing development of “UDRP for copyright”

The .org registry made a short announcement that it is pausing development of the new dispute policy that many are calling “UDRP for copyright”. Public Interest Registry (PIR) has been developing the policy (called ”Systemic …

Domain Name Association unveils “healthy domains initiative” practices

“Healthy Domains Initiative” (HDI) establishes voluntary practices aimed at safeguarding the evolution of the domain name system and defines measures for self-regulation. The Domain Name Association (The DNA), the Internet domain industry’s trade association, announced …

Owner of .CO & a 2-day old trademark threatens to steal my 10 year old .COM domain

I have had enough of these bullies. I think it is time we start suing people that threaten to steal our domain names. This is plain extortion: “you sell for $500 or I take your …

Domain name dispute decision says it is a basic right to register a domain name and sell it at a profit

This is a lesson for everyone that tries to steal a domain name from its rightful owner. A lesson for all people, companies, trademark holders (or not) and their lawyers that attempt a reverse domain …

Company with a 2013 trademark fails to grab the domain WearTech(.)com (registered/used since 1996)

The Lincoln Electric Company tried to grab the domain name WearTech.com , using a 2013 trademark and a UDRP complaint, from EXISTech Corporation that registered the domain name and has been using it since 1996. …

“Domain broker” Andy Kelly gets another complaint

I got a complaint, from someone I believe is trustworthy, about “domain broker” Andy Kelly and a domain name transaction that started just before Christmas. Trustworthy is exactly the opposite of what I think when …

Donuts extends “Domains Protected Marks List Plus” offering through March 31, 2017

In September, Donuts announced that for a limited time, they would make Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) Plus available as an enhancement to their legacy service. DPML Plus was to be available until December 31, …

Luis Carlos Sarmiento, the wealthiest man in Colombia, wins a domain name dispute

Luis Carlos Sarmiento, the wealthiest man in Colombia with a net worth of USD$11.6 billion as of 2016, won a UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) complaint today for the domain name luiscarlossarmiento.com. Complainants were two of his …