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Nobody Will Request an “Appraisal Certificate”

GoDaddy
Legal News

Elliot Silver

July 3, 2020

Domain industry attorney Jason Schaeffer reported today that three of his clients received $60,000 offers to buy domain names, and the supposed prospective buyer requested an “appraisal certificate” in order to proceed with a deal.

3 clients this week had $60K offers through GoDaddy. Each appeared to be from Japan requesting an “Appraisal Certificate.” Screen shot of the result: Pay $349 to appraise and verify your domain name. A good way to lose $349. #domaining #domainnames pic.twitter.com/F3wOEKaCIU

— Jason Schaeffer (@TLDadvisor) July 3, 2020

Brandsight Job Opening: Account Executive

General Domain Information
GoDaddy

Elliot Silver

July 3, 2020

Brandsight is looking to hire someone in an Account Executive role, according to a job opening posted recently on LinkedIn. Because GoDaddy acquired Brandsight earlier this year, the job listing is under the GoDaddy branding. This is a work from home remote job (at least for the time being), and the location is the United States or United Kingdom.

Here’s the description of what the job entails:

Differing Opinions on Ramifications of SCOTUS Decision

Legal News

Elliot Silver

July 2, 2020

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Booking.com can be trademarked. The 8-1 decision was a good read, and there was some interesting insight from the opinion. The dissent, written by Justice Stephen Breyer, included some positive language that will likely be referenced by generic .com domain name registrants:

Breyer: “The owner of a generic domain name enjoys these benefits… because she was fortunate (or savvy) enough to be the first to appropriate a particularly valuable piece of online real estate.”

Of course, perhaps she acquired it rather than being the first to register it. https://t.co/t4wCm8Eq6t pic.twitter.com/lyLzQm9te4

— Nat Cohen (@domainarts) June 30, 2020

Network Solutions Should Ditch Registrar-Transfers.com

Advice

July 1, 2020

Network Solutions uses an unbranded domain name for at least a few important confirmation functions. When I need to confirm my email address at Network Solutions or approve a transfer away from Network Solutions, I am directed to different pages on the Registrar-Transfers.com website. In my opinion, Network Solutions should shift the functionality to its own NetworkSolutions.com website because customers are more familiar and comfortable with that domain name and using an unbranded domain name isn’t a good idea.

Booking.com Wins Supreme Court TM Case

General Domain Information

Elliot Silver

June 30, 2020

#SCOTUS rules that the addition of “.com” to a generic term can create a protectable trademark

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 30, 2020

Booking.com has won its trademark case at the United States Supreme Court. The 8-1 decision was written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Justice Stephen Breyer was the lone dissenting Justice. You can read the PDF decision on the Supreme Court website.

The company will now have trademark protection for its full Booking.com brand, including the .com domain name extension. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) filed an Amicus brief as part of this case.

IEE.com Subject of UDRP

Legal News

Elliot Silver

June 30, 2020

A UDRP was filed against the valuable 3 letter IEE.com domain name. The UDRP was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is WIPO Case D2020-1707.

IEE.com was created in September of 1995, making the domain name nearly 25 years old. The domain name is being used as a website for a business called Equipment Engineering Services P.A. The current Whois record shows the domain name is registered to an entity called Imaging and Equipment Engineering, which explains the IEE abbreviation.

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