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JBMG Limited, a UK music marketing agency incorporated in 2024, filed a UDRP against jbmg.com, matching its UK trademark registered in April 2025. The domain, however, was registered in 2003 by jbmg inc of Japan: Over two decades before the Complainant even existed! The Complainant argued the Respondent lacked rights or legitimate interests, pointi...
The Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report, once a nationwide requirement for small businesses, was officially scrapped by the US Treasury Department on March 21, 2025. From that date forward, only foreign businesses must file a BOI. Yet months later, mailboxes are still being hit with "urgent" BOI filing reminders. These aren't government n...
Long before Frank Schilling formed Uniregistry he was working hard on catching domains and leveraging their parking revenue, all the way from his Cayman Island home. Being a social creature, Frank Schilling was already well-connected with important domain industry personalities, such as Rick Schwartz and Monte Cahn. But overall, the domain industry...
In a fun post last year, we noted howCNBC has this widget that displays article headlines that resemble real news. We pointed out that these aren't real news, however, they are marketing copy that is generated to look like real story headlines. Given the alleged opportunity that .now domains have been providing to pioneering registrantsan […]...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
The domain name Gaga.art was reported as sold by the .art Registry at the end of July. At the time, the Registry's account on X insinuated that Lady Gaga might have been behind the acquisition, that took a premium domain held by the Registry via Namecheap. We now know that Lady Gaga had nothing to […] The post Gaga.art: Domain buyer wasnt Lad...
Redcat Pty Ltd, an Australian IT company, went after Redcat.com, claiming rights through trademarks filed only in late 2024. The domain, however, had been registered nearly three decades earlier (in 1996) by Oregon-based technologist Tom Phoenix, who had long used it for email and published contact info tied to the domain as early as 1997. […...
The premium domain Tech.ai sold for $110,000 dollars today, on Spaceship's SellerHub platform. Announcing the sale, Spaceship CEO Richard Kirkendall, noted the huge savings in fees that this transaction cost: $27,500 less than if it had sold on competitor platform, Afternic. Other recent domain sales on Spaceship's platform that only charges 5% in ...
GoDaddy delivered a robust performance in Q2 2025, reporting $1.2 billion in revenuean 8% increase year-over-year. The company also saw total bookings rise to $1.3 billion, up 7% from the same period last year. The Applications and Commerce segment led the way with 14% year-over-year growth, reaching $463.9 million in revenue. Core Platform revenue...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
In this encounter with yet another domain, we came across RLH Construction and their LLL-LLC .com domain displayed: RLH-LLC.com. Founded in 1991, RLH Construction is a licensed general contractor providing construction management and design-build contracting solutions to automotive, multi-family, commercial, educational and specialty projects throu...
You already know about cybersquatting, so here comes slopsquatting. Slopsquatting is a newly emerging supply chain attack that preys on AI code-generation tools' tendency to hallucinate non-existent software package names. When a large language model (LLM) suggests a fictitious software library, attackers whove already registered that exact name ca...
Dr. Sheba Roy filed a UDRP complaint to wrest control of ShebaRoy.com, a domain that hosts critical commentary about her and the naturopathic medicine field. She alleged the site defamed her and confused consumers by using her name, asserting that it had acquired common law trademark rights. But the WIPO panel saw things differently. While […...
Two Taku teamsters have landed in New York City, attending the ongoing Affiliate Summit East. Micahel Piotrowski and Christian Voss have big plans and are looking forward to creating innovative projects for Taku.com. Strategic moves and opportunity exploration is only part of their task so if you're still attending Affiliate Summit in NYC make sure...
Top Systems Brasil Software Financeiro Ltda. went after the premium domain Topaz.com, claiming trademark rights dating to 2021. But the domain had been registered by Reflex Publishing way back in 1998, a full 23 years before the Complainant even filed for its first trademark! The Brazilian fintech firm, part of the Stefanini Group, argued that [...
Nuvik USA Inc. filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Nuvik.com, citing trademark rights dating back to 2019. The domain, however, was registered in 2010 by Hong Kong-based Cykon Technology Limited, nine years before the Complainant or its brand existed! The Complainant argued the domain caused confusion and disrupted its business, despite providing no e...
The three letter domain SBK.com was involved in a UDRP recently, which led to the Respondent emerging victorious with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Registered in 1995, SBK.com was acquired by the Respondent on June 20, 2017, for the sum of $199,900 dollars. This sale was never reported elsewhere and the UDRP now […] The post SBK...
IP attorney, John Berryhill, participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge cycling event along with domain investor Elliot Silver. The dynamic domain industry duo helped raise more than $27,000 in donations. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is a fundraising bike-a-thon started in 1980 by Billy Starr to benefit the DanaFarber Cancer Institute via the Jimmy Fun...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
Altec Industries, Inc. filed a UDRP against Altec.ai, claiming the domain was registered in bad faith and listed for sale at $45,000. The Respondent, represented by attorney Igor Motsnyi, countered that the domain was acquired as a brandable investmentciting meanings like All Technologyand had no connection to the Complainant at the time of registr...
Smarkets Limited filed a UDRP for SBK.com, claiming trademark rights in SBK for a betting app launched in 2019. But the domain had been acquired in 2017 for $199,900 dollars by a Malaysian investor group and well before Smarkets filed its marks. The Respondent showed early branding efforts, legal consultations, and clear refusal to sell […] T...
Dutch software firm PAQT.com B.V. filed a UDRP to claim the domain PAQT.ai, arguing it matched their PAQT trademark registered in 2021 and that the Respondent had no rights to it. The disputed domain was registered on January 14, 2025, and appeared briefly online with a generic site advertising AI agents for enterprise use. PAQT […] The post ...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
In the time span of just 4 months, Spaceship's SellerHub has been trusted with 1 million domain names. But this news only lasted a few hours, as Spaceship CEO, Richard Kirkendall announced that "a few hundred thousand" additional domains were being added today. This means that SellerHub is on its way to feature 2 million […] The post SellerHu...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
The domain name ZH.com has been sold on Sedo for the sum of $1,000,000 dollars. The sale completed with the assistance of senior Sedo broker, Dave Evanson, who represented the seller, noting that brokerage house DDD.com represented the buyer. ZH.com is a premium two letter .com domain registered in 1994; in 2019 it was offered […] The post ZH...
Sedo has shared the latest updates about the most searched keywords on the Sedo.com marketplace, in the month of July 2025. Our sponsor oversees a vast portfolio of millions of domain names and operates the Sedo.com marketplace, making it easy for both investors and end-users to buy and sell domains. What were the top-searched keywords […] Th...
(PR) InterNetX, leading European domain registrar and member of the IONOS Group with over 22 million domains under management, has announced an innovative partnership with D3, the pioneers in DomainFi infrastructure. This collaboration introduces tokenized domains powered by Doma Protocol, unlocking groundbreaking opportunities for Web3 integration...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
BrandBucket has been a successful domain marketplace for brandable domain names, and more. The company acquired Novanym recently, mere months after ending its Afternic arrangement. Many domain investors with brandable domains achieve successful sales on BrandBucket. There is one thing to remember, however, should you sell a domain on BrandBucket: D...
Blunomy Advisory of France filed a UDRP complaint seeking the transfer of Blunomy.com, claiming bad-faith registration and use. The problem? The domain was registered in February 2019, nearly four years before the Complainant filed its BLUNOMY trademark in late 2022. The Respondent argued that Blunomy is a coined term blending "blue" and "economy,"...
Brazilian auto parts giant Iochpe-Maxion S/A filed a UDRP complaint to acquire Maxion.com, citing trademarks dating back to 1991 and longstanding global use of the MAXION brand. The domain, originally registered in 2000, was acquired by a domain investor in 2017 for $2,605 via a NameJet auction. Represented by domain attorney John Berryhill, the Re...
Auradine, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint against the domain Teraflux.com, citing a pending US trademark application and claimed common law use of the TERAFLUX mark since May 2023. The domain was originally registered in 2009 and appears to have changed hands in February 2025 after a sale from HugeDomains took place. Auradine argued the Respondent [...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
Founded in 2011 by former Google engineer Steven Yang, Anker Innovations is a Chinese consumer electronics company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Initially focused on laptop batteries and chargers sold online, Anker quickly became a global leader in charging technology. Rebranded as Anker Innovations Ltd. in 2020, the company went public on the ...
Spaceship has been doing well in the heart of summer, with updates to the SellerHub. The platform is now feeding SellerHub inventory to its registrar path queries, giving them priority over domains listed elsewhere. This is a huge advantage, as Namecheapthe sister company of Spaceshiphas been feeding almost 30% of the sales of Afternic listings! [&...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
The United Kingdom‘s ccTLD, .UK, was introduced in 1985 and is celebrating 40 years as one of the worlds earliest and most trusted country-code domains. Dot .UK was only the 2nd ccTLD to be assigned, on July 24, 1985 right after the US' assignment of .US. Initially managed by University College London and later UKERNA, […] The post Doma...
Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH of Germany filed a UDRP complaint against PassionforParking Inc of Korea over PassionForParking.com. The Complainant owns multiple PASSION FOR PARKING trademarks, including EU and UK registrations dating back to early 2020. The domain, registered in September 2022, displayed pay-per-click links such as Book Parking Onlin...
Freename is raising the bar for domain industry with the launch of The Domain Standard, a quarterly publication that delivers a definitive benchmark for the traditional and Web3 domain spaces. The Freename Domain Industry Report 2025 was released alongside this new magazine, which offers essential insights for domain owners, investors, and domain i...
NameBright is a popular domain registrar and a sister company to DropCatch. In fact, domains that are acquired via DropCatch auctions or bought directly from HugeDomains end up there. The company offers a newly redesigned interface and competitive pricing. Currently, NameBright has dropped the price for .com registrations to an incredibly low $6.29...
Indian domain investor Swetha Yenugula has identified the buyers of the domain Turtle.xyz, which was reportedly sold for $106,000 dollars two weeks ago. The buyer isTurtle.club, a Web3 distribution protocol that streamlines and monetizes on-chain activities like liquidity provisioning and referrals through an API-based tracking layer, avoiding smar...
A domain name is far more than a digital address: Its the very cornerstone of a brands online presence and identity. However, the global reach of the internet makes trademark protection increasingly complex, with disputes often arising from bad faith registrations or overlapping ownership claims across jurisdictions. These conflicts can pose seriou...
DropCatch is a leading domain backordering service that helps users secure expiring domain names the instant they become available. Backed by hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, DropCatch increases the chances of success by rapidly attempting to register dropped domains. If multiple users backorder the same name, it goes to auction. Many domai...
Coinbase has taken legal action against the German registrant of the domain Coinbase.de, accusing him of cybersquatting and exploitation of the exchanges brand. The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, claims that the registrant redirected the domain to a physical coin trading app, leveraged it for affiliate earnings, and attempted to pres...
NamesCon Global is the year's prime domain industry event; an early registration always brings the best deals. If you're still on the fence about attending, consider this: Ticket prices climb in several steps leading up to the event, with the highest rates hitting just before opening day. NamesCon Global will make its Florida debut at […] The...
ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., operator of Ola ride-hailing services, has failed in its attempt to usurp the premium domain OLA.com from domain investor Jeffrey Knepper, represented by noted IP attorney John Berryhill. ANI claimed the domain was identical to its OLA trademark and accused the Respondent of redirecting traffic to his eBay store while de...
Gname is an up-and-coming drop-catching registrar based in Singapore. In recent months, the company has spent big money increasing the number of its connections to TLD registries. Because each ICANN-accredited registrar has a maximum number of connections, the solution is to create more registrarseven if it's "on paper." What's real, however, is th...
Crazy Domains, part of Dreamscape Networks and the Newfold Digital group, has expanded its partnership with SedoMLS by adding Sedos brokerage services to its platform. As a major registrar in the Australian .au domain market, Crazy Domains now offers customers direct access to premium domains that were previously unavailable. Sedo brokers assist bu...
The three letter domain FJN.com dropped in March, becoming the world's youngest LLL .com. The DropCatch auction did not repeat at the time, which means that the domain was paid for. Its new registrant has now put it up for sale on DropCatch, a venue that attracts a large number of domain investors. As a […] The post FJN.com back in auctionWil...
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