The company obtained trademark rights after the current owner acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Katek AG, a German electronics manufacturing company, attempted to reverse hijack the domain name katek.com. Domain investor Stanley Pace acquired the domain name, which is also a surname, in 2012. Fatal to Katek [...]
A dentist tried to use UDRP to take down a gripe site about an alleged affair. It backfired. When a dentist in Huntington Beach, California, had an affair, a local man decided to air his grievance in a very public way. Daniel Kim created a gripe site about dentist Dongjin Kim when he learned that [...]
Everyone wants a piece of the enterprise AI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. From Anthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint ventures targeting enterprise AI deployment to SAP dropping $1B on German AI startup Prior Labs, it’s becoming clear that if you’re a startup building enterprise tools, you’re likely an acquisition target. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony [...]
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Group that oversees DOC designation for prosecco tells court it is not seeking transfer of domains. Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco, an Italian organization that manages and oversees the “Denominazione di Origine Controllata” (“DOC”) designation for prosecco, has given up its demand for the domain names prosecco.com and proseccoDOC.com. The organization [...]
Company reports declining domain name revenue. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings this afternoon. Tucows Domains revenue declined 2% year over year to $64.1 million. The Wholesale and Value Added Services segments both declined, but the retail business grew slightly. Although revenue was down, gross profit for domains increased by 2% to 18.6 million. The company [...]
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 26:35 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's domains are Jendo.com, TheraVibes.com, and SurfCamp.com. • They [...]
The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboration.
The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion. It last raised in November at $32 billion.