Panel finds chemicals company didn't meet any of its burdens to prevail in a UDRP. A Czech Arbitration Court panel has found that Advanced ChemBlocks Inc. attempted reverse hijacking of the domain name aablocks.com. One of the complainant's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Chemicals company attempts reverse domain name hijacking
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Twenty domain names end users bought this week
· Domain SalesA carbon capture technology company, an AI-powered customer service platform, and an Italian shoe company bought domain names. Germany's .de namespace has implemented NIS2, which has made it easier to conduct end-user research. Now, when a business ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Birth certificates for AI agents – DNW Podcast #587
· PodcastsHow the DNS can play a role in AI agent identity. Artificial intelligence is having a huge impact on the domain name industry. One area it could help grow the business is if agents use the DNS for identity. Today, Identity Digital CEO Akram ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The kong.ai UDRP decision deserves scrutiny
· Policy & LawThe 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
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
