1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, whose parent company is United Internet AG, just withdrew its application to operate the new gTLD .Mail. I think this is a very meaningful withdrawal because of the fact that as the applicant owns Mail.com and stands to be the biggest benfificaly of having the .Mail new gTLD and the most at risk for loss of business to a .Mail new gTLD. .Mail for this … [Read more...]
After 5 Wins, A UDRP Panelist Denies Claim of TM For Novartis AG
The global drug company Novartis AG just lost a UDRP on the domain name QuickDailies.com based off a trademark for the term "Dailies". Apparently the company beliefs its own any domain name that has the word "dailies" in it and as silly as it sounds several UDRP panels have transferred domains names to Novartis AG based on the same claim and the same trademark. Since 2012, the company has … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Now Over 125 Domains Related To Boston Explosion Including “Relief” Domains
There are now at least 125 domain names that have been recently registered relating to the explosions at the Boston Marathon today and most troubling many that look like charitable domains that can be be used to raise money for the victims. Over 20 of the domain .com/.net domains registered today sound like they could be used for fundraising efforts for the victims so we need to watch those to … [Read more...]
Mintues After Explosion Domains Registered: bostonexplosion.com, bostonbombing.com
Just minutes after the first report of 2 explosions at the Boston Marathon today, several domain names were already registered and some are already parked. While many of the domains were registered under privacy some of the registrants were brave enough (orstupid enough) to put their name as the registrant of these domains. We at TheDomains and as a domainer hate to see these type of … [Read more...]
Regions Bank Fails To Renew Regions.com Taking It Offline
Regions Bank (RF) failed to timely renew its domain name Regions.com which expired on April 13th sending scustomers of the bank to a Network Solutions landing page. The domain was updated today April 15th, after Regions renewed the … [Read more...]
Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings Loses UDRP On UniversalAssistance.com
Universal Assistance S.A. of Buenos Aires, Argentina, just won a UDRP against Mike Mann's Domain Asset Holdings, LLC on the domain name UniversalAssistance.com The Complainant had a trademark on the term, Universal Assistance since 1994 but the panel seemed to be willing to give them a common law right to the term even if they didn't have the trademark. The company official site was … [Read more...]
5 Arbitration Institutes Team Up To File An UDRP For 17 Domains
Well here is something you don't see everyday 5 Arbitration Institutes have jointly filed one UDRP seeking 17 domain names which seem to be mainly comprised of the name of the association with the word arbitration added. These are exactly the types of domain names we call trademark holders and other out on for not registering years ago. Most of the domains were registered on May 10, 2010 … [Read more...]