gurudomainnamesforsale.guru which appears to be the first aftermarket site dedicated to .Guru domain name launched today. The site unfortunately has many .guru domain names listed for sale that are trademarked terms, … [Read more...]
Sedo To Hold .Club Premium Winter Sports Domain Auction Feb 19-26th
Sedo, and .CLUB Domains have partnered to offer a Winter Sports Auction of never before released .CLUB domain names. The auction will place February 19-26, and will include 25 premium winter sports-related names with the .CLUB extension, including Snowboarding.club, Skiing.club, IceHockey.club, figureskating.club, sochi.club alpineskiing.club, skiers.club, and speedskating.club to … [Read more...]
Is @jamesdean Twitter handle violating trademark law ?
Its not just domain names where people seem to make a stretch with regards to trademarks. Wendy Davis wrote a piece a few hours ago on MediaPost about Twitter and James Dean. From the article: The licensing agency CMG Worldwide has sued Twitter for allowing a user to tweet under the name of deceased actor James Dean. CMG alleges that Twitter -- as well as the account creator -- are … [Read more...]
BidPal Inc. Decides to take their UDRP Loss to Court
There was an article published today by Gerald Levine on Ip Legal Corner, that highlights what is a disturbing trend for domain owners who have legitimate rights to their domain. It was generally considered that if you registered a domain, say in 1998, and a company came along in 2008 with a trademark, you could easily show there was no bad faith in the registration unless you could foresee the … [Read more...]
Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor - of said company was Mr. Blumtritt. - According to the documents filed by the Complainant, Mr. Blumtritt passed away on June 28, 2013. - A cease and desist letter was sent in October … [Read more...]
Glenn Hayward, Formerly With Nominet, Joins CentralNic’s Board & Becomes Its CFO
CentralNic (AIM:CNIC), today announces that Glenn Hayward has joined the Board of CentralNic plc as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Hayward joins the Board of CentralNic from Nominet, the company responsible for the .uk domain names, where he was Executive Director, Business Development Director and Finance Director. Ben Crawford, Chief Executive Officer of CentralNic plc, said: … [Read more...]
CNBC “New Internet domains are coming, and small biz needs to be wary”
Cadie Thompson wrote a piece for CNBC earlier today that included comments from Kathy Nielsen from Sedo. The article focuses on the potential problems that a small business without a robust intellectual property team and a small budget may face. This makes it easier for cybersquatters to buy a domain name that a legitimate business may want. It also opens the door for more cybercriminals to pose … [Read more...]