Company tried to get .com that matches its .fr domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel recently issued a decision concerning the domain name junot.com. The panel concluded that K Holding, the owner of the French real estate company Junot Investissements and operator of the luxury property site junot.fr, had not established that … Read more
After changing hands a few times, Chicago Public Media is launching chicago.com. Chicago.com will soon return as an active online destination under the stewardship of Chicago Public Media. The domain has a layered history: it was once sold by Josh Metnick to the publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, later moved into the care of The … Read more
Rob Schutz went to great lengths to close this domain deal. We all have our share of memorable stories about trying to acquire domain names from reluctant sellers, but the one Rob Schutz of Snagged shared recently stands out. His account describes a deal that required unusual logistics, strict safety measures, and a personal commitment … Read more
End User Domain Sales Roundup A wound care company, a cold-pressed juice brand, and an African AI firm were among the buyers of domain names this week. Overall activity at Sedo was relatively quiet this week, likely affected by the U.S. holiday. Despite the slower pace, a number of clear end user purchases surfaced. Many … Read more
GMO nearly tripled its monthly registrations, and March was a strong month for .com overall. ICANN has released the latest registrar-by-registrar report for the .com namespace, based on official Verisign data supplied to ICANN. The dataset is published with a three-month lag; the figures below cover March 2026. Key takeaways from the March 2026 report: … Read more
Panelist admonishes company for complaint over creditGPT.com domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has determined in a published decision (WIPO decision, PDF) that CCP3 LLC’s complaint over the domain creditGPT.com is a “poster child for reverse domain name hijacking” (RDNH). The panelist concluded that the company failed to prove trademark rights and brought … Read more
A lawsuit, my testing of domain appraisal tools, and Team Internet’s antitrust claim were among the top stories on DomainNameWire.com last month. Below is a summary of notable domain industry news and episodes you may have missed last month on Domain Name Wire. I’ve condensed the highlights and added brief context so you can quickly … Read more
Domain owner must post $9.14 million bond to regain suspended domain The State of Texas has leveraged its age verification statute to secure a court order requiring .com registry operator Verisign to suspend a domain tied to an adult website. The suspension follows a civil enforcement action brought by the Texas Attorney General and imposes … Read more
Panelist orders domain transferred, but it appears to be a complex trademark dispute I regularly follow UDRP decisions and often see complaints dismissed because the underlying issue is really a trademark disagreement rather than a clear case of cybersquatting. In many of those matters, panels conclude the dispute belongs in a court where trademark rights … Read more
I’m focusing more on hand registration and repricing my tech domains. This year I’ve overhauled how I acquire and price domain names, and the results are already encouraging. Through a combination of more intentional hand registrations, tighter portfolio management, and a willingness to price some tech names for maximum upside, 2026 is shaping up to … Read more
