Domain Names News Archive

'What's Wrong with Domain Names? (CircleID)Despite the significant traffic that comes from typed-in domain names, the public harumphing and clucking about type-in traffic is climbing in volume as it becomes clear how much money is involved.

'Google Sued for Trademark Infringement Based on Third-Level Subdomain (CircleID)It?s no surprise that Google has been sued again for trademark infringement, but the basis of this lawsuit is surprising. Rather than another lawsuit over the sale of trademarked keywords to deliver ads (along the lines of the GEICO , American Blinds , Rescuecom and JTH Tax cases, or the dozens of international lawsuits), this lawsuit is based on a Blogspot blog URL. Because of its comparative

'Leading Travel Domains For Sale (Web Host Directory)Many of the world's leading travel & tourism domain names have this week been released for sale from US$30 each to $5,500.

'GoDaddy.com® Treats Employees To $750,000 In Awards and Prizes (Web Host Directory)Caps off 2005 with $64,000 in Shopping Sprees GoDaddy.com®, the No. 1 registrar of domain names worldwide, both in terms of new daily registrations and domains under management, is rewarding its work force with unheard of financial incentives.

'Service safeguards EU trademarks in dot-eu Sunrise Period. (ThomasNet)To protect existing EU trademarks, dot-eu Nexus service enables trademark owners outside European Union to satisfy Nexus requirements for dot-eu domain names. Service is designed for companies that already have Community Trademark (CTM), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) International registration, national trademark registration, or other prior rights in European Union country but