A Chinese registrar that focused exclusively on selling .tel domain names has been shut down by ICANN. Tong Ji Ming Lian (Beijing) Technology Corporation Ltd, which did business as Trename, had its registrar contract terminated last week. ICANN claims the company had failed to pay its accreditation fees and failed to escrow its registration data. [...] Continue reading →

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Amazon Prime just released a new Prime Original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Amazon has been promoting this on Prime Video for months. Yesterday, the company registered these domain names: jack-ryan-tv.com jack-ryanseries.com jack-ryantheseries.com jack-ryantv.com jackryan-tv.com jackryantv.com tom-clancys-jack-ryan.com tomclancys-jackryan-tv.com tomclancys-jackryanseries.com tomclancys-jackryantheseries.com tomclancys-jackryantv.com tomclancysjackryan-tv.com tomclancysjackryantv.com tomclanys-jackryan.com Amazon always makes a slew of defensive domain name registrations [...] Continue reading →

4 years have passed since .GLOBAL was launched. Ever since the launch, .GLOBAL has seen steady growth rate. It is currently standing at about 43,000 registered domain names. You can see all domain name sales from the .global registry at Sold.Domains. The domain name renewal rates of .global are: Year 1 : 63% Year 2 : 73% Year 3 [...] Continue reading →

Another example of a UDRP case gone wrong that might have gone the other way with different arguments. “Maybe we should read Gerald Levine’s book about UDRP before filing.” Would you hire a personal injury lawyer to file a trademark application? I hope not. You should hire an attorney who specializes in trademarks. When it [...] Continue reading →

Fitness website for pilots tries to get the .net to match its .com but is found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking instead. “Do you think hijack this domain name?” Pilot Fitness, LLC, a company that helps traveling professionals stay fit, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain [...] Continue reading →

The monthly Great Domains auction on Sedo concluded yesterday, and the auction ended with 40 domain names sold at a value of over $130,000. The three largest sales in the auction were EBF.com ($30,500), Sudden.com ($24,950), and CYN.com ($24,950). Because the auctions closed just yesterday, the sales have not closed yet. They will be reported [...] Continue reading →