Registrar says ICANN hasn't taken action after IRP ruling. Over one year after winning a partial victory against ICANN over price caps, domain registrar Namecheap is asking a court to push ICANN into action. Namecheap filed a complaint under the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
No Labels political party files cybersquatting lawsuit
· Policy & LawSomeone registered NoLabels.com to confuse people looking for the No Labels political party. A centrist U.S. political party that wants to fight divisive political culture has sued an organization that it says is mimicking it. No Labels filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company seeks preliminary injunction against TRX.com domain name
· Policy & LawCompany thinks paying six figures for a three letter domain name is proof of bad intent. JFXD TRX ACQ LLC has asked a federal district court (pdf) in Arizona to issue a preliminary injunction to give it the domain name trx.com. The saga over the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
VPN.com drops lawsuit against domain investor
· Policy & LawDomain brokerage alleged that domain investor duped it out of $250,000. Domain name brokerage VPN.com has dismissed a lawsuit against George Dikian, the pseudonym of domain investor Eitan Zviely. VPN alleged that domain investors George Dikian ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TRX.com in rem attempt moved to Arizona
· Policy & LawJudge rules that case over valuable domain name should be moved from Virginia to Arizona. A bit of gamesmanship in a battle for TRX.com has failed. In November 2022, Fitness Anywhere LLC won a UDRP against the domain name in a controversial ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Gambling company fails for THIRD time to get circus.com
· Policy & LawCourt rules in favor of circus.com owner. Online gambling company Circus Belgium SA has failed for a third time to get the domain name circus.com. First, it tried to obtain the valuable domain name through a UDRP in 2016. It failed and was found ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Private equity group sues over “banks” typo
· Policy & LawFirm sues to get domain name registered well before it existed. A private equity group that focuses on consumer packaged goods has sued the owner of bansk.com. Bansk Group was formed in 2019. SiteTools has owned bansk.com since 2013, and it has ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Domain auction bidder agrees to $842k settlement for not completing purchases
· Policy & LawSettlement comes after sales of fish.com and bird.com in 2021 auction fell through. A recent lawsuit settlement should be a warning to domain auction bidders: don't bid on something you can't pay for. In February 2021, Right of the Dot held what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Epik customer amends lawsuit over worries of asset sale
· Policy & LawMatthew Adkisson is worried that an asset sale would leave people like him holding the bag. A man who sued domain name registrar Epik because the company owes him $327,000 has amended his lawsuit. Matthew Adkisson agreed to buy nourish.com for ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Court dismisses case against GoDaddy over 968.com domain
· Policy & LawJudge dismisses case against GoDaddy for locking domain name. U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit filed against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) over the domain name 968.com. In the lawsuit, Yuming Hao stated that she acquired ... Continue Reading2 Comments