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Someone cloned Greenberg Gross’s website and changed the contact info. Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com. In a lawsuit filed April 8, the firm alleged that someone registered the domain name in July 2024 and used […]

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Company filed lawsuit after first trying to reverse hijack the domain name. I noticed a lawsuit filed by yoga clothing company Alo this weekend, and it reminded me to check in on a case it filed last year to get the domain name alo.com. Alo Yoga first tried to get the domain name in a […]

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I would’ve paid much more for a particular domain a year ago, but I no longer need it. Last year, I was searching for the perfect domain name for a new project. After some hunting, I found one that checked all the boxes. It was my top choice, and I was ready to make a […]

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Company tries to upgrade from .co to .com through a misguided cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Dakota Financial, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name haulpay.com. The panelist determined (pdf) that the company, which provides financial services for freight companies at haulpay.co, filed […]

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On the surface, these cases appear identical. Were they? A pair of recent UDRP decisions on nearly identical cases had two very different results. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has filed eight cases with FORUM (aka National Arbitration Forum) this year to protect a shortened version of its domain, SullCrom. The firm uses sullcrom.com […]

Post link: Same Complainant, same Respondent. Two different UDRP outcomes.

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A garlic dip brand, a podcast producer, and a delivery company bought domain names. Occasionally, I see a domain name sale and think, “wait, that’s a top level domain?” That was the case with one.vision on this week’s Sedo list. It sold for €10,000 to an unknown buyer. .Vision is an Identity Digital domain with […]

Post link: This week’s end user domain name sales

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Some domain companies haven’t fallen as much as the broader market. Donald Trump announced an escalated trade war on April 2. The stock (and even bond and crypto) markets have not looked favorably on the development. In the four trading days between the market close on April 2 and the market close on April 8, […]

Post link: How domain stocks have fared in the market rout

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Panelist distinguished this case from another one between the same parties because of a derogatory word in the domain name. Attorney Marc John Randazza has lost a cybersquatting dispute he filed against a gripe site. Randazza took issue with CorruptRandazza.com, a site that posts allegations and complaints against Randazza. The case was initially filed against […]

Post link: Panelist: “Corrupt” in domain name makes big difference in UDRP

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Countries could strike back against web infrastructure countries, even if it’s not in the form of tariffs. Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs that primarily target physical goods imported into the United States. In response, affected countries are retaliating with tariffs on U.S. exports, hitting back at products like bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles to pressure […]

Post link: Could tariffs hit digital goods and services like domain names?

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It’s concerned about the services being offered at GDOT .com. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed against the registrant of gdot .com. The state’s department of transportation uses the domain name gdot.ga.gov. It no doubt became concerned when gdot .com was developed this year into a site called […]

Post link: Georgia Department of Transportation fails to take down adult massage site

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Appeals court confirms domain owner wasn’t cybersquatting with his purchase of TRX.com. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in a cybersquatting case involving TRX.com. The lower court had ruled that the owner of TRX.com was not cybersquatting and awarded attorney’s fees as an exceptional case. That ruling will stand. […]

Post link: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms ruling in TRX.com cybersquatting case

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Service providers can submit for inclusion in the directory. The Domain Name Association (DNA), a trade group part of i2Coalition, is creating a directory to help groups interested in applying for new top level domains. With the next round of top level domain expansion on tap for 2026, many potential applicants are seeking a helping […]

Post link: DNA to launch directory to help new top level domain applicants

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Judge said Chinese domain company failed to comply with court order. A United States district judge has found (pdf) Leascend Technology Co., Ltd to be in civil contempt of court. The action stems from a lawsuit Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, originally filed against domain name registrar OnlineNic. Meta alleged that the […]

Post link: Court finds domain registrar in contempt, keeps 35.com domain frozen

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Term popular with AI and real estate jumped into top 10 most-sold keywords. Afternic has released the list of the most popular keywords in domains sold on its aftermarket platform in January. This list is very useful for domain investors, who can search for expiring names and other inventory that includes these keywords. Here’s the […]

Post link: Agent jumps into top keywords at Afternic

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He had a record year. Here’s how it breaks down. Braden Pollock had a record year last year, selling $6.5 million of domains. Many of his sales are headline-grabbing, but he also does a robust business with less expensive domains. Today, he reveals some of his recent domain sales, explains how he prices domains, and […]

Post link: Braden Pollock’s record year – DNW Podcast #529

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It likely has to do with what these domains are based on, not the list of domains themselves. As investors nurse their losses from the latest round of Trump’s tariffs, many are scrambling to make sense of the Trump administration’s seemingly erratic rationale for which countries were targeted. One theory making the rounds in articles […]

Post link: Why it seems like Trump’s tariffs are based on country code domains

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A recently-decided cybersquatting dispute at World Intellectual Property Organization is yet another example of a company misunderstanding what UDRP is for. UDRP is designed to settle cybersquatting cases, not trademark disputes. It is not designed to take a domain away from a legitimate business that has chosen a name similar to another business’s name. Rexel […]

Post link: Another company misunderstands the purpose of UDRP

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Changes to the Sales page and LTO dashboard would be welcome improvements. Afternic is adding lots of new features and improving its dashboard. These are welcome changes, but there are a couple of things that have bothered me for a while that I’d like to see fast-tracked. Writing about these types of things seems to […]

Post link: Two changes I’d like Afternic to make to its interface

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Hyundai, a UN organization, and an identity management company bought domain names. It looks like carmaker Hyundai bought the top public domain sale at Sedo this past week. It will be interesting to see if AI platform Claude was the buyer of clau.de for €40,000, but the domain doesn’t resolve yet. Here’s a list of […]

Post link: 14 end user domain sales up to $55,000

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The legacy .su domain name, .co, and more top stories from last month. 1. ICANN moves to retire Soviet-era .SU country domain name – Both ICANN and the .su registry have responded by saying that the formal process hasn’t started. And that’s true — what I reported is that ICANN sent a letter to .su […]

Post link: March’s top domain name stories: .Co, .Su, Snoop Dogg

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