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  1. nicenic

    discuss Should expired domains be treated like abandoned property or intellectual property?

    Right now, when a domain expires, it enters a system that treats it basically like abandoned property. It gets auctioned, recycled, or picked up by whoever's fastest. But a lot of people argue that domains, especially branded ones, feel more like intellectual property. So what's the right way...
  2. nicenic

    discuss Should expired domains be treated like abandoned property or intellectual property?

    Right now, when a domain expires, it enters a system that treats it basically like abandoned property. It gets auctioned, recycled, or picked up by whoever's fastest. But a lot of people argue that domains, especially branded ones, feel more like intellectual property. So what's the right way...
  3. News

    UDRP Aromatech.com UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

    Aromatech, Ltd., Canada, filed a UDRP to get the domain Aromatech.com from its registrant, who acquired it in 2005. The domain’s acquisition predates the date of the Complainant’s mark registration of AROMATECH in 2009, thus leading the WIPO panelist to deny the transfer, emphasizing that fact...
  4. News

    UDRP Aromatech.com UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

    Aromatech, Ltd., Canada, filed a UDRP to get the domain Aromatech.com from its registrant, who acquired it in 2005. The domain’s acquisition predates the date of the Complainant’s mark registration of AROMATECH in 2009, thus leading the WIPO panelist to deny the transfer, emphasizing that fact...
  5. News

    UDRP Sonata.ai UDRP got denied; Domain investor won!

    Final decision: Deny the transfer of the domain name Sonata.ai to the Complainant. The WIPO panelists (3) also denied a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking that the Respondent had requested. Read More.
  6. News

    UDRP Sonata.ai UDRP got denied; Domain investor won!

    Final decision: Deny the transfer of the domain name Sonata.ai to the Complainant. The WIPO panelists (3) also denied a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking that the Respondent had requested. Read More.
  7. News

    UDRP TextMechanic owner tires reverse domain name hijacking

    The owner of a text manipulation tools site has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Vantage Solutions, LLC, which operates TextMechanic, filed a cybersquatting dispute against knp376.com. If that has you scratching your head about “confusing similarity,” you’re not the only one...
  8. News

    UDRP TextMechanic owner tires reverse domain name hijacking

    The owner of a text manipulation tools site has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Vantage Solutions, LLC, which operates TextMechanic, filed a cybersquatting dispute against knp376.com. If that has you scratching your head about “confusing similarity,” you’re not the only one...
  9. News

    UDRP Sleeprx.com UDRP: Domain investor won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

    The registrant of the domain Sleeprx.com is a domain investor with “more than 1,000 domains” – according to the UDRP filed against the domain. Attorney Howard Neu represented the Respondent against Apnea Sciences Corporation, noting that the Respondent goes after domains containing the “RX”...
  10. News

    UDRP Sleeprx.com UDRP: Domain investor won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

    The registrant of the domain Sleeprx.com is a domain investor with “more than 1,000 domains” – according to the UDRP filed against the domain. Attorney Howard Neu represented the Respondent against Apnea Sciences Corporation, noting that the Respondent goes after domains containing the “RX”...
  11. News

    UDRP OBO.com UDRP gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

    The UDRP filed against the domain name OBO.com ended with the Complainant, OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The three member panel at the WIPO noted that the domain predates any marks held by the Complainant by 20 years...
  12. News

    UDRP OBO.com UDRP gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

    The UDRP filed against the domain name OBO.com ended with the Complainant, OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The three member panel at the WIPO noted that the domain predates any marks held by the Complainant by 20 years...
  13. News

    UDRP Registrant of iBubble.com wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

    Since the Complainant didn’t provide evidence that the Respondent is a new registrant, the case was dismissed with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on top of the refusal to transfer the domain. Read More.
  14. News

    UDRP Registrant of iBubble.com wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

    Since the Complainant didn’t provide evidence that the Respondent is a new registrant, the case was dismissed with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on top of the refusal to transfer the domain. Read More.
  15. News

    UDRP Demoji.com UDRP ends up with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

    When you file a UDRP against a domain registered in 2012, you’d better be in the possession of a more senior mark. In the case of Demoji.com, however, Mr. Patrick Schur of Switzerland filed a UDRP on the basis of a mark he acquired in 2019. There would be no way for the Registrant to register...
  16. News

    UDRP Demoji.com UDRP ends up with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

    When you file a UDRP against a domain registered in 2012, you’d better be in the possession of a more senior mark. In the case of Demoji.com, however, Mr. Patrick Schur of Switzerland filed a UDRP on the basis of a mark he acquired in 2019. There would be no way for the Registrant to register...
  17. News

    news PrivacyMaster.com #UDRP Ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking Decision

    ConsumerDirect registered the mark PRIVACYMASTER in 2022. After offering as much as $55,000 dollars to acquire the domain PrivacyMaster.com, the company went into “Plan B” mode by filing a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2000, however, making it 22 years older than the Complainant’s mark...
  18. News

    news PrivacyMaster.com #UDRP Ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking Decision

    ConsumerDirect registered the mark PRIVACYMASTER in 2022. After offering as much as $55,000 dollars to acquire the domain PrivacyMaster.com, the company went into “Plan B” mode by filing a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2000, however, making it 22 years older than the Complainant’s mark...
  19. News

    advice Steps to protect yourself or business from domain scams

    There are several steps that individuals and businesses can take to protect themselves against domain name scams typically originating from China and other countries. 1. One of the most effective measures is to regularly check the status of your domain name and renew it before it expires. 2. It...
  20. News

    advice Steps to protect yourself or business from domain scams

    There are several steps that individuals and businesses can take to protect themselves against domain name scams typically originating from China and other countries. 1. One of the most effective measures is to regularly check the status of your domain name and renew it before it expires. 2. It...
  21. News

    report Sonoma Valley Hospital: SVH.com is still a stolen domain name

    On August 6, 2019, the Sonoma Valley Hospital went into red alert. Celia Kruse de la Rosa, the hospital’s communications director, noted at the time that SVH.com, their prestigious three letter .com domain and hospital acronym, had been “maliciously acquired.” It was yet another case of domain...
  22. News

    report Sonoma Valley Hospital: SVH.com is still a stolen domain name

    On August 6, 2019, the Sonoma Valley Hospital went into red alert. Celia Kruse de la Rosa, the hospital’s communications director, noted at the time that SVH.com, their prestigious three letter .com domain and hospital acronym, had been “maliciously acquired.” It was yet another case of domain...
  23. Milaim

    question Why trademark owners wins cases against domain investors?

    Hi all, Interesting to know why trademark owners wins a lot of cases against domain investors? For me, at the bottom line, this process looks more like a hijacking activity then a attempt to puts justice in place. Because, at all, a domain is unregistered or have a page without ads that let...
  24. Milaim

    question Why trademark owners wins cases against domain investors?

    Hi all, Interesting to know why trademark owners wins a lot of cases against domain investors? For me, at the bottom line, this process looks more like a hijacking activity then a attempt to puts justice in place. Because, at all, a domain is unregistered or have a page without ads that let...
  25. News

    news Man sentenced for hijacking company’s domain name and demanding $10,000

    An Arizona man has been sentenced for redirecting his former company’s domain name to a porn site.Travis Tso worked for an IT company in Phoenix. In 2011 he renewed an account for the company with GoDaddy.While someone at a company has to have registrar login credentials, it’s important to have...
  26. News

    news Man sentenced for hijacking company’s domain name and demanding $10,000

    An Arizona man has been sentenced for redirecting his former company’s domain name to a porn site.Travis Tso worked for an IT company in Phoenix. In 2011 he renewed an account for the company with GoDaddy.While someone at a company has to have registrar login credentials, it’s important to have...
  27. News

    security DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System

    DNS security needs to be at the forefront of every discussion about network security. DNS attacks are more common than most people realize and failures in DNS security can be crippling to an organization. How much money does an organization lose every hour that it is unreachable via email? How...
  28. News

    security DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System

    DNS security needs to be at the forefront of every discussion about network security. DNS attacks are more common than most people realize and failures in DNS security can be crippling to an organization. How much money does an organization lose every hour that it is unreachable via email? How...
  29. News

    security GoDaddy updates hijack protection

    GoDaddy also announced better protection against domain name theft.The company isn’t giving away it’s secrets around this but says it has new processes to review transfers before they are executed, including proprietary algorithms to assess the risk of a transfer being fraudulent.Not to put...
  30. News

    security GoDaddy updates hijack protection

    GoDaddy also announced better protection against domain name theft.The company isn’t giving away it’s secrets around this but says it has new processes to review transfers before they are executed, including proprietary algorithms to assess the risk of a transfer being fraudulent.Not to put...
  31. DN.com

    security Are your domain names on a holiday like you?

    Security is especially important when you have a domain name. Recently, more and more domain investors’ accounts have been attacked by hackers and their domains were irreversibly stolen. Of course, at last these accounts will be retrieved, while valuable domains have been transferred. And it is...
  32. DN.com

    security Are your domain names on a holiday like you?

    Security is especially important when you have a domain name. Recently, more and more domain investors’ accounts have been attacked by hackers and their domains were irreversibly stolen. Of course, at last these accounts will be retrieved, while valuable domains have been transferred. And it is...
  33. News

    security How to slam the door on potential domain hijackers

    This year we’ve seen an exponential increase in domain name hijacking and theft, all thanks to a requirement by ICANN for registrars to verify WHOIS information. Domain theft is rampant in countries that the US legal system cannot comfortably reach, such as China and Russia. Change your...
  34. News

    security How to slam the door on potential domain hijackers

    This year we’ve seen an exponential increase in domain name hijacking and theft, all thanks to a requirement by ICANN for registrars to verify WHOIS information. Domain theft is rampant in countries that the US legal system cannot comfortably reach, such as China and Russia. Change your...
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