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…
Category: Legal
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…