Namecheap's application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a "domain communication system." The application (pdf) describes a system where you can contact ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Malware claim leads to reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawComplainant cited Whois privacy service's details to suggest an association with malware distribution. Markel Corporation has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MarkelGroup.com. The company filed a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Painless.com UDRP is painful
· Policy & LawOuch. A dental supply company has lost a cybersquatting dispute in which it tried to grab the valuable domain painless.com. Benco Dental Supply Co. filed a UDRP with National Arbitration Forum against Pain Management, Inc. As the registrant's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Web may face more delays as Altanovo fights on
· Policy & LawDeja vu. Not so fast (or slow, as you might observe). Just weeks after ICANN's board decided the organization should move forward with contracting .web to Nu Dot Co, which plans to assign the domain to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the timeline is in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot opposes ENS’s request to transfer eth.link
· Policy & LawRegistrar says it would allow ENS to escape jurisdiction. ENS and Virgil Griffith sued Dynadot in September 2022 after the registrar sold the domain for $852,000 in an expired domain name auction. Griffith is in jail for helping North Korea evade ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik customer amends lawsuit over worries of asset sale
· Policy & LawMatthew Adkisson is worried that an asset sale would leave people like him holding the bag. A man who sued domain name registrar Epik because the company owes him $327,000 has amended his lawsuit. Matthew Adkisson agreed to buy nourish.com for ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Criticism site dispute results in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawWIPO panelist says this isn't a case of cybersquatting. Shahryar Oveissi has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over three domain names. Oveissi is the son of the former Shah of Iran's Imperial Army, Gholam Ali ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Southwest Airlines fails to take down “SouthWoke” site
· Policy & LawPanelist rules it is a criticism site, not a case of cybersquatting. Southwest Airlines has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed with against the creator of SouthWoke .com, a site that makes fun of Southwest Airlines for allegedly being ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign gets patent for cryptocurrency-backed sale and transfer of domain names
· Policy & LawPatent describes way to use blockchain technology for the sale and transfer of domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,645,370 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Transferring a domain name on a secondary ... Continue Reading1 Comment
WebSec Holdings, B.V. tries Plan B reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint after trying to buy the domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that WebSec Holdings, B.V., a cybersecurity company in the Netherlands, attempted to reverse domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
