A one member UDRP panel, of William R. Towns seemingly granted EasyGroup Limited of London, the right to all domain names that start with the word "easy" that the company has or will trademark in the future. EasyGroup is the owner of a Community trademark ("CTM") for EASYTRAIN in connection with transportation services, which is was registered on October 21, 2011. I get why the domain holder … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Monster.com (Jobs) Beats out Monster, Inc. (High End Audio Co.) For The gTLD .Monster
Monster.com, (NYSE:MWW), the job site has beaten out Monster, Inc. the company that makes high end audio cables and other equipment for the new gTLD .Monster. The contension set was scheuled to do to the ICANN last resort auction next week but Monster, Inc who is best know for high end audio cables just withdrew its application to operate the new gTLD .Monster leaving Monster.com which is the … [Read more...]
After 7 Years, This Is Where Thedomains.com Has Been & Where it’s Going
Our first post was made on December 4th, 2007 so amazingly enough we have been hard at work over here at thedomains.com for 7 years. I have no idea where the time has gone, but it went, and a lot of it. We have published over 7,700 posts and just under 85,000 comments. We have been busy. As bloggers we have a natural urge to be first to publish "breaking news" and stories. Sometime … [Read more...]
Best Reverse Domain Hijacking UDRP Ever: Asia Charts Of Singapore Guilty & 1st For Asian UDRP Provider
The Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (Kuala Lumpur Office) has returned what we believe is that providers first Reverse Domain Name Hijacking ruling on the domain name AsiaCharts.com, and its on the exact type of case that we have been complaining about, one in which the complainant did not have a trademark. Even worse the domain name was registered 4 years before the Complainant was … [Read more...]
It’s Go Buddy Time: Say Hello To The Star Of Godaddy’s Super Bowl Commercial “Buddy”
As any frequent reader to TheDomains.com knows, there isn't many things I love more than Dogs so I'm really looking forward to this years Godaddy Super Bowl Commercial Godaddy which announced that their Super Bowl Commercial would feature a Puppy has now released a picture of … [Read more...]
New Poll Says 25% Think Organic Co. Should Have .Organic Domain: But Only 396 Have Been Registered
.ORGANIC domain operator Afilias today announced the results of a poll in which "nearly 70% of respondents believe that some companies are misrepresenting themselves as “organic” to command a premium price, and 60% would like a reliable way to distinguish real organic providers online from the pretenders. That’s why almost 60% of respondents claimed they would be more inclined to visit a site on … [Read more...]
16 Year Old Domain TVBS.com Lost in UDRP: Privacy is Not the Way a Legitimate Business Would Operate
TVBS.com, a domain name registered on April 20, 1998 has been ordered transferred to a trademark holder in a UDRP decision handed down by the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center ("ADNDRC"). Some of the language in the decision is troubling as is the failure of the panel to even consider or discuss the legal concept of latches due to the 16 year delay in taking action. The Complainant … [Read more...]