Both sides get some wins and losses. Judge Dolly Gee has ruled on motions to strike and dismiss in a lawsuit over the domain name Pocketbook.com. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, tried to get the valuable domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
509.com buyer defends domain in lawsuit
· Policy & LawPerson who bought 509.com in Sedo auction defends domain in stolen domain lawsuit. The person who paid $109,000 to buy 509.com in a domain name auction has responded to a lawsuit that alleges the domain name was previously stolen. Yin Sheng ... Continue Reading5 Comments
OnlineNIC says it’s shutting down because of Facebook lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar tells court it is ceasing business next week. ICANN-accredited domain name registrar OnlineNIC says it's shutting down on July 26 after throwing in the towel in a lawsuit. [See update, including new shutdown date.] Facebook sued the ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Why a company might file a lawsuit instead of a UDRP
· Policy & LawSites causing imminent harm can sometimes be taken down faster through the courts. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was created as a faster, easier, and cheaper alternative to lawsuits to settle cybersquatting claims. For a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges 509.com, sold for $106k in March, was stolen
· Policy & LawChinese man who paid $295,000 says domain is stolen. A domain name investor acquired 509.com through Sedo in March for $106,000. According to NameBio, the domain sold for $295,000 in 2018. Why did the domain seller take such a loss? There appears ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Right of the Dot responds in Bird.com dispute
· Policy & LawAuctioneer denies counterclaims in non-paying bidder dispute. Right of the Dot has responded to David Lizmi's affirmative defenses and counterclaims in a lawsuit stemming from its February 25 auction. In that auction, Lizmi bid $2.5 million for ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Buying an expiring domain? Might want to check this
· Expired DomainsThe domain could already be subject to a UDRP. Domain investors review a lot of data before buying expiring domain names. The more expensive the domain, the more data they check. Sometimes I'll Google the domain name to see how it's used. I ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
· Domain SalesBidder says he didn't think he won the domains, and he shouldn't have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February's Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Right of the Dot ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Nubank withdraws one lawsuit about Nubank.com while it fights another
· Policy & LawCompany abruptly withdraws in rem case in Florida as it fights in Georgia. Last week I wrote about how Brazilian banking company Nubank filed an in rem lawsuit in Florida against the domain name Nubank.com. It filed the dispute after being found ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Nubank sues after trying reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany files in rem lawsuit in Florida after losing UDRP. Nubank, a Brazilian finance startup that has raised billions in funding, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name Nubank.com, alleging that the registration of the domain violates ... Continue Reading3 Comments
