Real estate developer tries reverse domain name hijacking

Developer argued domain was renewed in bad faith, and omitted critical details in its filing. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panel has found that Reinsch, Inc., E. G., and Tri-State Communities LLC attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The parties filed a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name ChainBridgeEstates.com. Tony Rivera, who was [...]

Dish launches .latino top level domain

At long last, Dish launches its TLD for Latinos. The .latino top level domain name entered sunrise today. Sunrise runs through June 11, and General Availability starts the next day. Unique to the .latino launch is that there’s no early access period. Once Sunrise ends, it goes straight to GA. 101Domain, one of the registrars [...]

Employee’s Unauthorized Domain Transfer is a “New Registration” – vol 6.19

Employee’s Unauthorized Domain Transfer is a “New Registration” This decision is notable for its treatment of an unauthorized intra-company domain transfer as a “new registration” capable of satisfying the conjunctive bad faith registration and use requirement under Policy ¶ 4(a)(iii). The Panel confronted a factual scenario that falls outside the classic cybersquatting paradigm: a domain [...]