Category: News
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Two families fighting for the name: Bosa
Family owned businesses and family run businesses are two separate things. Supporters of both factions support their side with different reasoning. However, one of the glaring problems of family owned businesses is the division of business upon succession from one generation to different members of the next generation. One of the biggest sufferers of such…
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The Rock handed notice from the Olympians over rebranding attempt
XFL was a new professional league started by WWE head Vince McMahon. The league restarted in 2020. However it couldn’t complete its inaugural season due to Covid lockdowns. The league soon filed for bankruptcy. The league was eventually bought by the Rock and his associates just before the auction for $15 million. Rock wants to…
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Defendant barred from using the term ‘Moment’
Delhi High Court faced before itself an interesting dispute between two liquor companies. The subject of contention here was the use of the term ‘Moment’ by the Respondent. The Respondent had included the term in one of its products which the Plaintiff complaint against. The Plaintiff here was Radico Khaitan Limited. The Plaintiff has been…
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Highlights from Sedo and InternetX’s Global Domain Report
InternetX and Sedo have jointly released the Global Domain Report. The report gives a figurative assessment of the performance of the domain name industry in 2021. The .com TLD maintained its dominance in the previous year. There were approximately 364.6 million domain names registered across all TLDs at the end of 2021. Out of this,…
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First ever DNS Forum in Asia Pacific Region
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is about to launch its new edition of Domain Name System (DNS) Forum for the Asia Pacific Reason. The virtually conducted forum would be the first event of its type in the Asia Pacific Reason. In order for ICANN’s DNS policies to be holistic, inclusive and…
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Unstoppable Domains at 1 Billion Dollars?
Unstoppable Domains is growing and growing strong. Just recently, we posted how it earned its place in Forbes’ prestigious list. And today, we again have an interesting development to this growing blockchain company. TechCrunch has reported that Unstoppable Domains is seeking funding priced at the valuation of $ 1 Billion! Yupp, $1 Billion. The company…
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‘Most Trusted Hostel-Booking Website’ denied complaint over trademarked domain
Not all UDRP proceedings are fair. Sometimes, the decisions are a bit unusual, where it is difficult to understand the objectivity of it. Take a look at this recent case. Hostelworld.com Limited, Ireland provides online travel agent and booking services for hostels and related services. In a survey conducted in 2012, it gained the name…
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Loser.com’s homage to Putin
Loser.com is a very interesting domain name. The domain isn’t used for commercial and service purposes. Rather, it is used to criticize and condemn popular personalities that the registrant finds displeasing. The domain name as of now, is redirected towards the Wikipedia page of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Exact date of this redirection wasn’t…
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This Assam Company has named its product on Zelenskyy
The World is divided yet again. The crisis in Ukraine has divided the Globe into two poles. Both sides support their cause on different narratives with heavy political leanings, built on it. Amid this a beautiful message of solidarity has been proposed by an Assamese Company. Aromica Tea Company has launched it’s new strong Assamese…
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US Company sues Kuwait Company after failed deal, RDNH given
Domain Names prices fluctuate. Some domains won’t even cost figures in double digits, while others are offered for thousands and millions of dollars. It all depends upon the domain name and buyer. However, what happens when a failed deal enters into UDRP? Let’s see in this case study. A premium domain name NextBite.com, was under…
