Company tried to get .com that matches its .fr domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found (pdf) that K Holding, which owns the real estate firm Junot Investissements, attempted to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
French real estate firm tries to reverse hijack domain name
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Seventeen new end user domain name sales
· Domain SalesA wound care company, a cold-pressed juice business, and an AI company in Africa bought domain names. It was a slow sales week overall at Sedo, thanks to the U.S. holiday, but there were plenty of sales that I could identify as end user purchases. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Gold, a cop, and domain shenanigans – DNW Podcast #594
· PodcastsRob Schutz went to great lengths to close this domain deal. We all have our war stories about trying to acquire domains from stubborn sellers. But Rob Schutz of Snagged has a story that might just top them all. Rob helped a company acquire a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
June’s top stories
· UncategorizedA lawsuit, my experience testing domain appraisal tools, and Team Internet's antitrust claim were top news on DomainNameWire.com last month. Here are some stories you might have missed last month on Domain Name Wire. 1. GoDaddy customer must pay ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Financial firm files a “poster child” reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawPanelist admonishes company for complaint over creditGPT.com domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf) that CCP3 LLC filed a case that's a "poster child for RDNH". The company filed the dispute over the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com rankings: GMO surges in a banner month for .com
· Domain RegistrarsGMO nearly tripled its monthly registrations, and it was a good month for .com overall. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Did this UDRP decision actually involve a trademark dispute?
· Policy & LawPanelist orders domain transferred, but it seems like a complex trademark dispute. I write about many UDRP cases where a complaint is dismissed because it's really a trademark dispute, not a cybersquatting dispute. Today, World Intellectual ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Texas gets porn site domain suspended for violating age verification requirements
· Policy & LawDomain owner must post $9.14 million bond to get domain back. The State of Texas has successfully used its age verification law to get .com registry Verisign to suspend a domain used for a porn site. Texas has a law that requires sites with ... Continue Reading6 Comments
How I’m adapting my domain investing
· UncategorizedI'm focusing more on hand registration and repricing my tech domains. I've recently made significant changes to how I acquire and price domains, and the shift is already paying off. In fact, year to date, 2026 is shaping up to be my best year yet ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Ten new end user domain name sales
· Domain SalesA networking company, a fiber laser cutting tool distributor, and an industrial fluids company bought domains this week. Sedo's top public sale this week was sif.org for $45,000. While it's not yet clear who bought that domain, below is a list of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
