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Cybersquatting dispute goes off the rails, ruled reverse domain name hijacking
Both companies have trademarks, and Respondent’s predate the Complainant’s. A UDRP panelist has found Quality Transportation Services, Inc. to have tried reverse domain name hijacking smartrail.com. It filed a cybersquatting case against Regal Rexnord Corporation, a machinery company. Both the Complainant and Respondent have trademark rights for the term Smart Rail/Smartrail, just in different fields […]
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Panel finds reverse domain name hijacking in spa dispute
Company with pending lawsuit tries to settle trademark dispute with UDRP. A three-member National Arbitration Forum panel has found Renu Medispa, L.L.C. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name RenewCDA.com. Renu Medispa filed the UDRP in March against Angela Sattler, who operates Renew Aesthetics & IV Hydration Bar in […]
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DNForum owner acquires another domain forum
Meskonis hopes to revive yet another domain forum. Helmuts Meskonis, founder of Domain Summit, has acquired the domain forum NamesLot. The non-monetary transaction sees Meskonis’ companies providing advertising and promotional services to the seller. Meskonis now has seven domain name forums. It’s unsurprising if you haven’t heard of NamesLot; the forum has been inactive since […]
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AI drone defense and jewelry businesses among latest end user domain buyers
An Indian defense company, a jewelry business, and a Chinese electronics testing company bought domain names. Sedo published two sales lists this past week. I already published an end user list from the first one; below are sales from the second week. You can view previous lists like this here. QuoteIQ.com $8,800 – This domain […]
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ICA’s 2026 meeting moves to Park MGM Las Vegas
Dates and new venue announced for ICA meeting. The Internet Commerce Association has announced a new venue and dates for its 2026 annual member meeting. Next year’s event will take place January 15–17, 2026 (Thursday through Saturday), at Park MGM in Las Vegas. The new location offers several benefits over the previous venue, Resorts World, […]
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Times of India tries to hijack domain from UK’s The Times
Indian publisher sought domain used by famed UK media company. In a battle between centuries-old news organizations, The Times in London has won. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. publishes The Times of India, which began publishing in 1838. It filed a cybersquatting dispute with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against the domain TimesNow.com, which […]
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Analyzing the global domain market – DNW Podcast #533
A deep dive into what’s happening in the primary and secondary domain markets. Every year, InterNetX and Sedo release a Global Domain Report. On this week’s show, I speak with representatives of the two companies to understand more about the 2025 report. First, Simone Catania of InterNetX joins me to explain what goes into developing […]
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Trump plans tariffs on non-physical goods, which should worry web infrastructure companies
Retaliatory policies that will hurt the U.S. web ecosystem are becoming more likely. Last month, I wrote about how tariffs could potentially impact digital goods such as domain names and web hosting. I noted two complexities to charging tariffs on digital goods. First, they don’t go through ports like physical goods, making them harder to […]
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April in review: Google’s typos, ccTLDs and tariffs, and a failed domain transaction
A new domain marketplace search tool, country code domains, and Google’s typos were top stories last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire in April, ranked by views. 1. Domain360 is worth a try for finding expired domains – I took this new domain aftermarket search platform for a spin, and it […]
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Godaddy reports $1.2B revenue in Q1 2025, domain aftermarket sales rise 5%
Domain aftermarket performs wells as GoDaddy reports strong quarter. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported first quarter 2025 financial results today. The company reported gross revenue of $1.2 billion for the quarter, representing an 8.0% increase compared to the same quarter in 2024. Bookings, which represent cash sales, increased 8% year-over-year to $1.4 billion. Core platform revenue, which […]
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Namesilo revenue climbs to C$55M, now has 5.7 million domains
Revenue continues its upward march at domain registrar NameSilo. Domain name registrar NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) reported its 2024 financial results today. For the year, the company posted gross income of C$55.2 million, up from C$49.0 million in 2023. Its gross profit in 2024 was C$12.1 million, up from C$8.9M in 2023. Operating income […]
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Big changes are coming to domain transfers, and ICANN wants your feedback
Reduced transfer lock timeframes are on the horizon. ICANN is preparing to update its domain transfer policy and domain locking rules, and it wants your feedback. The Transfer Working Group has submitted its final report to ICANN’s board, and the next step is for the board to consider the recommendations. Between now and June 16, […]
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Is this a simple and cheap way to increase a domain’s chance of selling?
New data show that logos can help sell domain names. Here’s how to easily create them for your listings. Do logos on domain listings increase their chance of selling? Data from domain marketplace Atom suggests they do. The company looked at the sell-through rates of standard listings on the platform. Standard listings do not automatically […]
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Domain expires a second time and sells for 5x as much
A domain expired for the second time in three years and sold for a lot more this time. Newfold Digital has released a list of domains sold for $2,000+ on NameJet and SnapNames in March. For the month, the two platforms combined to sell 89 domains at this threshold with a total value of $559,000. […]
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Abby Joseph Cohen loses cybersquatting case over impersonation website
Prominent economist and former Goldman Sachs partner lost dispute over common law trademark claim. No, famed economist Abby Joseph Cohen is not opening her own financial advisory firm. But you might think that if you visit AbbyJosephCohenAdvisory[.]com. Someone registered the domain on March 3 and set up a website purporting to offer services by the […]
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Indian IVF giant Indira IVF recovers stolen domain
Security breach led to the unauthorized transfer of IndiraIVF.com before the company’s planned IPO. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has ordered the domain name IndiraIVF.com to be transferred back to Indira IVF Hospital Pvt Ltd after it was stolen late last year. Indira IVF, India’s largest fertility services provider, is preparing for […]
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AI, bikes, and fashion among Sedo’s latest end user domain sales
A bicycle tire manufacturer, a travel site, and a clothing store bought domain names. Sedo released two weeks’ of domain sales this week. In today’s post, let’s recap the end user domain name purchases from the first list. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view […]
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Afternic’s Pricing AI offers insights. Just don’t rely on them blindly
Pricing AI offers helpful data about comparable listings and sales. I hear lots of people complain about GoDaddy’s automated appraisal tool, GoValue. I believe GoValue is very useful when used correctly (e.g., scanning a list of domains for ones to acquire), but it can certainly be an issue when using it for individual domains. Afternic […]
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This was a bad UDRP decision
Panelist lets company shoehorn a trademark dispute into UDRP. It’s not often that I thoroughly disagree with a UDRP decision, but I take issue with a recent FORUM (National Arbitration Forum) decision for mento.ai. Mento Technologies Inc., which uses the domain name mento.co, filed the dispute against a startup. Mento.co offers a coaching program that […]
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Mine.com sells for $680,000 in expired domain name auction
It’s the second-highest sale at DropCatch this year. The domain name mine.com has sold for $680,000 in an expired domain name auction at DropCatch.com. DropCatch has been on a roll with big domain sales this year. It set a personal record with spend.com, which sold for $802,500. That domain has been developed for a site […]
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