Own a three character domain? You need to play defense. Three letter domain names are valuable. But owning them carries risk: since so many companies have three character acronyms, they often feel they are entitled to your domain. The number of ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Leggo My Eggo! Kellogg Loses Domain Dispute
· Policy & LawFood company Kellogg has lost a battle for the domain Eggo.com. Kellogg North America Company, which sells frozen waffles under the "Eggo" brand, has lost a domain dispute for the domain Eggo.com. In its dispute before National Arbitration Forum, ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Shoppers.com in Dispute? Also GoogleAdwords.com and Ace.us
· Policy & LawExpired domain that sold for $166,000 slapped with arbitration filing. Shoppers.com expired last month and was picked up by Pool. Auction winner Xedoc Holding SA forked over $166,000 for the domain, but is that now at risk? An arbitration request ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Register.com Goes After Register.cc
· Policy & LawCompany files arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum. Domain registrar Register.com has filed a UDRP against another ICANN-accredited domain registrar, DomainIt, for its use of Register.cc. DomainIt, which manages 22,354 domains according to ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Tucows Fights off Car Dealership
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawTucows wins UDRP decision for Batchelor.com. Domain registrar Tucows has successfully defended against an arbitration proceeding over the domain name Batchelor.com, which the registrar acquired with its NetIdentity purchase. NetIdentity holds nearly ... Continue Reading2 Comments