Marathon Savings Bank lost a UDRP for MarathonBank.com, so it's trying a federal lawsuit instead. Marathon Savings Bank, located in Wisconsin, has sued (pdf) Affordable Webhosting, Inc. for cybersquatting after losing a UDRP to get the domain name ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Thousands download fake GoDaddy app in Google Play store
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy is suing unknown creator of fake GoDaddy app. A fake GoDaddy app was available in the Google Play store earlier this month and GoDaddy believes that thousands of people downloaded the app. The app, called GoDaddy Mobile, was available in the ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Chinese man sues after his numeric domain names are stolen
· Policy & LawLawsuit claims 11 domain names such as 0001.com were stolen. Gong Fan of Shenzhen, China has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover 11 numeric .com domain names that he alleges were stolen from him. According to the suit, Gong Fan is the original ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Texas man sues Fortune 500 liquor company to overturn cybersquatting decision
· Policy & LawLiquor company says that Rufino.com is a typo of its Ruffino brand. A Texas man who owns 60,000 domain names has sued Fortune 500 liquor company Constellation Brands, Inc in an effort to overturn an adverse Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution ... Continue Reading7 Comments
XYZ files opening brief in request for Verisign to pay $1.6 million
· Policy & LawDomain registry says lower court erred in three ways. XYZ.com LLC and Daniel Negari have filed their opening brief in an appeal against Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) over legal fees. If you haven't been tracking this saga, here's a quick ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen $100,000 domain name
· Policy & LawMan says he paid $100,000 for three-letter domain name before it was stolen. A California man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the valuable domain name BSH.com. Qiang Du bought the domain name for $100,000 in April 2016. He transferred the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge orders Verisign to transfer CostaRica.com domain name
· Policy & LawValuable CostaRica.com domain name will be transferred to prior registrant. A United States District Judge has ordered Verisign to transfer the domain name CostaRica.com to its previous owners, who allege the domain name was stolen. The plaintiffs ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Valuable domain name Bespoke.com hit with another cybersquatting complaint
· Policy & LawYet another company called Bespoke wants to get Bespoke.com without paying for it. When Garth Piesse paid $18,805 to acquire the domain name Bespoke.com in an expired domain name auction in 2014, I bet he didn't expect to be hit with a couple ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover 6213.com, an allegedly stolen domain name
· Policy & LawAllegedly stolen domain name end up at eName. A Hong Kong resident has filed suit (pdf) in Virginia to recover the domain name 6213.com, which he says was stolen from him. Ching Ping Cheung says he registered the domain name in 2003. He alleges it ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Lawsuit alleges CostaRica.com domain name stolen
· Policy & LawDomain name was stolen last year, suit alleges. CostaRica.com, Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging that the domain name CostaRica.com is stolen. The company filed the in rem action in U.S. District Court in Virginia, where Verisign is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment