Domain Name News

As the leading domain extension for the creative community, .ART has announced a groundbreaking innovation to bridge Web2 and Web3: ENS and DNS domain matching. Domains with ENS (Ethereum Name Service) are secure domain names for the decentralized world. They allow users to link cryptocurrency assets directly to wallet addresses, smart contracts, NFTs, IPFS content,

Recently, a panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied a Complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for the disputed Domain Name visasdept.com, finding that the Complainant had not demonstrated that the Domain Name was identical or confusingly similar. VFS Global Services PLC, a British company, filed and processed visa

In a recent article on its website, DNS.PT, the organisation responsible for administering Portugal’s country code top level domain (ccTLD) .PT, discussed the growth of the ccTLD in the past year. 150,525 domain name registrations were reported by the .PT Registry in 2022, which represents a 10% increase over the previous year and corresponds to

An analysis of domain name registrations under the .IE namespace, along with an overview of the .IE namespace, has just been published by the Irish Registry, which runs Ireland’s .IE country code top level domain. In 2022, new domain names under .IE decreased by 22.6%, in comparison to 2021, according to the .IE Domain Profile

According to AFNIC, the Registry who operates the French country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) .FR, the .FR ccTLD has reached the milestone of 4 million registered domain names due to its versatility, security, and trustworthiness. AFNIC announced that .FR has almost 40% of the French domain market, a figure that is growing each year.

Research conducted by Hostinger has found that spending large sums of money on a domain name may not lead to a profitable return on investment. The web hosting provider assessed the seven most costly domain names and determined that although sexually suggestive content appears to generate website traffic, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have not had a

On 7th February, a ChatGPT ENS domain name was sold for 6 Wrapped Ethereum (WETH), equivalent to around $10,000. Ishmilly owns the domain name in question, as well as other ENS domain names and notable blue-chip NFTs such as Bored Ape and Otherdeeds. ChatGPT is an AI-enabled chatbot that enables users to have conversations that

The domain name BillionaireBay.com owned by eBay has been taken over by a cybersquatter through a UDRP dispute. It was pointed out by NCAF panelist Nicholas J.T. Smith that the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy is more suited to the resolution of clearcut cases of cybersquatting than to the resolution of trademark disputes. As

It has become quite common for domain name scams to occur online in recent years. In light of the proliferation of digital technologies, these domain name scams are being used more and more by scamsters to damage the unsuspecting digital commons in a severe manner. A domain name scam can also be called a cyber-squatting

A spike in the registration of .social domains has been attributed to volatility in social platforms, according to Identity Digital (formerly Donuts). According to them, .social registrations have increased 435% since Elon Musk acquired Twitter. Identity Digital posted the following: “Shortly after Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion, the social media platform lost more

The .xyz top level domain name has become a popular choice for web3 projects. However, most .xyz domains that sell for big bucks do not contain web3 terms. .xyz domain sales have reached 18 five-figure levels this year as of May. There are mainly one-word domain names like curious.xyz, beem.xyz, and vessel.xyz. There is only

Having lost a cybersquatting case involving his domain name, the owner of the lambo.com domain name has filed a lawsuit. In response to the domain name being owned by Richard Blair, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. filed a UDRP cybersquatting claim. Blair asserted that lambo was his domain name forum username and in the UDRP he used

Deloitte Tax & Consulting has brought a cybersquatting suit against a cryptocurrency company that successfully defended its domain name. A Know Your Customer service, DKYC, is offered by Deloitte. The domain DontKYC.com was registered by Penultimate Media Systems with the opposite purpose of providing anonymity-related cryptocurrency services. The domain owner abbreviated Deloitte’s service on its

With the 2012 round of new top level domain names, new services were introduced to help brand owners protect their marks. Some registries, for instance, offer blocking services that enable brand holders to block their brands and variants across all extensions. The services offered by these registries are helpful, but they are sold piecemeal. Many

Another premium domain name has been secured by a company familiar with the potency of premium names. In 2019, Placement was founded with the vision of unlocking human potential. Initially focused on landing jobs through career coaches and exclusive resources, Placement has expanded into leadership and life coaching categories, led by co-founder Sean Linehan. Placement.co

Investing in domains versus cybersquatting is a different thing. It is unfortunate that the former are often lumped in with the latter and given a bad reputation. Meta Platforms recently filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization over domain names targeting Facebook and Instagram. Investors may be adversely affected by the cybersquatter’s arguments.

During the past five years, the public’s perception of online data protection has changed. Many people were unaware that their data could be misused or sold despite the vast amount of data that companies hold on them. Regulations such as GDPR and CCPA have expanded the types of data that can be collected online, allowing

A friendly reminder to any attorneys who are considering bringing a cybersquatting case: the UDRP is not the appropriate forum for mediating trademark disputes. A disagreement about the website SmartPrivacy.com centers mostly on these issues. Regarding the dispute over the ownership of the domain name, Gazey and Partners LLP, doing business as Privacy Partnership, submitted

This past week, the best public sale on Sedo was for the domain name fincas.com, which was purchased for €75,000. According to Google Translate, this would be translated as “estates” or “ranches” in Spanish, suggesting that this may be a purchase of real estate. There is currently no resolution for the domain, and the Whois

Multinational technology company Google owns thousands of domain names in a portfolio consisting of ultra-premium names such as Zero.com and brand protection domains like Gooogle.com. Google recently added another domain name to its portfolio that could fall into both the premium domain and brand protection brackets. According to Whois data, Google is now the registrant

After a bulk deletion at the beginning of the month, EURid saw that about 6,000 .eu domain names that had previously been registered by British citizens were re-registered on the very first day. According to a representative for the registrar, “about 6000 domain names connected to the Brexit were re-registered over the first day,” and

EURid has begun notifying domain registrants that their Greek-script .eu addresses would be removed at some point during this year. The firm said yesterday that the domain names will cease to function after November 14th. It is a part of the registry’s intention to phase out mixed-script internationalized domain names over the course of the

After the ccTLD registrar auDA liberalized its hierarchy, anyone in Australia are now allowed to register domain names directly under the .au top-level domain for the first time today. Following the implementation of a priority allocation system, current registrants of matching third-level domains in zones such as .com.au and .net.au will be the only people

Despite the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) has maintained what seems to be a healthy level of new registrations. The business has now announced that between the 24th of February and the 25th of March, it received over 3,000 new registrations for.ua domains, of which more than 2,000 were for.com.ua. The country code

Put this one in the category labeled “ironic.” You can also put this under “Maarten Botterman could go down in history as the worst pen-pal ever.” As it turns out, the African Union has been unable to register the domain of its choice in the.africa generic top-level domain (gTLD), despite the fact that the AU’s

The first site to go live under the highly-anticipated.kids top-level domain is now online, and the registrar has revealed that it intends to begin selling domains near the end of this year. DotKids Foundation’s registration website may now be reached through the contractually obligated use of the domain name nic.kids, which leads there. DotKids, which

As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, the World Intellectual Property Organization is no longer considering allegations of cybersquatting against domains ending in.ua. On the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), there is a remark that reads as follows: “In consultation with the.UA Registry, the Center has concluded that it is not

Turkey is in the process of changing its name to Türkiye, which may make its previous name available to new gTLD applicants in the sector that kills birds. According to reports, the Turkish government has made an official request to the United Nations for the name to be altered so that it is more consistent

The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has taken their dispute with ICANN to a new level, issuing a warning that unavailable Whois data is making it more difficult to combat phony “cures” for Covid-19 and the opioid problem in the country. Catherine Hermsen, who works for the Office of Criminal Investigations at

A mining corporation has purchased the rights to use the domain name nickel.com for a price that is around $250,000. According to a regulatory document that was submitted by its parent company, Silver Elephant Mining, Flying Nickel Mining, which is traded on the Toronto stock exchange, bought the name at some time in the first