IBUY Stores, Inc. of New York, just lost its bid to grab the domain name ibuy.com in a UDRP IBuy Stores owns the domain name ibuystores.com This case really should have gotten a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking ruling. The domain holder applied for a trademark in 2008, they bought the domain name in 2007 and the Complainant first filed its trademark in 2015 however the one member panel of … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Strangest Decision of The Year? Netflix Loses URS On The Domain Name Netflix.website
Netflix, Inc. just lost a complaint filed under the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) on the domain name Netflix.website I have read through the short decision several times and still don't understand it The domain owner said he doesn't even own the domain. The domain which was had a website about Netflix service was found to be inactive when the Examiner David J. Steele, Esq. looked … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Jackrabbit.com, FreeBasics.com, JC.com & More Domains
If this is your first time seeing a Domain Movers series, I highly suggest you checkout past articles. This series is all about detecting domain names on the move for one reason or another by large corporations. These companies often purchase already owned domain names by others for new brands, products or services and for many more reasons. These are early findings and the following is often … [Read more...]
Florida Owner of UberPromotions.com Sues Uber.com For Trademark Infringement
UBER PROMOTIONS, INC. a Florida corporation filed a federal lawsuit today against the the world famous Uber.com whose formal corporate name is UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC for trademark infringement, unfair competition under the Trademark Act of 1946, under Florida law and under common law. The Florida corporation alleged they had a website for transportation services started in Gainesville Florida … [Read more...]
Three Letter Domain Name TPP.Com Hit With UDRP
The domain name TPP.com has been hit with a UDRP The Complainant is unknown at the moment but the domain is owned on behalf of a client of MarkMonitor which generally means big corporate client and was owned earlier this year by Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc a client of MarkMonitor.com since at least 2005. There are at least 7 different trademarks for the world-famous term TPP in the USPTO … [Read more...]
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Pionier.de
Over the past week, 697 transactions took place on Sedo's marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: youconnect.com at 20,000 USD Top ccTLD: pionier.de at 19,500 EUR Top "other" TLD: opex.net at 4,500 USD New GTLD sales: bethel.church 999 USD Domain … [Read more...]
.Com Tops 120 Million Total Domain Names & Over 119 Million Active Domains
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names has topped 120 Million for the 1st time and likewise the number of domain names active in the .Com zone file top 119 million. The .Com domain name base which has topped 120 million domains is explained as: ""The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names that are registered but not configured for use in the … [Read more...]