Toshiba Wins Trademark Arbitration Case to Reclaim Domain Name

Toshiba Corporation recently announced that they have won in arbitration against Selavy Media for Selavy's use of the domain name ToshibaToner.com. According to Toshiba, Selavy was running a parked pay-per-click website on the ToshibaToner.com domain name, which directed visitors to competitor websites, and was profiting from the goodwill associated with the Toshiba name.

Protecting Your Valuable Domain Name Assets

If you own valuable domain names there are many things you'll need to protect them from over the years, including domain theft, domain host hijacking, corporate bullying theft, and more.

A domain name can be a very valuable asset like real estate, but as a new kind of asset class, traditional protections may not be as strong as they would be for other assets. And to make matters worse, traditional enforcement authorities often pass the buck about who's jurisdiction the virtual world is in.

Evaluating Domain Names for Registration or Purchase

Common word dot-com domain names are often thought to be the most valuable. But it really depends on what the domain name is. Is the word one that is marketable in some way? If not marketable by it's topic alone, is it marketable because it sounds good?

Today's list of deleting domain names has some very good prospects, but also some domain names to stay far away from. We'll explain why.

Brand Owners on Web Offensive Against Typo Domainers, Cybersquatters

The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), a non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., recently launched a campaign to fight domain cybersquatting. A group of copyright holders—including Coca-Cola, Yahoo, and Hilton Hotels has formed a coalition to push for stiffer financial penalties for domain name speculators who register domain names that are related to well-known brands, or typographical errors of trademarked brand names.