From time to time I run into domain names that I am surprised are not owned by the “big brand” but it does happen. Here are a few that I ran into recently or simply were aware of that inspired this article and I’m sure there are plenty more, so feel free to share them in the comment section below. The fact is, just because we may be aware of a big brand name, doesn’t always mean the own the … Read the rest

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Microsoft Corporation has filed yet again, more “Holo” trademarks and in this latest round includes the terms HoloNotes and HoloShot.

The HoloLens trademark and purchase of the domain name HoloLens.com for $6,750 kicked off the holo storm of trademark filings but has really not kicked off the matching domain name buying. With trademarks filed now for:

  • HoloLens
  • HoloStudio
  • HoloTour
  • HoloPet
  • HoloNotes
  • HoloShot

Microsoft only has acquired the HoloLens.com domain and the remaining matching .com domain names have not been … Read the rest

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Microsoft Corporation has filed 6 new game related trademarks. Those trademarks include the following:

Blast Corps

Trademark

Own matching domain name: No. Owned by a Griffin IT Media Inc.

Jet Force Gemini

Trademark

Own matching domain name: Yes. Was once owned by Nintendo dating back to around 2001.

Jetpac

Trademark

Own matching domain name: No. Company that owns Jetpac.com has joined Google.

Perfect Dark

Trademark

Own matching domain name: Yes. Was also once owned by Nintendo dating back to around … Read the rest

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Welcome to GoMarch where I highlight domain names that GoDaddy recently acquired from the Marchex domain name portfolio and they have been starting to Buy Now price the domain names with a minimum offer option.

Since over 204,000 domain names were in the portfolio, I do the work and look for the good ones and display 5 a day for you to consider or simply bring them to your attention.

Here we go with the latest 5, that I’m using … Read the rest

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