November 9, 2009 — Domain name auction site SnapName has been served with a class-action lawsuit for shill bidding, after the company revealed that a former employee was found bidding against potential customers in domain name auctions, according to a report by PC World.
October 26, 2009 — In an email sent to customers Monday morning, domain marketplace firm Sedo revealed that it has formed a new joint IP management subsidiary between Sedo and the former founder and executive management team of eBrandSecure, called the Intellectual Property Management Company