Growth in cybersquatting cases increased in second quarter of this year. About 5% of cases were found in favor of respondents during Q2 2026. Image from GigaLaw report. The second quarter of this year saw a notable rise in cybersquatting and domain dispute decisions under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP). According to a recently … Read more

Company acknowledged the domain was registered before it existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist recently issued a decision involving Deepak Mining Solutions Limited, a provider of mining chemicals and consulting services, and the domain dmsl.com. The panel review addressed allegations by the company that the domain should be transferred to them under the Uniform … Read more

Panel Rules No-Code Company Glide Acted in Bad Faith in Failed UDRP Case No-code app development company Typeguard, Inc., which does business as Glide and operates its website on the domain GlideApps.com, was found by a dispute panel to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a complaint over the domain glide.ai. The decision concluded … Read more

What new top level domain name applicants should know about running a TLD. The clock is ticking for anyone planning to apply for a new top level domain. Applications close on August 12, and prospective operators need to understand the realities of launching and operating a TLD before submitting their applications. In a recent episode … Read more

DomainAttest makes it easier for marketplaces and domain sellers to verify ownership. Atom believes its proposed protocol for domain ownership verification offers many benefits. Atom, a domain name marketplace, announced a new open protocol today designed to simplify how marketplaces and domain sellers verify ownership of domain names. The initiative, called DomainAttest, enables sellers to … Read more

NameBio can be a powerful tool if you know how to use it. The top 10 keywords in retail sales aren’t surprising. But go past that, and it gets more interesting. How to get more value from NameBio NameBio is a domain sales database that can provide lots of useful insights for investors, brokers, and … Read more

T.me shows a Server Hold status. [Update: t.me is back online. The .me registry said it was on hold “due to OFAC compliance”, referring to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets. Since t.me is a URL shortener, one of the URLs on the server led to a company on the OFAC list.] A key domain … Read more

A $39,000 .io domain sale topped Sedo’s public sales list. Summer typically brings slower activity in the domain market, and last week was no exception. Sedo reported 51 public sales priced at $2,000 or more. While total transaction volume was modest, the proportion of sales that could be tied to identifiable end users was higher … Read more

Afternic Portfolio Agent helps domain sellers analyze their portfolios and make targeted adjustments. Afternic’s Portfolio Agent allows you to analyze and adjust your portfolio through a chat interface. Afternic has begun a limited rollout of its new Portfolio Agent. The tool is currently available to select accounts with 500 domains or fewer while Afternic scales … Read more

Key creator of the internet joins Innovation Labs Advisory Board Vint Cerf. The Royal Society, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Image cropped. Vint Cerf, widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers behind the internet, has accepted an advisory role with Identity Digital’s Innovation Labs. His participation brings deep technical knowledge and historical perspective to … Read more