The complainant may have had a trademark claim, but the cybersquatting finding is harder to justify. A recent UDRP decision for kong.ai gives me pause. A large technology company, Kong Inc., which uses the domain KongHQ.com, filed a dispute ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The kong.ai UDRP decision deserves scrutiny
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33 companies that bought .ai domain names this year, including SpaceX
· Domain SalesBusinesses continue to buy aftermarket .ai domains and put them to use. The impact of the artificial intelligence boom on the domain name industry cannot be overstated. Companies are buying .ai domains, .com domains for their AI businesses, or ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Man files lawsuit to halt transfer of .bet domain name
· Policy & LawDomain was part of a consolidated cybersquatting case decided last month. A man in Greece has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to overturn a UDRP decision against his domain name merit .bet. Andreous Theoklis filed the lawsuit against NET Holding A.Ş., a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Internet Commerce Association announces two board changes
· Policy & LawAlan Shiflett will join; Jeremiah Johnston steps down. Internet Commerce Association has announced a couple of changes to its board of directors. First, Alan Shiflett of GoDaddy is joining the board. He'll be taking over the seat previously held ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Please, don’t let your web developer register your domain name
· Policy & LawTake this advice before it's too late. I've seen it countless times: a business hires a web developer or an IT management firm, has that contractor register a domain on their behalf, and then has the domain held hostage. A recent lawsuit is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
End user domain sales: a tool to search the Epstein files
· Domain SalesOne of this week's end user domain sales is for a site that lets you search public archives, including the Epstein files. Sedo's top public sale this week was Roxit.com for $58,000. It's not clear who bought it. The only US trademark applications I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Real estate developer tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDeveloper argued domain was renewed in bad faith, and omitted critical details in its filing. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panel has found that Reinsch, Inc., E. G., and Tri-State Communities LLC attempted reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dish launches .latino top level domain
· UncategorizedAt long last, Dish launches its TLD for Latinos. The .latino top level domain name entered sunrise today. Sunrise runs through June 11, and General Availability starts the next day. Unique to the .latino launch is that there's no early access ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN publishes 2025 tax return, including salary info
· Policy & LawICANN's latest tax return shows data on highly paid employees and contractors. ICANN has published its 2025 tax return (pdf) for the tax year ending June 30, 2025. The return shows that revenue was down about $10 million from the prior tax year, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Acquiring and building TLDs – DNW Podcast #586
· PodcastsHow ShortDot, which didn't apply for any domains in the last round, became a big new TLD operator. Top level domain company ShortDot didn't apply for any top level domains in the 2012 round, but it later acquired TLDs and has grown its portfolio to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
