Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending March 4th, 2013. In all over $1.35MM domains were sold. The top seller was WeddingInsurance.com at $50,000 as previously reported by us, followed by Wholesale.co.uk for $30,000. In all, 842 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS. Below is the entire list of publicly reportable sales in their respective … [Read more...]
WNP.com Saved In UDRP By The Czech Arbitration Court
The domain name WNP.com was saved in a UDRP decided by the ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC). The UDRP was actually filed on several domain names: wnp.com first registered on 9 June 1997 williams-partner.com first registered on 18 June 2003 williamspartner.com first registered on 18 June 2003; williamsandpartner.com first registered on 18 June 2003. The CAC found … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: Which Domain Priced $100K Or More Will Sell At Webfest?
Now that the final list of the live domain name auction from Webfest has been released, we thought we would do a poll on which domain names with a reserve price of $100K you think will sell. Here are your choices, you can pick up to 5 (but you have to place your selections all at the same time). You also have the choice of none will sell You can place your vote on the right and for … [Read more...]
Blacknight Asks ICANN Whether They Will Allow Non-TM Generic TLDs To Be Closed
Blacknight an ICANN accredited registrar, sent a second letter to ICANN urging the organization to formally clarify its position on Generic Key Word TLDs. Blacknight and fellow signatories of the letter seek clarification on non-trade marked generic key word TLDs, specifically whether ICANN will allow them to be operated in a “closed” manner. The most recent version of the … [Read more...]
Berryhill Wins His 2nd UDRP Of The Day & Almost Another RDNH Finding
John Berryhill has won his second UDRP of the day this time beating back the Complaint was brought Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, against the domain holder, Ashantiplc Ltd of New York, New York, who was represented by John Berryhill, PhD Esq and NamingRights.Com, LLC of Hong Kong, China. The three member panel found that the complainant did not prove its case and … [Read more...]
EU Tells Google To Change It’s Search Results In Europe Or Face Anti-trust Charges
According to FT.com, The EU competition chief Joaquín Almunia told Google today is going to have to change its presents it search results in Europe or face anti-trust charges in the EU for diverting traffic to its own services. We are still investigating, but my conviction is [Google] are diverting traffic,” Mr Almunia told the Financial Times. “They are monetizing this kind of business, the … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Denied Complaint on Grief.net Citing Pending Litigation
A three member panel UDRP panel denied the UDRP by The Grief Recovery Institute, LLC and The Grief Recovery Institute Educational Foundation, Inc. (“Complainant”), and Grief Recovery Institute on the domain names grief.net and grief-recovery.com This panel citing pending litigation punted on the decision but pointed out that different UDRP panels have decided the issue differently. I do … [Read more...]