Weeds.com owner asks court to penalize weed control company for reverse domain name hijacking. Last year a regional weed control company in the United States called Weeds, Inc. filed a UDRP cybersquatting claim against Innovation HQ, Inc, the owner of ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Owner of CryptoSecurities.exchange goes after CryptoSecurities.com
· Policy & LawCryptoSecurities.com was registered in 2013 and the plaintiff's business was just created this year. A law firm that created a business on the domain name CryptoSecurities.exchange has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of the CryptoSecurities.com ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Another example of why your company must be the registrant of its domain names
· Policy & LawAirline alleges that former contractors are holding its domain names hostage. A small Canadian airline says that former contractors are holding its two main domain name hostage, causing the company to lose substantial sales. It's yet another ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Bespoke.com domain owner successfully defends another attack
· Policy & LawJudge tosses latest attempt to get Bespoke.com domain name. You have to feel bad for Garth Piesse. The New Zealand resident bought Bespoke.com in a competitive expired domain auction on DropCatch.com in 2014 for $18,805. It was a pretty good deal. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Weed control company files lawsuit claiming Weeds.com is cybersquatting
· Policy & LawCompany that uses the domain name WeedsInc.com files lawsuit in an effort to get Weeds.com. A weed control company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) claiming that Innovation HQ is cybersquatting with its ownership of the Weeds.com domain name. Weeds, ... Continue Reading9 Comments
$65,000 legal fees awarded in reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawJudge awards attorney's fees in exceptional case. A federal district court judge has ordered two men to pay close to $65,000 in attorneys fees after filing a lawsuit over the domain name BeautifulPeople.com and other related domains. In 2015 ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Billionaire’s company sues to get his name in .com
· Policy & LawMan asked for $49,999 for DanFriedkin.com domain name. The Friedkin Group, a holding company for billionaire Dan Friedkin's businesses, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the domain name DanFriedkin.com. Rajesh Kumar of Bihar, India registered the ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Lawsuit filed to overturn OpenTime.com UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain owner shot himself in the foot in UDRP response, so he's asking a court to let him keep the domain name. The owner of OpenTime.com, who lost the domain name in a UDRP decision last month, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to retain ownership of ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Breaking: Verisign loses appeal in .XYZ lawsuit
· Policy & LawAppeals court affirms District Court's decision to grant summary judgment to XYZ in false advertising case. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has lost its appeal in its false advertising lawsuit against .XYZ and its founder, Daniel Negari. Verisign, which runs ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Nat Cohen’s Telepathy sues for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawTelepathy claims finance company is trying to reverse hijack a domain name it owns. Telepathy, Inc., a company owned by domain name investor Nat Cohen, has sued Seattle company Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC for alleged reverse domain name ... Continue Reading8 Comments