Band never served the domain name owner. The heavy metal band Slipknot has voluntarily dismissed a cybersquatting lawsuit it filed against the domain name slipknot.com. Slipknot.com was registered in 2001, and the band was formed in the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lamborghini gets control of Lambo.com domain name
· Policy & LawAfter three-year battle, Lamborghini finally gets domain name. Whois records show that Automobili Lamborghini has finally obtained the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Slipknot.com owner shows up to defend domain against Slipknot band
· Policy & LawCompany files with court after becoming aware of lawsuit. Not so fast! That's the message for heavy metal band Slipknot, which filed an in rem lawsuit against the domain name slipknot.com last month. Yesterday, attorney Jeffrey Neuman entered ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Court orders former Epik CEO Rob Monster to repay close to $2 million
· Policy & LawJudgment is for $1.37 million and 5.19 bitcoin. A U.S. Federal District Court in Western Washington has ordered (pdf) former Epik CEO Rob Monster to pay $1.37 million and return 5.19 bitcoin to a domain investor. Luigi Marruso sued Monster, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Dharmesh Shah transfers trademark.ai to Trademarkia
· Policy & LawTrademarkia's claims against Atom and others will continue. Trademarkia has dismissed Dharmesh Shah's company, OnStartups LLC, from a trademark lawsuit after Shah apparently transferred a domain at issue to Trademarkia. The trademark business ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Blockchain.ai auction ends at $405,000, but prior registrant files lawsuit to halt transfer
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges domain was renewed and should not have been auctioned off. A high-profile expired domain auction for blockchain.ai ended today, but the former registrant has filed a lawsuit claiming he renewed the domain. In the lawsuit, Howard ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Lawsuits filed in battle for Prosecco.com domain name
· Policy & LawItalian organization demands transfer of prosecco.com and proseccoDOC.com. Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco, an Italian organization that manages and oversees the “Denominazione di Origine Controllata” (“DOC”) ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Trademarkia sues Atom over its new trademark platform
· Policy & LawAtom faces trademark infringement lawsuit just weeks after launching its trademark platform. Domain name platform Atom is facing a trademark lawsuit over its new trademark service. The company launched Trademark.io last month, and now a rival ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Top domain name stories: .com grows, clawback lawsuit, breach notice and more
· UncategorizedRead about last month's top news, including why .com is growing again. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Judge allows expired domain clawback lawsuit to proceed against GoDaddy - But two of the defendants ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Entrepreneur Media sues operator of typo website
· Policy & LawUnlike some of its previous trademark disputes, this seems like a reasonable case. Entrepreneur Media has sued (pdf) the operator of EntErprenUEr .org, alleging trademark infringement. While the company's aggressive policing of anyone using the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
