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Minds+Machines Releases 2015 Report, Discusses Go-forward Strategy
April 27, 2016 @ 6:47 AMCompany continues to restructure its business under new leadership. Top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) released its audited annual results report (pdf) today, providing color on what’s going on in its business. In a nutshell, while billings and revenue increased last year, operating expenses still outstripped them. Revenue hit $6.3 million for…
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UDRP Filed Against Candi.com
April 26, 2016 @ 9:06 AMA UDRP was filed against the Candi.com domain name at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The complainant in this UDRP is a company called Candi Controls, Inc. The UDRP is WIPO Case D2016-0818…
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Four Letter Domain Uovo.com Saved in UDRP
April 26, 2016 @ 6:12 AMArt storage and transportation company gets egg on its face. The owner of Uovo.com, who picked it up when it expired in 2015, has successfully defended the domain name in a UDRP. The case was brought by Uovo Art LLC, a New York City art storage and moving company that uses the domain name Uovo.org…
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677.com Sells for 3.75 Million Yuan ($577,125)
April 26, 2016 @ 5:32 AMThe domain name 677.com was reported as sold Ename.cn. The domain sold for 3,750,000 Yuan. ($577,125). The thing that was interesting about the sale was that the domain is being used for an ongoing business…
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DomainTools is About to Get More Expensive for Some Users
April 25, 2016 @ 8:38 AMCompany is eliminating old plans in favor of new “Personal” accounts. DomainTools began as a company catering to the domain name industry, but has shifted to the enterprise security market in recent years. This summer, as part of that process, DomainTools is eliminating a number of grandfathered plans and pushing new accounts into a Personal…
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Registrars Say Amazon is "Closing" Open gTLD
April 25, 2016 @ 8:14 AMA group comprising some of the largest domain registrars has claimed Amazon is attempting to close off a new gTLD that it previously indicated would be unrestricted. The 12-strong group, which includes Go Daddy, Network Solutions and Tucows, also claims that the company’s proposal for a “Registration Authentication Platform” is anti-competitive. The complaints follow Amazon’s…
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Survey Says: New TLDs are No Longer a Big Deal for Brand Enforcers
April 25, 2016 @ 5:58 AMThe calm after the storm for trademark owners. World Trademark Review published select data from its annual Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey today. When it comes to new top level domain names, 61% of respondents said their domain enforcement strategy had not changed in the last 12 months in light of the gTLD rollout. This number…
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Come On Down and Play The Domain Game
April 24, 2016 @ 3:45 PMMichael Sumner from Namebio released a new app yesterday called the Domain Game. Description Train your gut instincts on domain name values by playing The Domain Game by NameBio.com. We’ll show you real-life domain name sales, including the dates and venues where the sales took place, and you guess the price range for each…
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Facebook Refuses to Take Domain Back From Registrant
April 23, 2016 @ 9:04 AMHere is an odd one. Facebook filed a complaint with U.K. Internet authority Nominet over thefacebook.co.uk. The registrant Steven Cameron said he did not register the domain name or have anything to do with it. According to an article on Bognor.co.uk, Mr. Cameron did offer to give Facebook the domain but Facebook refused it, opting…
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Entrepreneur Media Sues Yet Another Entrepreneur
April 22, 2016 @ 6:56 AMCompany upset with the owner of EntrepreneurIntelligence.com. Entrepreneur Media, the company behind the popular print magazine and Entrepreneur.com, has sued yet another entrepreneur for alleged trademark infringement. The target is Karla Sandoval, who runs an entrepreneur training site at EntrepreneurIntelligence.com. Sandoval apparently got on Entrepreneur Media’s radar with a trademark application filing. Entrepreneur Media opposed…
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