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Hudson’s Detroit developer tries to reverse hijack domain name  53
Company filed cybersquatting complaint against domain registered well before it had trademark rights in the term Hudson’s Detroit...
Domain Name Wire - 5 hr 56 min ago
James Booth successfully defends another .ai domain name  80
It’s Booth’s second win in as many months. Domain investor James Booth has fended off a cybersquatting claim on the domain ...
Domain Name Wire - 6 hr 29 min ago
German company tries reverse hijacking domain from Tucows  122
Complainant omitted key parts of pre-dispute correspondence in its filing. A German building products company has been found (pdf) to h...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 14:25
IONOS announces layoffs  128
Major domain and hosting company to trim workforce by over 10%. Domain name and hosting company IONOS (ETR: IOS) today announced plans ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 13:54
Beware fake domain sales post on X  176
Spaceship’s founder called out a fake sales post on X this week. Earlier this week, a user on X posted about a big domain sale on...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 12:7
Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net domains  161
Brew some coffee; the drop is going to start early. Drop catchers, start your engines…a bit earlier. Domain registry Verisign (NA...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 13:2
French human resources consulting company attempts reverse domain name hijacking  118
Company goes after domain registered well before it adopted the matching brand name. NOOUS, SAS, a French human resources consulting co...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 12:43
Exclusive: Aruba applies for 39 top level domain names  148
Aruba plans to expand beyond .cloud. Aruba S.p.A., which operates the .cloud top level domain, is expanding its domain portfolio. The c...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 10:59
This week’s end user domain name sales  137
A law firm, a food company, and a scaffolding lead generator bought domain names this week. Sedo’s top public sale this week was ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 9:34
auDA decision could impact millions of .com.au domain registrations  125
Board approves changes that would make it difficult, if not impossible, to register generic/dictionary word domains. auDA, the organiza...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 11:26
ShortDot applies for 40 short top level domain names  133
In keeping with its name, ShortDot applies for short top level domains. Top level domain company ShortDot has applied for 40 top level ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 10:46
nTLDData fills gap for top level domain and registrar data  122
New site provides registry and registrar data. Ever since nTLDStats stopped updating, I’ve been waiting for a good data source fo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 9:47
TrustName customer files new lawsuit in Verisign’s home court  98
New lawsuit is in rem and in a different district. Oath Research, a company that says its domains were stolen from its account at regis...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 8:44
Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing  270
Lawsuit alleges Verisign has maintained an illegal monopoly over the .com registry. A California man has sued (pdf) Verisign (NASDAQ: V...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 15:36
A troubling dissent in a cybersquatting dispute  234
Dissent relies on a very different type of domain dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) a complain...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 11:49

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