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The company is raising funds that could be used to fight legal battles and bid on the next round of new top-level domains at ICANN. Unstoppable Domains has raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation, the company…

Probably not, but it's not as simple as other pricing rules. Last month I answered the question "Can registries upgrade your domain to premium before renewal?" For new top-level domain names, registrars cannot upgrade your already…

I scratch my head about a few of these areas. Sedo had several big sales of new top-level domains last week, including wallet.one for $49,000. I can't figure out who bought this domain, but you can bet it's a blockchain company.…

Establishing a corporate identity or a business is not an easy task. It takes a lot of planning to establish it and then to start operations. When choosing the name of the company, it is…

A dispute between blockchain domain name owners is a preview of what's to come. Update: Unstoppable Domains sued Gateway.io. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains has threatened to sue a Handshake domain name service…

…or it definitely should have been removed later. Last week, the National Arbitration Forum issued a decision for the openbots.com domain in favor of the domain owner. I believe that this case should never have been filed and,…

Domain Vault offers more security for domains, including an option for Verisign Registry Lock. Domain name registrar Namecheap has launched Domain Vault, a new product to protect high-value domain names. The Titanium version of the…

Nigerians still avoid .ng despite government efforts to push it By Jeph Ajobaju, Editor-in-Chief Nigerians remain reluctant to adopt their country code top-level domain (ccTLD), .ng, despite the efforts of the Nigeria Internet Registration…

Your small business in Australia needs a professional website and address to gain visibility online. Internet users can identify your website with a distinctive domain name. Likewise, with a high-quality website, they can learn…

Binance and a Twitter user are contesting ownership of the "binance.ca" domain name. Cryptofelon alleged that Binance was using its power to intimidate it for not accepting their $6,500 offer. While Binance is challenging the case in…

The Delhi High Court has observed that Domain Name Registrars (DNRs) must create a mechanism whereby any trademark owner who has an objection to the registration granted to a domain name, can approach the said DNR and request the…

I think it's 10%-20% depending on the type of sale. You are delighted to receive an email indicating that you have sold a domain. Then your next thought is how you will only get 80% of the sale price. There has been a lot of talk…

Although not regulated as a separate intellectual property right, domain names are essential intangible assets for building a digital presence. This is especially true for any online business or when someone is planning to start their…

Turnaround doesn't just apply to real estate these days. Domain names or website addresses can also be reversed.For the uninitiated, flipping as a general trading move refers to buying a specific product or item at a low price, such as…

This panelist used fair prices demanded by domain owners as strikes against them. UDRP panelists know a thing or two about cybersquatting, but few are qualified to judge the value of domain names. I was reminded of this in two…

The Global Domain Name Registrar Market The report provides an in-depth analysis of emerging trends, market drivers, development opportunities and market restraints that may affect the market dynamics of the industry. Each market sector…

The tech company searched for a valuable domain registered in 1995. A California company tried to reverse the hijacking of the domain name jtt.com, a panel from the World Intellectual Property Organization has found (pdf). Thorpe…

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2022--VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:…

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of domain name registration and Internet infrastructure services, today announced that the first quarter of 2022 ended with 350.5 million domain name…

One panelist strongly disagreed with the others. This jewelry company attempted to upgrade its domain to reza.com via a UDRP. The majority of a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled (pdf) that Reza IP Holdings LLC…

Emerging research logo Rising popularity of metaverse and rising demand for decentralized marketplaces are key factors driving the market revenue growth Market Size – USD 50.10 billion…

GoDaddy will acquire a domain selling platform popular with domain investors. Dan.com is now part of GoDaddy. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) acquires domain name trading platform Dan.com. The world's largest registrar will take over a…

Download the full study: The global domain name market in 2021 (84 pages) Afnic, the association responsible for several Internet top-level domains, including the national TLD .fr, shares its annual analysis of the global…

Global research study titled Domain name system tools Market was recently released by JC Market Research. The report offers an analysis of existing statistics on the Domain name system tools Industry and possible forecasts. The…

A reader asks about registries moving domains to premium rates. Domain Name Wire reader Collin Love recently contacted me with a question about premium domains in new top-level domains. Premium domains are those priced higher by…

The patent describes a method of transferring top-level domains from one registry operator to another. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published patent application 17/126103 (pdf) for "SafeMode Management of Domain Transition."…

Provide feedback on how domain transfers should work. ICANN invites comments on an initial working group report that includes recommendations to change how domain transfers work. The initial report (pdf) proposes a series of…

Top-level domain company Donuts is changing its name and planning a major marketing campaign. Don't expect free donuts at the Donuts booth at the upcoming domain conference: the domain name company announced today that it is…

DomainMarket asks court to intervene after questionable UDRP. Mike Mann's company, DomainMarket, LLC, filed a lawsuit (pdf) after losing a UDRP for the domain name segurosmundial.com. Compañía Mundial de Seguros SA, a Colombian…

The majority of the panel applies an interesting interpretation to the UDRP. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published (pdf) an interesting UDRP decision for victron.com. The majority of the panel ruled in…

Image: TenTen When transferring a domain registration from one registrar to another, you will need to follow some specific steps to prepare your domain. Transferring a domain name is easy and you will find instructions on how to do so…

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The Domain System Supervisor disagrees with the FDA representative's complaints about Whois. ICANN CEO Göran Marby sent a letter (pdf) to the US Food and Drug Administration challenging a presentation (pdf) made by one of its…

NIXI removes published INDRP rulings, generating more questions about how the policy is implemented. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is not perfect. It works well most of the time, but there are outliers,…

Companies registered in Cambodia are now required to use a local domain name such as .com.kh for their websites and email addresses. Domain names are valid for one year before they need to be renewed. Companies have until January 1, 2023…

Companies registered in Cambodia are now required to use a local domain name such as .com.kh for their websites and email addresses. Domain names are valid for one year before they need to be renewed. Companies have until January 1, 2023…

The recent drop in the cost of the .ng domain name by the NiRA, coupled with the federal government's enforcement of the use of .ng as the official communication channel for all MDAs, are all aimed at!-->!-->…

They are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has released the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) on the .com namespace. This Registrar-by-Registrar report covers February…

Here's what happened in the domain industry last month. Did you miss an action last month? Here are the top five stories on DNW for the past month, ranked by pageviews. 1. 7 Words to Avoid in Domains Because They Are Actually…

The company filed a UDRP request after inquiring about purchasing the domain name. A UK tech company has tried to reverse a domain name's domain name hijacking, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined…

Part 2 Welcome back to Part 2 of "Welcome to the Internet", where we review some of the great legal topics regarding domain names. Remember that domain names are friendly names given to websites to reflect their unique IP address, a…

Here are 15 things people should know before registering a domain name. Here are 15 things you need to know before registering a domain. As a resident "domain expert" among my friends, I get asked a lot of questions about domain…

The company makes a number of claims that were "factually incorrect". Law and Business Enterprises Worldwide SL (pdf) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The Spanish company, which provides legal and…

Firework has moved from .tv to .com between recent fundraisers. Firework Makes enables businesses to sell via live video. Image taken from Firework.com. Live trading, which displays a live stream broadcast on an e-commerce site,…

RTFKT, Nike Web3 arm, now has 10 Ethereum name service (ENS) following the purchase of dotswoosh.eth for 19.72 ETH, or approximately $35,000. RTFKT is pronounced “artifact”. The exact reason for Nike's purchase of dotswoosh on…

The prep week is a preview of what's to come. ICANN will meet in person next month in The Hague. Here's what to expect. ICANN 74, this year's policy forum, will take place June 13-16 in The Hague. This is the first ICANN meeting…

Domain Name and Four Reasons for .VN Domain Name Disputes Simply put, a domain name is a text name used to replace an Internet Protocol (IP) address which is inherently a hard-to-remember series of numbers. A domain name, belonging to the…

Emma Okonji Over the past year, Nigeria has continued to experience a decline in its active .ng domain name, which is Nigeria's identity in cyberspace. Recent statistics on .ng domain!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Over the past year, Nigeria has continued to experience a decline in its active .ng domain name, which is Nigeria's identity in cyberspace. Recent statistics on .ng domain names, released by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association…

Where have I seen this idea before? Quik is the latest group to offer alt-root domain names Another group throws its hat in the ring to come up with blockchain-based domain names. Quik launches 10 alt-root domain name extensions,…

The National Arbitration Forum gives the company a second bite of the apple, but it fails again. Camco had a "second bite of apple" but still lost. Camco Manufacturing, Inc. failed a second time to obtain the domain name Camco.com…

Overview of the Domain Name Registrar Market According to the new report published by Straits Research, titled “Domain Name Registrar Market Research Report: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2026.” The objective of…

The Complainants in this UDRP should have explained the circumstances to the panelist. There is more to this story, but the Complainant did not elaborate on it for the panelist. I am puzzled after reading a UDRP decision (pdf) for…

NFT companies, a housing authority and a brand of running tights have bought domain names. I found a lot of end-user sales on Sedo's sales list this week. The best seller of the week was HomeSA.com, which was acquired through the…

It takes considerable effort, time and money to start a new business and promote its brand to entrepreneurs. However, many business owners neglect to do an exhaustive search for already registered trademarks. Often, they end up…

A diverse group of people have commented on the UDRP as the review of rights protections progresses. A few weeks ago, I published an article about the end of the public comment period for ICANN's "State of the UDRP Report",…

Registry Lock would have likely prevented two recent crypto attacks. Companies that deal in cryptocurrencies are actually financial institutions, and they need to take extra precautions to prevent domain hijacking. Last week,…

Introduction In the recent case of Snapdeal Pvt. ltd. v. Come on dad. Com LLC and Ors a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court by an order dated April 18, 2022, while ruling on the provisional application, explored various provisions of…

The Delhi High Court has reiterated its position not to grant omnibus injunctions to domain name registries (DNRs). In a case where plaintiff sought an injunction against DNR's offer to any aspiring registrant of any domain name…

The company filed UDRP after failing to purchase the domain name from the current owner. A National Arbitration Forum panelist discovered that Ecostream LLC attempted to hijack an upside-down domain name. The company, which provides…

Rothnie made the right call in this dispute. Outfront Media, a large outdoor advertising company in the United States, has lost (pdf) a UDRP filed against the owner of outfront.co. The case was judged fairly, and the panelist deserves…

Here's what made the news in the domain name industry last month. 1. Namecheap and GoDaddy are fighting over the secondary market for domains – GoDaddy Domains President Paul Nicks and Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall traded barbs on…

Kavanaugh's new arguments do not convince the panel. Ryan Kavanaugh lost a UDRP he filed to take down this website. As I predicted, movie financier Ryan Kavanaugh lost a cybersquatting challenge he issued against YouTuber and H3 podcast…

Demand for domains is starting slower this year. Earlier today, I published the latest .com rankings, which assessed the performance of the top registrars in January of this year for .com domains. The numbers tell us something we already…

They are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has released the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) on the .com namespace. This Registrar-by-Registrar report covers January 2022.…

Businesses now have an alternative method to register GoDaddy domain names by going directly through the…

Google Registry is launching .channel with a different business plan. Google is expanding the audience for .channel, which launches at sunrise this week. Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is launching the .channel top-level domain into the sunrise…

The company cites a waning pandemic wave and general macroeconomic situation for weaker-than-expected growth. The domain base continues to grow, but Verisign has lowered its estimates for 2022. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has lowered its…

The Honorable High Court of Delhi ("Delhi HC" or "To research”) by judgment of April 18, 2022 in summary proceedings in Snapdeal Private Limited against Go Daddy Com LLC & Ors. considered that although domain name registrars ("DNR")…

A domain name is the perfect showcase for your business, product, or brand because it's the first thing people see when they visit your website. Companies or individuals can create a domain name for several reasons: To create a…

This is the type of decision that gives the UDRP a bad name. UDRP works most of the time. A company files a clear cybersquatting complaint and wins the domain, or a company files a bad or fringe complaint and loses. It's the few bad…

To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. A domain name as a trademark must be unique among all other well-known trademarks and domain names on the Internet so as not to deceive…

Molehe Wesi, CEO of ZADNA the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) has published the draft .za Registry and Registrar Licensing Regulations which provide details on the requirements for registries and!-->!-->!-->!-->…

The company behind NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties has registered domains to keep them out of the reach of others. Dapper Labs, which operates NBA Top Shot, has registered hundreds of domains. Photo by Dapper Labs. NFT Dapper Labs went…

Don't expect to stay private if you register a .us domain name. Last July, Chaya Raichik registered the domain name LibsofTikTok.com to accompany his Libs of TikTok Twitter account. In October, it apparently decided to protect its brand by…

The Delhi High Court has ruled that domain name registrars are "intermediaries" within the meaning of sec. 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act 2000. Judge C Hari Shankar dealt with a complaint filed by Snapdeal Private Limited…

These three monthly reports might give you some insight into what's happening in the domain market. Each month, some marketplaces and domain registries publish data to summarize activity for the previous month. Let's look at three of…

One of the first and most important steps in launching a new website is getting a domain name for it. On the Internet, your domain is the face and identity of your brand. Once you pick one, you'll probably have to stick with it for good…

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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of domain name registration and Internet infrastructure services, today announced that the fourth quarter of 2021 ended with 341.7 million domain name…

ICANN notes that the GDPR makes it more difficult to eliminate DNS abuse. ICANN sent a late comment to the European Commission's (EC) call for evidence on the European Union (EU) Anti-Counterfeiting Toolkit (wow, that's a mouthful).…

For domain name disputes, filing for arbitration with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is a means that many foreign right holders are willing to choose because of its speed and low cost. cost. If the defendant is a Chinese…

Donna Mahony passes the torch. Domain name aftermarket DomainAgents has acquired domain name forum Domain Boardroom from Donna Mahony. The 15-year-old forum was run differently from its competitors. It required an annual fee and an…

For domain name disputes, filing for arbitration with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is a means that many foreign right holders are willing to choose because of its speed and low cost. cost. If the defendant is a Chinese…

Maybe you already have a Facebook page, a Twitter profile and a presence on LinkedIn. The next step could be to purchase your own domain name. With a little money, you can stick your name (or any other combination of letters,…

It's easy to argue for quick withdrawals, but it can harm legitimate businesses. On February 20, 2020, Domain Name Wire was down. Anyone who runs a website knows that awful feeling of finding out your site is down and not being able to…

A law firm filed a complaint for cybersquatting by abusing the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller attempted to…

Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall and GoDaddy President Paul Nicks traded barbs last week. GoDaddy owns Afternic and Namecheap is a partner that syndicates domains in the Afternic network. When Namecheap sells one of these domains, it…

What is a domain name?A domain name is a unique name that identifies your website's location on the Internet. You can buy a domain name that reflects your business name to make it easy for people to find you.For example, our domain name…

The annual report includes data on primary and secondary domains. Sedo and InternetX released their annual Global Domains Report today. At nearly 70 pages, the report contains some interesting data on the domain market (both primary and…

Use these tools to prevent domain theft and unwanted changes. Your domain names are valuable. The more valuable your domains are, the more likely they are to be targeted by thieves. What can you do to protect these assets? Domain…

The latest figures released by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the organization in charge of managing Nigeria's national top-level domain (ccTLD), which is the .ng domain name for Nigeria, showed an improvement…

Emma Okonji The latest figures released by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the organization in charge of managing Nigeria's national top-level domain (ccTLD), which is the .ng!-->!-->…

This is my personal opinion on this matter. To be clear, speaking in the context of an ICANN-accredited registrar, this is not DNS abuse. This unfortunate scenario fuels a narrative that often comes from parties seeking to bring…

By Chinenye Anuforo, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reduced the price of the “.ng” domain by more than 40%. NiRA is responsible for maintaining the database of names registered in the .ng country code…

From March 24, 2022 it will be possible to register domain names with .au as extension. In this article, Simon Gapes discusses versioning, how a .au domain can be secured, and what happens when two competing parties want the same domain.…

In 2022, having a strong online presence can be the difference between keeping your doors open or facing a decline in your business. Every business, from brick and mortar to e-commerce, services, advice and more, can be found online.…

The domain auction ends with a bid worth $750,000. This afternoon I received a few emails from people participating in the Handycon 2022 live domain auction. A bidder named "whale" just won an auction for .s Handshake domain for 4.7…

He could have bought the domain for just $6,095. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel found that Bookker Corporate SLU and The Graffter SL attempted to hijack the reverse domain name bookker.com. The companies provide tools to…

Latest JCMR research study including most recent "Q1-2021" Global Domain Name Registrars Market by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2021-2029. The Domain Name Registrar Research Report presents a…