Cyber security service wants injunction thrown out. Whois data and security service DomainTools has appealed a preliminary injunction brought against it by .NZ registry Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL). DNCL sued DomainTools in June 2018 over ... Continue Reading5 Comments
AddictingGames.com sues Addicting.com, claiming cybersquatting
· Policy & LawAddicting.com parked page filled with links for games. The popular online game site Addicting Games filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) yesterday against the domain name Addicting.com, claiming that the owner of the domain is cybersquatting. Addicting ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Stanley Pace challenges another UDRP decision in court
· Policy & LawLawsuit filed to halt transfer of Lascal.com. Stanley Pace, who has a history of UDRP cases as well as challenging adverse decisions in court, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to overturn a decision against his domain name Lascal.com. Joran ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover EQN.com domain name
· Policy & LawDomain was stolen in 2016, according to lawsuit. A California company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name EQN.com, which it says was stolen from its Enom account. Blackshore Properties, Inc. of San Marino, California acquired ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
XYZ files renewed motion for fees against Verisign
· Policy & LawDistrict Court will reconsider request for Verisign to pay legal fees stemming from lawsuit. After winning its second Appeals Court case against Verisign, top level domain name registry .XYZ is renewing its request (pdf) for Verisign to pay attorney ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Former SNN.com owner goes to court to recover domain name
· Policy & LawOriginal registrant files lawsuit after failing to recover domain name through UDRP. The former owner of SNN.com, who says his domain name was stolen, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in Virginia to try to recover the domain name. The suit was filed by ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover 6-digit domain names
· Policy & LawComplaint alleges that five domain names were stolen. A person in China has filed a lawsuit in an effort to recover domain names they allege were stolen from their domain name registrar account. Xiaomei Chen filed the in rem action against the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Napoleon.com hit with UDRP. Owners fight back with lawsuit
· Policy & LawDomain owners fight back in court before UDRP is decided. Last Month Wolf Steel, which markets fireplaces under the brand name Napoleon, filed a UDRP cybersquatting dispute against the domain name napoleon.com. The owners of the domain name are ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Fake token presale at Sale-Orchid.com dupes people looking for Orchid.com
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges that someone made away with $66,000 in fake token presale. Even if you have a great domain name, people can get confused by other domains that use your brand name. Just ask Orchid Labs, a company creating a decentralized hosting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Much Ado about Ado.com: Carrillo sues bus company after bad UDRP decision
· Policy & LawDomaining.com owner sues to retain ownership of Ado.com and asks for a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. Francois Carrillo, the owner of domain blog aggregator Domaining.com, has sued (pdf) Mexican bus company Autobuses dr Oriente ADO, S.A. de ... Continue Reading33 Comments