Domain owner has a portfolio of animal-themed domain names. Shoe and athleticwear company Puma has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed against the name puma.com.mx. .Mx is Mexico's country code. Puma is active in the country and uses the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Puma loses cybersquatting dispute for Mexican domain name
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Domain investor files lawsuit after losing $53k domain in UDRP
· Policy & LawRunner-up bidder won a UDRP against winner of expired domain auction. Domain name investment firm Mira Holdings has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the transfer of the domain name NexusMutual.com. The company bought the domain for $53,499 in a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Chess group applies for .chess as community top level domain
· UncategorizedApplication is the first known for .chess. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and World Chess (LSE: CHSS), FIDE's official commercial partner, announced today that they have applied for the .chess top level domain name. The organizations ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrustName customers report domain thefts after ICANN de-accreditation notice
· Domain RegistrarsCustomers question TrustName's response to alleged unauthorized transfers. Several customers of TrustName, a domain registrar that received a de-accreditation notice last week, claim that their domains have been stolen from the registrar. ICANN ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Registered Agents applies for six top level domains, starts RSP
· UncategorizedCompany that owns Epik domain registrar throws its hat into the top level domain ring. Registered Agents Inc. has applied for six top level domains, the company announced today. The company disclosed that it applied for .epic, .identity, .mark, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What domains Maglite and other businesses recently acquired
· Domain SalesFlashlight maker is among end user domain name buyers. We're still catching up on end user reports at Sedo. This one covers sales in the week ending August 16. Let's dive in. (You can view previous lists like this here.) WiseCasino .com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panelist doesn’t take the bait, denies Wal-Mart’s cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawWal-Mart Mexico tried to get domain related to its mobile phone service. Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V., Wal-Mart's Mexican arm, has lost a cybersquatting complaint against the domain bait.mx. The retailer offers a mobile phone service in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lovable removes excuse for developers to view lingerie site at work
· Domain SalesPopular vibe coding platform acquires the matching .com domain name. Earlier this month, vibe coding platform Lovable announced it raised a $400 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at a whopping $13.3 billion. It also made a big ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
My domain investing year so far – DNW Podcast #602
· PodcastsThe numbers behind my record year. Two-thirds of the year is in the books, and what a year it has been. Technology is changing quickly, and this is impacting the domain business. On today's show, I discuss my domain results so far this year and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN de-accredits “bulletproof” domain registrar
· Policy & LawRegistrar that catered to registrants likely to receive DNS abuse complaints loses its accreditation. In the end, it wasn't as bulletproof as advertised. ICANN has officially terminated the registrar accreditation of Fewmoretaps OU, d/b/a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
