Previous owner says two four-digit domain names were stolen. Thomas Keefe, Jr. has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. federal district court to recover domain names he alleges were stolen from his eNom account. Keefe alleges that the domain names ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen GMF.com domain, and here are two warnings
· Policy & LawA stolen domain name can reveal sensitive business information to the thief. Lots of three letter domain names have been stolen over the past few years. A stolen domain lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on Tuesday should provide ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Two stolen three-letter domains returned via UDRP
· Policy & LawPanels order EDP.com and LGI.com to be transferred back to their previous owners. Two three-letter domain names that were allegedly stolen from their owners have been returned through cybersquatting claims under UDRP. In separate decisions, a panel ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Private equity firm sues to recover JPE.com
· Policy & LawCompany says domain name was stolen after email was compromised. Jacobs Private Equity, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name JPE.com, which it says is stolen. The firm, lead by Bradley Jacobs, alleges that the JPE.com domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NFX LLC sues to recover stolen NFX.com domain name
· Policy & LawCompany files lawsuit in an attempt to regain control of its domain name. NFX LLC, which runs programs to help marketplace startups, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name NFX.com. NFX claims the domain name was stolen from it sometime ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Mrs Jello sues over stolen domain names
· Policy & LawThree letter domain names are among those stolen. Mrs. Jello, LLC, the company founded by the late domain investor Igal Lichtman, has filed suit to recover domain names that were allegedly stolen from its eNom account. The lawsuit (pdf) claims that ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GoDaddy updates investor app, domain search and hijack protection
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar releases more languages and currencies for app, search upgrades for Asia and domain theft protection. GoDaddy announced a bunch of updates yesterday, several of which I think will be interesting to domain name investors. Mike ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen domains: 5678.com, 26266.com and Manhua.com
· Policy & LawSuit by domain investor in China alleges domains stolen from her eNom account. A Chinese domain name investor has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that three of her domain names were stolen. Qianqian Jin filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen OnlineMBA.com domain name
· Policy & LawCompany files lawsuit after losing UDRP. After failing to recover the allegedly stolen domain name OnlineMBA.com through a UDRP, the previous owner of the domain name has turned to the courts. CMN.com, LLC, which generates leads for education ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Court returns stolen 224.com, 605.com and 452.com domain names
· Policy & LawThree number domain names returned to rightful owner after lawsuit. A U.S. Federal Court has ordered the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com be returned to Traffic Names, Ltd. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names filed suit last year alleging the ... Continue Reading2 Comments