Consumer products giant registered domains before fragrance company existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has ruled against an attempt by a fragrance company to seize two domain names from Procter & Gamble (P&G). The decision resolves a dispute over the domains ScentStories.com and ScentStory.com, which P&G registered long before the fragrance company existed. … Read more

New TLD operator hits another record for new premium domain registrations. Radix’s .space domain had a strong start to the year for premium domain registrations. Image from Radix report. Radix reported high-level results from its premium domain sales for the first half of the year. The company said it set a new record for new … Read more

The company paid $135 million in a 2016 auction before a drawn-out dispute. After more than a decade of legal wrangling and procedural challenges, Verisign has announced that it now controls the .web top-level domain (TLD). The development marks the end of a long-running conflict that followed the 2012 expansion of new generic top-level domains … Read more

.IO and four other TLDs will see price increases in January. Renewing .io domain names will become more expensive early next year. Identity Digital, the registry that operates the .io country code top-level domain, has notified domain registrars that renewal pricing will increase on January 19, 2027. The announced change raises the renewal price for … Read more

Company to refund monthly fees paid so far this year. OpusDNS, a relatively new domain name registrar and reseller platform, has announced a major change to its pricing structure. The company is eliminating monthly subscription tiers and moving away from the fee-based model it previously used. In an uncommon move, OpusDNS is refunding all monthly … Read more

Verisign reported a stellar second quarter of the year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released second-quarter results showing continued strength for the .com ecosystem. The company delivered solid top-line growth as demand for domain names and renewals remained robust, while management shared updates on the long-awaited .web top-level domain and a forthcoming security-focused product suite. Record new … Read more

SkiResort.com sells for $80k; .dev domain banks $30k. This week’s top public end user sale was SkiResort.com for $80,000. With summer heat rising across many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, a big domain name sale this week might give ski fans something to dream about. Sedo’s public sales list includes a number of notable end … Read more

Government says creator of illicit Abacus Market is the ultimate owner of the domain. The United States government has filed a lawsuit seeking to seize the domain name Egypt.com, alleging it was purchased using funds obtained through criminal activity. According to court filings, investigators believe the domain’s acquisition was funded by proceeds from a darknet … Read more

After losing a UDRP, the cybersquatter managed to get the domain back when the complainant transferred the domain to another registrar. UDRP Decision Reversed by Subsequent Registrar Transfer Mistake An unusual turn of events in a recent UDRP dispute highlights the operational pitfalls that can undermine enforcement of domain dispute decisions. The case involved a … Read more

Revenue declined in all but the Comparison segment. Team Internet (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) released a financial update covering the first half of the year. The report shows a marked drop in group revenue overall, driven primarily by declines in the company’s Search business and, to a lesser extent, its Domains, Identity & Software division. … Read more