The top sale this week on Sedo was AppleGreen.com for 50,000 Euros or $56,005. The domain still points to Sedo parking page but when I checked the whois on DomainIQ all the info is redacted for GDPR except for the country and that shows IE, (Ireland). There is a website at applegreen.ie. Well that leads […]
Continue ReadingStop taking legal advice from domain investors
I have said it before but it always seems to come back up, don’t take legal advice from a domainer with no legal background. Of course no one wants to pay money each and every time a potential issue comes up. But either you are running a business or you have a hobby or even […]
Continue ReadingWinning the UDRP doesn’t always mean you’re done
When a bad UDRP decision comes down against a domain owner, like the one on ADO.com, comments flood in to go to court, win it back there. Well that’s a two way street, companies follow that same premise. I read a very good post on IPLegalCorner.com by Gerald M. Levine. The post discusses something that […]
Continue ReadingBrandBucket.org launches and files for TM
A Norwegian man has filed a trademark application for brandbucket. The applicant has registered the domain name brandbucket.org. From Trademarkia: Status Update! On Saturday, December 3, 2016, status on the BRANDBUCKET trademark changed to NEW APPLICATION FILED. On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for BRANDBUCKET by Ruben Botn-Jørgensen, Kolbotn […]
Continue ReadingGo Daddy Vs The Oscars – Up to $30 million at stake
Go Daddy Vs The Oscars I have been following this case for close to five years, Go Daddy and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been engaged in a battle for over 5 years on whether or not Go Daddy is at fault for allowing their customers to register domains that infringe […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Demands Website Owner Turn Over Domain
The owner of FireTvNews.com wrote on his website that Amazon has demanded the domain name from him, he said they also asked for the Facebook page to be deleted. He has said he is going to comply as he is just a one man show, the domain has not yet transferred but it does redirect […]
Continue ReadingUpstart NJ Tech Firm Just May Have the Midas Touch When it Comes to Intangible Assets
By: Raymond Hackney A press release came out this morning from a company who says they just may have the "Midas Touch" when it comes to intangilble assets such as domains. Innosolutions LLC should really get on who put out there press release as the web address listed in the PR is a typo. Of […]
Continue ReadingAn Inside look at the most hated company in tech
By: RH Cnet did a very detailed and lengthy piece on Intellectual Ventures. Who is Intellectual Ventures ? Intellectual Ventures was founded by two Microsoft veterans in 2000. Since it was founded,Intellectual Ventures has — through $5 billion in investment funds and its own brainstorming efforts — collected nearly 70,000 "intellectual assets" on technologies ranging […]
Continue ReadingHow Victoria’s Secret Learned About Domain Law
By: RH David Mitnick from DomainSkate.com wrote an article on Digiday.com that went into great detail about how Victoria’s Secret lost a domain arbitration with a brothel in Australia. The article goes on to warn brands they need to be careful about the new tld launch. David Mitnick wrote: But do pay attention to the […]
Continue ReadingForbes: “Time Is Running Out For SOPA Opponents Congressmen Warn At CES 2012”
Forbes posted an article that quotes two congressman Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). They spoke at CES in Las Vegas. Taken from the article: “This is a crucial window here for those who want to see the Net come out of this debate without this enormous collateral damage” caused by the […]
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