Trulia, Inc. (NYSE: TRLA, “Trulia”),announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Market Leader, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEDR, “Market Leader”), for approximately $355 million, or an implied price of $11.33 per share (based on Trulia’s closing share price on Tuesday, May 7, 2013). MarketLeader.com you might remember bought the domain name RealEstate.com back just in 2011 for … [Read more...]
UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me
A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Sony.me which has been registered since August 5th 2008. Not sure where Sony has been for the last soon to be 5 years while this domain has … [Read more...]
Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself
The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. "The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisations and has operated since 1910 under the trade mark THE LOST DOGS HOME. It operates six animal shelters in Australia, caring for over 31,000 dogs and cats each … [Read more...]
All.com Hits the Sales Block at $350K
According to a press release out today the domain name ALL.com which has been registered since 1995 "and never offered for sale" has just hit the market. The domain name is priced at $350,000. "ALL.com is memorable, 3 letters, brandable and great for a variety of businesses and categories. Even more unique ALL.com comes with a United States federal trademark on the principal register for the … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $1MM In Domains Led By GotHealth.com For $28K
Afternic.com just released its weekly domain sales for the week of 4/29/13 – 5/05/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,016,647. The highest sale was GotHealth.com, which sold for $28,000. Other reportable high dollar sales were CyberSweep.com for $19,000 and CookingLessons.com for $16,000. Here is the full list of … [Read more...]
Sedo Transactions Total $1.46 Million Led By Moms.com for $252,000
Over the past week, 703 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.46m. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · Top .coms: moms.com at 252,000 USD · Top ccTLD: fotograf.de at 89,250 EUR · Top “other” TLD: espresso.net at 9,999 USD Domain … [Read more...]
ADNDRC Bars UDRP on Stolen Domain 6543.com
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (the ADNDRC) denied a UDRP on the domain name 6543.com A domain which it appears was allegedly stolen from the complainant. The Respondent didn't file a response. We have noted before that UDRP's are not set up for the return of a stolen domain. Here the complainant didn't even allege a trademark right to the domain, not even a common law … [Read more...]