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Man goes two-for-two in reverse domain name hijacking  0
Two complaints, two losses, and two expensive lessons. Here’s an idea for anyone considering filing multiple cybersquatting dispu...
Domain Name Wire - 2 min ago
Elon Musk’s X Corp takes down phishing domains  11
X Corp., the company behind the X social media platform, has successfully obtained control over 40 domains it says were used in phishin...
Domain Name Wire - 21 min ago
Small portfolio, big sales – DNW Podcast #611  34
Joshua Schoen’s portfolio is small but mighty. Domain investor Joshua Schoen has a portfolio of fewer than 300 domains. But pound for p...

Domain Name Wire - 1 hr 41 min ago
Rick Schwartz’s Beanstalk Challenge sues competing domain startup program  208
Lawsuit alleges trademark infringement and cybersquatting over BeanstalkX brand and two domain names. Domain investor Rick SchwartzR...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 23:26
Tucows lowers domains guidance, blames expired domains  138
Company says expired domain revenue has moderated in the second half of the year. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q3 earnings after the m...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 11:23
October’s top news: new TLDs, .si and more  122
Here’s what caught attention in October. October was a busy month for domain news thanks to the reveal of new top level domain ap...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 9:49
But…but…I couldn’t buy the domain I want!  159
A nonprofit tries a unique argument in cybersquatting claim. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Neta Foundat...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 13:6
Germany’s .de domain name turns 40  114
The popular ccTLD now has over 18 million registered domains. One of the internet’s most popular country code domain names turns ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 10:33
AdMedia moves to dismiss Yahoo’s trademark forgery suit, argues registration would have lapsed  169
The company does not appear to dispute the allegation that it used a forged signature to transfer the trademark. Ad.com Interactive Med...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 11:55
India’s biggest public company tries to reverse hijack domain name  171
Reliance Industries filed cybersquatting dispute in bad faith, panelist rules. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 11:9
Twenty-one new end user domain sales  191
A Pokémon card site, a crypto company, and a GPU rental/neocloud business bought domains. Sedo dropped two sales lists this week. This ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 9:45
New top level domain applicants to get $41 million in refunds  153
Applicants will get about $24,000 back for each application. Companies that applied for new top level domain names this year are gettin...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 17:5
Shopify filing confirms $99 million acquisition of shop.com domain name  172
Domain sale sets record for publicly known domain transactions. Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) released earnings today, and its quarterly SEC f...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 13:50
Hey lawyers, UDRP isn’t a shortcut for trademark litigation  124
Another UDRP complaint tries to turn a trademark dispute into a cybersquatting case. Lawyers, repeat after me: the Uniform Domain Name ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 13:12
Are these TLDs this round’s .sucks?  97
Brands railed against .sucks in the 2012 round. How will they feel about some of these 2026 applications? Trademark holders threw a fit...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 9:35

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