We just went through the zone file for the .email new gTLD to see what interesting new domain registrations I found. I couldn't help miss the registrations by a organization out of Los Alamitos, CA named Viva Las Vegas who wound up getting a great domain in LasVegas.email, but went after and got domain names matching some trademarked and well known companies. It should be noted all these … [Read more...]
The .Com Firewall: Is A .Com Registration Better Protection From New gTLD’s Than Trademarks?
An interesting point of view on new gTLD's, trademarks and .com registrants was published today by Cybrands.com Basically the author of the post is claiming that owning a .com can be better protection against potentially infringing new gTLD domain names than a trademark. He calls it the .com firewall: "In computing terms, firewall has many definitions." In domaining terms, what I'm … [Read more...]
Day 1 Donuts Trademark Review: Only 12 of 28 Top Brands Bought The Donuts Block (DPML)
According to the WorldtrademarkReview.com, (WTR) only 12 of the 28 top public companies the publication tracked apparently purchased the Donuts’ domain protected marks list (DPML) trademark blocking product. 7 New gTLD strings all by Donuts went live yesterday. .bike, clothing, .guru, .holdings, .plumbing, .singles and .ventures According to the WTR; Apple, Microsoft, Walmart, Samsung, … [Read more...]
CNN Covers The Selfie Olympics On Twitter While ICANN Bans Registrations In New gTLD’s
In the domain name space The Olympics have been given the strongest protections including ICANN prohibiting the registration any new gTLD containing the word Olympics in it. However in the rest of cyberspace the Olympics enjoys no such protection. CNN just covered the "Selfie Olympics" that has been trending on Twitter. Not only is the word Olympics being used in a way on Twitter and … [Read more...]
The Oscars Files Another Suit Against Godaddy Under ACPA Alleging Continued Violations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which hands out the Oscars has filed anther lawsuit against Godaddy under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA"). This suit filed on Novmeber 15, 2013, "supplements a currently pending action between the same parties asserting the same theories of infringement under the ACPA and related state theories that was filed in … [Read more...]
Is .Quebec The Motivation For The UDRP on Quebec.com?
We broke the news this morning that an agency of the Provence of Quebec filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com. Anything.com has owned the domain since at least 1998 making the domain some 15 years old. The domain is parked but according to Screenshots.com has been parked since at least 2004 or about 10 years. So why now? Why did the government of Quebec decide to go after … [Read more...]
Overstock.com Sues NoMoreRack.com For Trademark Infringement For Buying Keyword Ads Under Overstock
Overstock.com filed suit in the Federal Court for Utah for trademark infringement against NoMoreRack.com apparently over NoMoreRack.com's use of the word Overstock in its ads and for buying keyword advertising under the term Overstock. Here are the relevant parts of the Complaint: "Overstock.com, Inc. files this Complaint for trademark infringement and unfair competition, and seeks a … [Read more...]