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Travelzoo buys meta domain despite active trademark violations Posted by DomainGang on May 17, 2022, at 4:42 pm  Travelzoo is an internet company that publishes deals from more than 5,000 travel, entertainment and local businesses such as restaurants and spas. Founded in 1998, Travelzoo provides its 30 million members “exclusive …

Mark Ghoriafi has joined RADIX Posted by DomainGang on May 17, 2022, at 1:28 pm  Domain investor and multi-talented domain broker, Mark Ghoriafi, has just joined RADIX as its Sr. Manager of Strategic Partnerships. Mark has been scoring an impressive portfolio of brokered sales in recent years, primarily but not …

Bottaro is an Italian firm that produces iron wires used internationally. The firm operates from the domain Bottaro.org with is spelled with two “t”s and one “r” letter. Meanwhile, a Chinese cybercriminal registered the domain Bottarro.org and used it to engage in communications with various clients of the Bottaro company. …

The registrant of the aged three letter domain, Wex.com, scored a big victory at the Forum (NAF) against a company that attempted to usurp the domain via the UDRP process. Registered in 1994, Wex.com has been in the possession of the Respondent since, as registered agent of a company named …

GoDaddy.com: Is the #domain for sale on Afternic? Posted by DomainGang on May 16, 2022, at 1:16 pm  GoDaddy is the biggest domain registrar in the world, including rogue states such as Russia and Belarus. With tens of millions of domains registered at GoDaddy, the domain GoDaddy.com is one precious …

BabyForumula.com: Perrigo owns this exact match generic #domain Posted by DomainGang on May 16, 2022, at 11:18 am  Perrigo, one of the four companies that control nearly 90% of the U.S. baby formula market, announced that “supply chain issues” will sustain the product’s shortage for the “balance of the year.” …

When you brand yourself with an extremely common word, such as “man,” it’s quite possible that your mark is not that unique. In the case of the domain Man.Energy, a new gTLD, the registrant successfully blocked a German company’s attempts to claim exclusive rights to the MAN brand. The ensuing …

Domain name sold! Posted by DomainGang on May 15, 2022, at 5:29 pm  A recently announced domain sale involving a particular domain name sold by a domain investor is one for the books. Not only was the domain name sold for profit, it managed to score a number of “figures” …

Gundamit! Toy store applies for #trademark registration at the USPTO Posted by DomainGang on May 14, 2022, at 5:29 pm  Gundamit! Sounds like a cuss word that’d send you to the dean’s office but it’s a new brand for toy-related services from China. The operators of the domain GunDamit.com have …

Link.link sale breaks gTLD record with six figure exchange Posted by DomainGang on May 13, 2022, at 9:21 pm  The reported sale of Link.link sets a new record, apparently, in an Escrow.com transaction. The domain Link.link is now reported to have sold for $260,100 dollars via Escrow.com; the buyer is …

Realogy.com: Major real estate corp moves to Réunion ccTLD Posted by DomainGang on May 13, 2022, at 3:11 pm  Realogy, an American real estate services company founded in 2006 owns and franchises several real estate brands and brokerages. Operating from the matching domain, Realogy.com, it offers relocation, lead generation, title, …

CarsForSale.com went after Cars4Sale.com, a domain name registered in 2000 by filing a UDRP. The decision might send chills across the spine of domain owners that are in the possession of the “4” variant of domains, as a substitute for “for.” The WIPO decision is based on the way panelists …

DNS abuse: What is it and who does it Posted by DomainGang on May 12, 2022, at 2:59 pm  DNS abuse is defined as any malicious activity aimed at disrupting the DNS infrastructure or causing the DNS to operate in an unintended manner. The functionality of domain names depends on …

GL Concepts LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the domain name GoodLife.com, citing a GOODLIFE mark it registered in 2015. Meanwhile, the domain name was registered in 1998. Despite a lack of response by the Respondent, the sole panelist at the WIPO noted the time gap between the registration of …

The domain name Dentally.com was registered in 2002 and it was sold via GoDaddy to a dentist’s practice on June 10, 2021. Arjang Raoufinia DDS established a website to create a dental services subscription plan for new and existing patients lacking dental insurance. Henry Schein One LLC, is a UK, …

Tennis.com: #Domain owner applied for the registration of the matching trademark Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2022, at 2:57 pm  The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Tennis.com, have applied for the registration of the matching mark, TENNIS.COM. California-based corporation, The Tennis Channel, Inc., filed the application for the …