One of the bigger stories over the past month was Jack Dorsey, changing the name of Square to Block. Reuters published In a complaint filed in Kansas City, Missouri, federal court, however, H&R Block accused the company of “stealing Block’s name in order to co-opt the reputation and goodwill that Block has earned through decades […]
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Insurance company is suing owner of Empower.com
Empower.com is being sued by Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Empower.com has an interesting landing page, letting people know how they will be outbounding the domain name. The story which was brought to light by Namepros member and Wales.org owner NickB, sources Napa-Net.org for the story. It appears Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance has […]
Continue ReadingNetfliz.com, worth the risk?
The domain name NetFliz.com closed at $3,889 on Monday at DropCatch. The domain name registered in 2002 had traveled around the world, parked in many places. Then it dropped. It’s hard parking a domain name like this in my opinion because it’s going to show ads for NetFlix. Considering the fact that Netflix tends to […]
Continue ReadingFree virtual event on Trademarks tomorrow
If you are interested in learning more about trademarks there is a free event tomorrow 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST. Guest Speaker: Craig Morris, United States Patent and Trademark Office. Just go to Event Brite and register here Trademark Basics overview How trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names, and business name registrations all differ. Why […]
Continue ReadingIP Lawyer “The WashingtonFootball team need to beat cybersquatters to the punch
Ron Rivera the coach of the NFL’s Washington Football team said they are ‘Not Close’ to Decision on new team name. Colors will stay the same but the organization choosing a new nickname isn’t imminent. John B. Farmer is a lawyer with Leading-Edge Law Group PLC, a firm which specializes in intellectual property law. He […]
Continue ReadingProfessional Sports leagues and domain names
When it comes to professional sports leagues the approach to domain names is not the same. In this post we are going to look at the NHL (National Hockey League) and MLB (Major League Baseball). The news today that Seattle named their new NHL franchise the Kraken got people talking plenty in sports tv and […]
Continue Reading5 Virtual events you can attend for free – Learn something new
If you are someone interested in virtual conferences but don’t want to spend a dime, there are a host of them coming up over the next few months. Some of these are just 1 day conferences, one is just a one hour webinar, and a couple are three day events. Flippa will be hosting a […]
Continue ReadingAn IP attorney’s take on the Booking.com decision
Jess Collen has been an IP attorney for 30 years and he covered the Booking.com case on Forbes. Jess did a good job of breaking down what this means for small and mid sized businesses. He also threw in a bonus for owners of true premium one word .coms. Collen wrote: “That the Trademark Office […]
Continue ReadingSome domain investors really just love to burn money
I actually laughed out loud when I saw the name, because it’s just so stupid to register. I was browsing UDRP decisions on The Forum and came across JakeFromStateFarm.club. .CLUB??? Why? Why would you register that in .club? Like who is going to buy it? You really can’t develop it Why would you go with […]
Continue ReadingWill Booking.com case potentially change the web as we know it?
I wrote a couple weeks back about the ICA and Booking.com. Today Quartz came out with a very sensationalist headline, “A .com trademark case at the US Supreme Court could change the web as we know it.” Ephrat Livni wrote a very detailed piece on the upcoming case going before the Supereme Court. From the […]
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