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Exclusive: Aruba applies for 39 top level domain names  161
Aruba plans to expand beyond .cloud. Aruba S.p.A., which operates the .cloud top level domain, is expanding its domain portfolio. The c...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 10:59
This week’s end user domain name sales  150
A law firm, a food company, and a scaffolding lead generator bought domain names this week. Sedo’s top public sale this week was ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 9:34
auDA decision could impact millions of .com.au domain registrations  136
Board approves changes that would make it difficult, if not impossible, to register generic/dictionary word domains. auDA, the organiza...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 11:26
ShortDot applies for 40 short top level domain names  141
In keeping with its name, ShortDot applies for short top level domains. Top level domain company ShortDot has applied for 40 top level ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 10:46
nTLDData fills gap for top level domain and registrar data  137
New site provides registry and registrar data. Ever since nTLDStats stopped updating, I’ve been waiting for a good data source fo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 9:47
TrustName customer files new lawsuit in Verisign’s home court  105
New lawsuit is in rem and in a different district. Oath Research, a company that says its domains were stolen from its account at regis...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 8:44
Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing  278
Lawsuit alleges Verisign has maintained an illegal monopoly over the .com registry. A California man has sued (pdf) Verisign (NASDAQ: V...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 15:36
A troubling dissent in a cybersquatting dispute  241
Dissent relies on a very different type of domain dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) a complain...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 11:49
August’s top domain name stories  199
New TLDs stole the show last month. August was a super busy month in the domain business thanks to the new top level domain application...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 9:55
Discontinuation of third-level .name domains leaves some in a lurch  167
People will soon loses their email addresses and websites. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is discontinuing third-level .name domain registrati...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 17:36
Sedo end user domain sales up to $75,000  227
A cosmetic surgeon, an agricultural equipment company, and a huge office furniture business bought domain names. OK, we’re almost...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 15:20
.Com rankings: Squarespace leaps Tucows  153
Squarespace keeps growing and is now the fourth-largest registrar for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registr...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 11:37
Customer sues TrustName over stolen domains  196
Customer says its losing $70,000 in daily revenue from one of the domains. Oath Research, LLC, has sued (pdf) domain registrar FewMoreT...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 8:55
Puma loses cybersquatting dispute for Mexican domain name  172
Domain owner has a portfolio of animal-themed domain names. Shoe and athleticwear company Puma has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 12:45
Domain investor files lawsuit after losing $53k domain in UDRP  211
Runner-up bidder won a UDRP against winner of expired domain auction. Domain name investment firm Mira Holdings has filed a lawsuit (pd...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 9:11

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