Original 1996 registrant gets her domain back. The original owner of zow.com has regained control of the domain name. Marci Seely registered the domain name in 1996. In September, she filed a lawsuit alleging that the domain name was stolen last ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges zow.com is a stolen domain name
· Policy & LawPerson who registered the domain in 1996 says it's stolen. A California resident has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that the valuable domain name zow.com is stolen. Yesterday, Marci Seely filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Man files lawsuit to recover 30 stolen domain names
· Policy & LawPortfolio includes valuable three-digit domains. A man in China has filed a lawsuit in an effort to recover 30 domain names he says were stolen from his GoDaddy account. Shuiying Wang filed the in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik helps patterns.com owner recover domain in UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain was allegedly stolen in 2020. The general counsel of domain name registrar Epik has helped the previous owner of patterns.com win the domain back through a UDRP. According to the dispute, Cosmic Patterns Software, Inc. used the domain for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
· Policy & LawAt least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Lawsuit alleges 699.com is a stolen domain
· Policy & LawA lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that 699.com is a stolen domain name. Plaintiffs Xinming Zeng and Zaiyan Wang say they are the rightful owners of the domain name and that it was stolen from their GoDaddy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges 330.com is a stolen domain name
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges domain was stolen last year. A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that someone stole the domain name 330.com from him. Dong Huang filed an in rem lawsuit against 330.com in U.S. District Court in Virginia ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges 4 numeric domains are stolen
· Policy & LawLawsuit filed against four domain names. A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) that alleges four four-digit domain names are stolen. Xia Zhang filed the lawsuit in rem and against John Doe, alleging the perpetrator stole 0927 .com, 0942 .com, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
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
Stolen “Go” domains end up in court battle
· Policy & LawMany of the domain names were subsequently sold. 15 domain names beginning with "go" have allegedly been stolen and many of them have been resold — creating a complicated issue now in the courts. Scott Petretta registered the domain names about ... Continue Reading4 Comments
