According to firstpost.com, average monthly domain name registrations in India has more than doubled to 4% of all global registrations, citing figures from web-hosting company BigRock. China, accounts for 20-22%t of monthly new domain name registrations globally. BigRock hosts websites for Warner Brothers, Fiat India, Adidas, Yatra.com, HP Gas, Star Network, and Kotak Securities, among … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Quick Poll: How Many Sunrise Domain Registrations Will .Sucks Get?
The new gTLD .Sucks has been in the news for a few months since announcing its pricing plan which place a suggested retail price of up to $2,499 for trademark holders. ICANN claimed .sucks domains were being sold to trademark owners in a "predatory" manner, and took the unprecedented step of asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) if it was legal. This week the FTC answered and told the … [Read more...]
A Second German Court Rules AdBlock Software is not illegal
In April we wrote about a German court upholding the rights to block ads, now a second German court has come out and ruled the same way. German publishers seem to be up in arms and have promised to appeal these rulings. Venture Beat wrote: One month after a German court ruled online ad-blocking technology is perfectly fine, a second legal challenge has now arrived at the exact same … [Read more...]
State of Washington Says Domain Registrations Are Subject To Sales Tax
According to a ruling from the State of Washington this week "Internet domain name registration services are generally subject to retail sales or use tax. This article only addresses the initial sale of a domain name by a registrar. The Domain Name System helps users find their way around the Internet. Every computer on the Internet has a unique address, called an Internet Protocol (IP) … [Read more...]
Prudential Denied URS On Rocksolid.financial Despite Trademark & Parked Page
The Prudential Insurance Company of America just lost the attempt to get the new gTLD domain name rocksolid.financial suspended through a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proceeding. The domain owner is Terrance McQuilkin who was represented by Mark Jeftovic of Toronto. The Examiner Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson, denied relief to Prudential despite having a trademark going back to 1986 for … [Read more...]
PicMonkey Inc DENIED PickMonkey.com in WIPO Filing
PicMonkey Inc. filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center on February 26, 2015 for the domain name PickMonkey.com and has been denied the claim by a sole panelist. Some Facts: PicMonkey Inc. filed 3 trademarks for PICMONKEY (2) and PICKMONKEY ROYALE (1), all on June 4, 2013. The PickMonkey.com domain name was registered on May 20, 2004. The Site: PicMonkey.com … [Read more...]
Facebook is Opposed to Designbook getting trademark
Facebook opposes trademark of start up Designbook WPTZ is reporting that Facebook wants to block the trademark of Vermont based Designbook, Facebook seems to think they are the only one's entitled to use the word book. From the article: Designbook is a nearly year-old online community that connects startup businesses with investors and collaborators. In its quest to protect the name, to … [Read more...]