There has been an interesting legal battle brewing with regards to the domain name Adventist.com. Davide F. Schiavetti of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. broke down parts of the case on Jdsupra.com. Mr. Schiavetti likes to refer to domain investing as, “domain name warehousing”. The parties in this case are, The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists and … [Read more...]
Auction of over 900 Gleissner trademark registrations in Latvia set to be undertaken
WorldTrademarkReview.com published an article about an upcoming auction of over 900 trademark regs in Latvia. Michael Gleissner has filed approximately 6800 trademarks according to the article. I have sold and brokered domain names to Mick in the past. There was never any mention of trademarks or any problems. I was surprised when all the trademark registrations started happening. From the … [Read more...]
Ten Trademark Myths domain investors should know
Janet Cho and Christel Harlacher from the firm of Williams Mullen published a piece on Trademark rights that's worth giving a once over and bookmarking. Especially for those new to domaining who sometimes have the wrong impression of trademark rights. The post titled: Ten Trademark Myths and How They Can Hurt Your Business clears up some misconceptions that those without a background in … [Read more...]
There is a lot of naming speculation going on in the Sports world
There are a lot of name discussions going on in the world of sports. The Washington Football team retired their name after major brands threatened to pull out of sponsorship deals if a change was not made. Seattle has a new hockey team and they ended up going with a name I was hearing about from the very start, KRAKEN. The new team will be the Seattle Kraken. Kraken.com is a cryptocurrency … [Read more...]
.Africa Added Over 1,000 Domain Registrations in Landrush At A Premium Prices Since the Close Of Sunrise
The new domain name extension .Africa has added over 1,000 domain registrations since the close of Sunrise in a period known as Landrush. According to the zone file I pulled today there are over 1,000 new domain names since the Sunrise period closed on June 2nd. July 3rd started the last and cheapest phase of the Early Access program also known as Landrush, which runs through … [Read more...]
Politico takes a look at the Trump domain portfolio
Politico used three writers and put together an interactive article on the domain names registered by the Trump Organization. The writers are hoping to show a road map to where the Trump Organization has been and where it is going. From the article: Three weeks before Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican nomination last year, the Trump Organization renewed licenses on … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depending on the registrar. The Sunrise period is opened to those trademark holders registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse The next phrase … [Read more...]