GoDaddy files motion to dismiss, Dynadot claims lack of jurisdiction. GoDaddy and Dynadot have responded to a lawsuit over the eth.link domain name. Virgil Griffith was the registrant of the domain name, which was used as a type of resolver to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
“George Dikian” responds to VPN.com lawsuit
· Policy & LawPseudonymous domain investor responds to lawsuit alleging he duped broker out of $250,000. In June, domain brokerage VPN.com filed a lawsuit (pdf) after it was duped into sending $250,000 worth of bitcoin (at the time, now worth less) in a domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain owner sues after legal threat
· Policy & LawSiteTools files lawsuit after potential domain buyer threatens legal action. Many attorneys throw around legal threats to get domain names for their clients. They had better make sure they're on solid legal ground and are willing to take the case ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Woman sues GoDaddy after buying domain from someone whose account is locked
· Domain RegistrarsWoman alleges he bought and paid for a domain that the seller can't transfer to him. A Chinese woman who says she bought 968 .com is suing GoDaddy after the seller was unable to transfer the domain to him. In the lawsuit (pdf), Yuming Hao states ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Suing the previous owner of a domain name
· Policy & LawOops. A Connecticut man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name MilesSpencer.org. But there's a big problem with the case that I'll get to shortly. Miles Spencer filed the lawsuit against John Does and in rem against the domain name, ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Judge halts sale of eth.link domain name
· Policy & LawTemporary restraining order puts sale on hold. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi has issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) halting the sale of eth.link. As Domain Name Wire first reported on September 7, Ethereum Name Service and former ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Pocketbook International appeals loss in pocketbook.com dispute
· Policy & LawCompany asks Court of Appeals for another opinion. Ebook reader company Pocketbook International is appealing its loss in a lawsuit over pocketbook.com. The move comes immediately after the defendant in the case filed a claim for attorneys' ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Update: Unstoppable Domains sues over Handshake .wallet domain
· Policy & LawCompany follows through on threats citing a "campaign of chaos". Earlier today I wrote about Unstoppable Domains threatening to sue Gateway.io for it offering .wallet top level domain names. It turns out it followed through with that threat ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Now this is a crowded brand
· Policy & LawEven if the plaintiff wins this case, there's a third company with a similar name. Yesterday, healthcare financing company CarePayment Technologies, Inc., filed a lawsuit (pdf) against CarePay, Inc., claiming trademark infringement. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
· Policy & LawAt least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
