Registrars and registries must comply with ruling to continue providing services in India. Offering domain registration services to people and businesses in India is about to get more complicated. The Delhi High Court, which is one level below India’s Supreme Court, issued a sweeping ruling (pdf) last week with implications for registrars and registries. The […]

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Hear from 26 people in the domain business about what they think will happen in 2026. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 26 people in the domain name industry. Each person will say what they found notable about 2025 and what they expect will happen in 2026. There were certainly […]

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Media company that uses .co domain got a “steal” on the matching .com, 404 Media, a popular technology news site, started in 2023 with a very low budget. Each of the founders chipped in $1,000, and the only domain they could afford was 404media.co. Another company was using the matching .com. But this year, after […]

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Panelist admonishes Complainant and IP law firm for its cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Propel Pro guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after filing an “inexplicably sloppy” UDRP. Propel Pro is launching an app that gives athletes access to coaches and former athletes for training. It uses the domain […]

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Three-member panel agrees bank had no reasonable basis for bringing the case. A panel has affirmed a decision denying PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.’s cybersquatting complaint against pnc.co.uk and pnc.uk. It has also affirmed that the bank’s case was reverse domain name hijacking. PNC, a large bank, filed the original dispute under the Nominet Dispute […]

Post link: Appeal panel upholds reverse domain name hijacking finding against PNC Bank

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