Occupy.com Launches in Time for May Day Protests

Occupy.com Launches in Time for May Day Protests

In October of 2011, Occupy.com was put up for sale by its owner, and it was brokered by New York based domain name and IP attorney Karen J. Bernstein. I put up a poll at the time asking the value of the domain name, and about 30% of those who responded thought it was...
Domainer Awarded $30k

Domainer Awarded $30k

Domainer Awarded $30k after being Named in Bogus Counterfeiting Lawsuit: Judge says sanctions warranted against plantiffs and lawyer. Remember domain investor VL Raymer, who found herself wrongly named in an alleged counterfeiting ring of Primp™ products last year?...

Video: New Internet Domain Names Causing Disputes

Top Domain Application Costs Video The organization that governs internet will start accepting applications on Thursday for a batch of new domain names like “.shop” or “.music.” The change means new opportunities and challenges for businesses....
2012 Domain Industry Predictions

2012 Domain Industry Predictions

“…..Karen J. Bernstein, Law Offices of Karen J. Bernstein, LLC – I predict that in 2012 there will be substantial problems with the majority of Generic, Geographic and IDN gTLD applicants being approved by virtue of the complexities of the applicant...

Company Manages to Get .secure Trademark

Company going after .bank and .secure domain names gets a (weak) trademark. A company hoping to offer .bank and .secure domain names has managed to get a trademark for .secure from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — albeit on the supplement register. How did it do...
Occupy.com Launches in Time for May Day Protests

Owner of Occupy.com Selling It for Six Figures

Virginia Comito, d.b.a. V.L. Raymer, is a California-based domain investor who bought occupy.com in 1998. Now, she’s selling it to the one percent. “People who are extremely wealthy, who are philanthropic, who want to help the movement, the concept would be for one of...