Car company says goodbye to .fiat, .maserati and other dot-brand domain names. Car company Stellantis has informed ICANN that it's terminating contracts to run five top level domains. The automaker notified ICANN last month that it wishes to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Australian homebuilder tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawSecond level .au domain battle probably led to this dispute over a third level domain. Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd tried to reverse domain name hijack homebuilder.net.au, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Capital defends ColombianCoffee.com in UDRP
· Policy & LawPanel notes the descriptive nature of the domain names and legitimacy of owning descriptive terms as an investment. Domain Capital has successfully defended (pdf) the domain name colombiancoffee.com in a UDRP. Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Reflections from ICA’s meeting
· Policy & LawThe Internet Commerce Association membership just met in Las Vegas. Here are my thoughts. I spent the last few days in Las Vegas for the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) meeting. If you're not familiar with the ICA, it's the only association ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Charles Schwab tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawPanel finds that it filed a cybersquatting claim in bad faith. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found (pdf) that financial giant Charles Schwab tried to reverse domain name hijack schwabfinancialcare .com. The domain name is owned by Simon ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains and CNNIC get blockchain patents
· Policy & LawTwo entities get U.S. patents related to blockchain and domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents today related to blockchain and domain names. Unstoppable Domains obtained patent number 11,558,344 for Resolving ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reputation management company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawThis won't help its reputation. An online reputation management company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Erase Technologies, LLC, which operates a content removal service at GuaranteedRemovals.com, filed a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
i2Coalition names new board members
· Policy & LawEmployees of Radix and Newfold Digital among those joining the organization's board. i2Coalition, an advocacy group for internet infrastructure companies, has named new board members for 2023. Neha Naik, Vice President of Channel Partnerships at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Another web3 domain company applies for top level domain trademarks
· Policy & LawFreename wants to trademark stylized versions of .hodl, .airdrop and .moon. Freename AG, one of many initiatives offering blockchain-based domain names, has applied for U.S. trademarks for some of its extensions. The company applied for design ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN on Namecheap decision: it was a mixed bag
· Policy & LawAfter pointing out that Namecheap didn't get everything it asked for, ICANN says it's up to the organization what to do with the decision. ICANN has published its spin on the Independent Review Panel decision in the complaint brought by Namecheap ... Continue Reading3 Comments
