The month's top domain disputes
In June, the Domain Arbitration Court heard several domain disputes. Here are the most high-profile ones:
- claims by the microblogging service Twitter against domain ownersTwitter.com And Twitter.biz
- claims to the IXO.com domain name
Hewlett-Packard filed a claim regarding the HPTablet.com domain, likely in anticipation of the launch of its own tablet computer.
- claims against the Weldon.com domain were filed after the domain registration expired
Microsoft has filed claims regarding the Microsoftskype.us and Microskype.us domains. The company likely expressed interest in them after acquiring Skype.