Man who lost domain name to France files petition for en banc rehearing. Jean-Noël Frydman isn't done fighting to regain control of France.com, a domain name he registered in 1994. Frydman lost control of the domain name in 2018 after the French ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Korean chicken restaurant chain settles lawsuit with domain investor
· Policy & LawCompany had tried to secure a domain through a UDRP, only to be hit with a lawsuit. Korean fast food chain Mom's Touch has settled a lawsuit domain name investor GNO, Inc. (Gregg Ostrick) filed against it. Mom's Touch's parent company, Haimarrow ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Man drags Qatar Tourism Council to U.S. Court in domain dispute
· Policy & LawQatar's Tourism Council launched a fight over a domain name, and now it needs to defend itself in U.S. Court. A man from Azerbaijan is suing the Qatar National Tourism Council—in Colorado. Teymur Mehdiyev filed a lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Amazon sues “get rich quick” Fulfilled by Amazon course seller
· UncategorizedAmazon says consumers think there's a connection between FBA course seller and Amazon. Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) businesses are big business for many product sellers. Just about anyone can list products for sale on Amazon and take advantage of its ... Continue Reading19 Comments
It cost $480,843 to defend IMI.com
· Policy & LawCosts of defending domain name in jury trial add up. Jeffrey Black successfully defended his domain name IMI.com in court, but it cost a lot of money. A filing by Black's attorney reveals that the total billings to date are $480,843. Black is ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Stolen domain lawsuit filed over $100k domain name 1001.com
· Policy & LawCompany that bought domain name for $100,000 in 2013 says that it has been stolen. Netherlands corporation Diginus BV has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name 1001.com, which it alleges was stolen from it. The company paid ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Don’t give your web developer access to your domain registrar account
· Policy & LawAnother business says it lost its domain to a web developer. I know I've written about this many times, but if these stories prevent just one legal issue then it's worth it. Please, don't give your web developer full access to your domain name ... Continue Reading57 Comments
SiteLock sues GoDaddy over troubled partnership
· Domain RegistrarsSecurity company claims GoDaddy didn't pay what it owes. Website security company SiteLock has sued domain name registrar and hosting company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) for breach of contract and trademark claims. The two companies signed a reseller ... Continue Reading4 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 asks court to make Verisign lawsuit documents public
· Policy & LawCompany that runs .xyz domain wants to make documents from legal battle public. XYZ.com, LLC, the company that operates the .xyz top level domain name, has asked a court (pdf) to let it make certain documents from a lawsuit with Verisign ... Continue Reading3 Comments