Trademark examiner refuses Ad.com trademark again. AOL's continued battle to trademark a domain name it doesn't even own has hit another roadblock. On June 21, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiner refused the trademark for Ad.com on the grounds ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Advertise.com Scores First Victory in Lawsuit with AOL
· Policy & LawJudge forces AOL to change venue. Advertise.com 1, AOL 0. Online advertising company Advertise.com has scored its first victory in its legal battles with AOL: a judge has ruled against AOL's favored jurisdiction of the Eastern District Court of ... Continue Reading6 Comments
AdMedia.com: Another Play on Ad.com?
· Domain SalesThe Ad.com saga gets more interesting. Sedo has completed the sale of AdMedia.com for $50,000. This is a curious sale because of what is now up at AdMedia.com: Zoom in on a couple key elements, including the logo and copyright ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Oversee.net Sues Skenzo, Oversee and Guillen Explain Their Sides
· Policy & LawTwo sides speak about Ad.com lawsuits. Here's the latest on the news Domain Name Wire broke earlier today about Marcos Guillen suing Directi/Skenzo for backing out of its $1.4M purchase of Ad.com. First, Oversee.net (or one of its subsidiaries) ... Continue Reading32 Comments
AOL Sues Advertise.com for Trademark Infringement
· Policy & LawAOL stretches its trademarks beyond belief. Apparently AOL thinks it owns every domain name that is some variation of "Advertising". The company just filed a lawsuit against Advertise.com. Advertise.com was formerly known as ABCsearch.com until ... Continue Reading37 Comments
Ad.com Sale Falls Through, Lawsuit Filed
· Policy & LawSeller files suit after $1.4M deal falls through. Ad.com owner Marcos Guillen has filed a lawsuit against Directi and Skenzo for backing out of its auction purchase of Ad.com. The sale caught mainstream attention when Skenzo bought the domain at ... Continue Reading65 Comments