According to a story today in the KansasCity.com, it seems that Google did not even contact BMW, that owns the domain name Alphabet.com, to see if they would sell it before going…
Author: Michael Berkens
Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.
Negari of .XYZ On Bloomberg TV On Dominance of .Com: “I Think It’s Over”
Daniel Negari the CEO of the .XYZ registry was interviewed on Bloomberg Television today during the Bloomberg West show. .XYZ has been in the headline since Google announcement of the formation of…
New gTLD .LOL Has Just 772 Domain Registrations After its 1st Day: Trump.lol; Obama.lol
.LOL launched into general availability yesterday by Uniregistry and wound with just 772 registrations including some 70 domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders. Uniregistry is charging $6.88 for…
Best Headline For New gTLD’s: “Thanks to Google’s Alphabet, .Xyz Will End .Com Dominance”
Wired.com just published a story which maybe the best headline ever for the new gTLD lovers and supporters: “Thanks to Google’s Alphabet, .XYZ Will End .Com Dominance” That as Taylor Swift would…
Sweet Art Company LLC Guilty of Reverse Domain Hijacking on Domain Registered in 1998
Sweet Art Company LLC represented by Christopher M. DeBacker of Law Office of Mark Brown, LLC, Kansas was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on the domain sweetartinc.com which was…
SharkTank.com Saved in UDRP: No Reverse Hijacking Despite Domain Reg 6 Yrs Before TM
Sony Pictures Television Inc. just its attempt to grab the domain name SharkTank.com which was registered in 2002, while the trademark was not filed for until 2008 and not granted until 2009….
Over 6K .XYZ Registered Yesterday Including 100’s With ABC, Google, Alphabet Knockoff’s
The .XYZ registry got thrown into the world stage last night when Google announced the formation of a new parent company, Alphabet which would be using the domain name abc.xyz. The new…