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“Sloppy” UDRP filing results in reverse domain name hijacking  131
Panelist admonishes Complainant and IP law firm for its cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist h...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 12:34
Appeal panel upholds reverse domain name hijacking finding against PNC Bank  131
Three-member panel agrees bank had no reasonable basis for bringing the case. A panel has affirmed a decision denying PNC Financial Ser...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 22, 2025 - 13:4
A necessary rebrand – DNW Podcast #566  97
Motion.io seemed like the perfect domain for this business. Turns out, it had some issues. Perry Rosenbloom thought he had a great doma...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 22, 2025 - 11:30
BlackRock files cybersquatting lawsuit  165
Large finance company seeks to recover 49 domain names. Financial services company BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has filed a cybersquatting law...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, December 19, 2025 - 8:37
Ethos Capital brings new investors into Identity Digital via continuation vehicle  112
Move comes ahead of more top level domain expansion. Ethos Capital, the private equity firm that acquired a majority stake in Identity ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 11:46
Oh, irony: expired domain snafu strikes during domain podcast recording  125
A domain expiration at my podcast platform hit while I was recording. ICANN has several policies in place to prevent people from accide...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 11:31
13 end user domain sales up to $56,482  138
A bitcoin forum, a private equity company, and Delaware North bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was a private...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 9:11
Supreme Court declines to hear cybersquatting appeal  143
Trademark group had asked court to settle circuit split on domain registration dates. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an appeal in a ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 12:9
Top aftermarket keywords: focus on “group”  104
Digging into the opportunities for domains with the word group in them. Afternic has published its top keywords for aftermarket sales i...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 11:16
Fruits hits 2.6 million domains, launches new features  136
Fast-growing domain sales platform adds new features to improve conversion rates for domain sellers. Fruits didn’t set out to bec...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 8:52
Another AI-assisted UDRP complaint?  87
Complainant cited cases that didn’t back up his claims or didn’t exist. A UDRP panelist has admonished a Complainant for ci...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 13:42
Research: most traffic to parked domains redirects to bad sites  121
Web security company shows sophisticated web of bad actors. Earlier this year, shortly after Google announced it was opting all adverti...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 12:19
NameJet and SnapNames sold these 126 domains last month  101
These domains were auctioned for $2,000 or more in November. Newfold Digital’s domain sales platforms, NameJet and SnapNames, com...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 8:57
U.S. government begins process to open bidding for .us registry  135
NTIA issues draft RFP and outlines two-phase selection process to pick winner by April. The U.S. government will open a Request for Pro...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 15, 2025 - 16:1
Braden Pollock’s record year – DNW Podcast #565  118
Domain investor digs into the sales behind his eight-figure year. Domain investor Braden Pollock was on a panel I moderated at NamesCon...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 15, 2025 - 11:30

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