[alexdavey]

Most domains have a 30 day safety period in which only the previous owner can renew it, however you will need to be quick, as bots are often automatically register active domains that have expired (so they can make a quick buck if the previous owner has forgotten to renew). I believe some domain registrars allow you to pre-order domains so that they will be registered as soon as they become available. This usually comes at a price, though, and I wouldn't use GoDaddy, even if they are the previous registrar

[NeilHanlon]

I direct you here.

http://archive.icann...d-lifecycle.jpg

You actually have to wait about 80 days to grab a domain. You'd be best off looking at an auction site that will buy the domain for you when it becomes available. Specifically, GoDaddy Auctions, Namejet, and Snapnames. (If the last two are still around.)

[gushort]

80 days .. I think I'll just create a reminder to check again in a couple of months. It's not really worth going the auction route ... the name isn't that special

[TheEmpty]

http://webdevrefiner...xpiring-domain/

[magudy]

gushort, on 26 April 2012 - 01:55 PM, said:

80 days .. I think I'll just create a reminder to check again in a couple of months. It's not really worth going the auction route ... the name isn't that special

You can also backorder the domain at Xnynz.com which provides Domain alert pro backordering service.It monitors the domain name for free and provides you details of the domain frequently and you need not have to register the domain separately because the service itself includes the cost of registering the domain name and ICANN Fee.Even if you don't get the name, you don't lose.You can re-assign to another domain name.On successful backorder you get Personalized Email,Auto Renew Protection,Domain Locking,etc.,

[dgeehoms1]

magudy, on 19 January 2013 - 01:30 AM, said:

You can also backorder the domain at Xnynz.com which provides Domain alert pro backordering service.It monitors the domain name for free and provides you details of the domain frequently and you need not have to register the domain separately because the service itself includes the cost of registering the domain name and ICANN Fee.Even if you don't get the name, you don't lose.You can re-assign to another domain name.On successful backorder you get Personalized Email,Auto Renew Protection,Domain Locking,etc.,

What if an entity Trademarks it, "domain?" Like "AdToLisT.Com" tm

[SapporoGuy]

I might be wrong but you are just sub-leasing a domain. So you don't really own it.

But that could just be the ".com" part but I wonder how much this really stands up in court.

[gushort]

SapporoGuy, on 11 February 2013 - 09:18 AM, said:

I might be wrong but you are just sub-leasing a domain. So you don't really own it.

But that could just be the ".com" part but I wonder how much this really stands up in court.

I believe you are correct. I think, but may be wrong, that ICANN is the great overseer of domains, and ultimately handles any disputes...

[dgeehoms1]

gushort, on 11 February 2013 - 12:37 PM, said:

I believe you are correct. I think, but may be wrong, that ICANN is the great overseer of domains, and ultimately handles any disputes...

I am thinking that the feds marked it just as I described it and why would they if I can not keep it Nationally mind you for 10 years. Did they make a mistake?

[gibbonweb]

gushort, on 11 February 2013 - 12:37 PM, said:

I believe you are correct. I think, but may be wrong, that ICANN is the great overseer of domains, and ultimately handles any disputes...

I guess while you can probably claim a domain name in court in extreme cases ( e.g. I own the domain www.nike-awesome.com without any further brands or trademarks and Nike registers a trademark with the name Awesome® and claims that they want to use that domain name)... they would normally try to buy it off you, since this is almost always cheaper for them than a legal case.

I got contacted 2 months ago by a Chinese firm that wanted to register a brand name of "gibbonweb" in the Asian market and politely asked if I held any rights, brands, trademarks etc. by that name (and furthermore, if I would authorize that they would register gibbonweb.someAsianTLD). I replied that I didn't own anything in that direction and would not object to them using "gibbonweb" in the Asian market as long as they would let me keep my gibbonweb.net. IF, however, they would have wanted my domain, I would have gladly sold it to them for a "reasonable" price ... I'm thinking four figures? (In my dreams...)

[SapporoGuy]

3 fingers sound possible if they don't hold the middle one up

Things get hairy when you have situations like: Tim's pizza NYC, and Tim's pizza Chicago ... Company names can be completely independent on owners so ICANN tries its best to reduce problems like this.

[dgeehoms1]

SapporoGuy, on 11 February 2013 - 09:10 PM, said:

3 fingers sound possible if they don't hold the middle one up

Things get hairy when you have situations like: Tim's pizza NYC, and Tim's pizza Chicago ... Company names can be completely independent on owners so ICANN tries its best to reduce problems like this.

Unless you have an International product I would stay away from any outside country involvements. A coule of sites jumped off after AdToLisT.Com _ AddToList for one. Its funny the woman said, "that I was illiterate because of the spelling."
I just left her thinking as she wished. It is actually a free ad to For Sale by Owners website where free ads turn into referrals to Realtors who advertised on the site and procured buyers for property advertised there. From Ad To Listing is its concept. It expired during the melt down but I am thinking I will pick it back up when I devise a plan.
No one else with common sense will take on the domain.