Two sessions this month will help applicants understand the process. Well, this is the year. For the first time since 2012, entities wishing to control their own top level domain name can apply. The window to apply is tight, however, as applications will be accepted from April 30 to August 12. Applicants need to get […]

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Currency swings could influence aftermarket transactions. 2025 was not a good year for the U.S. dollar. Compared to a basket of currencies, it was down nearly 10% last year. This is one reason U.S. residents investing in foreign stocks did well last year; even if the stocks didn’t appreciate, they “gained” about 10% in dollar […]

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NameSilo and Tucows lead gainers; Team Internet and GoDaddy saw steep declines. With 2025 in the books, here’s a look at how domain name stocks performed for the year. For reference, the NASDAQ was up about 20% in 2025. NameSilo (OTC: URL.CN): NameSilo’s Canadian shares followed up their 141% gain in 2024 with a 196% […]

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Another panel finds that Google had common law trademarks shortly after launching Nano Banana AI model. Google has won another cybersquatting dispute involving its Nano Banana image-generation AI, securing the transfer of nanobananapro .com. The company filed two cybersquatting disputes shortly after launching the Nano Banana model in August 2025. It got different results: in […]

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In 2025, there was an explosion of UDRP cases filed in bad faith. 2025 was the year of reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH). Before running the calculations, I had a sense that 2025 had many more RDNH findings than years past. I write about most UDRP RDNH cases, and I was writing a lot more […]

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