WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 6 MA-Patent-Kinetics
WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Patent Kinetics, LLC, an
intellectual property strategy, evaluation, and brokerage company, reminds
prospective bidders that the Sealed Bid Auction for unique Internet domain
name Cold.com closes at 5 P.M. EST, Friday, November 14th.
"Our anticipation of exceptionally strong interest in Cold.com seems borne
out by activity on the Cold.com web site," said Bob Weber, Managing Director,
Patent Kinetics, LLC.
"Marketing, advertising, brand management, public relations professionals,
and other executives appear to be carefully evaluating how the Cold.com domain
name and web presence could figure prominently in their efforts to extend
brand equity," he added. "The Cold.com domain name provides an excellent
opportunity for brand managers to leverage consumers' brand and product
associations with the word 'cold'."
Weber noted that the list of product categories and vertical markets that
could make excellent use of the Cold.com domain name by utilizing the
consumer's brand and product associations is surprisingly long, and includes
(but is by no means limited to):
-- Weather-related;
-- Cold medicines and pharmacies;
-- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;
-- Ice cream, milk, and other food products;
-- Home heating and cooling;
-- Travel and leisure;
-- Winter sports and recreation;
-- Refrigeration;
-- Cold storage facilities;
-- Computer software; and
-- Video games.
High Value Domain Names
Cold.com is one of the few high value, 4-letter .com domain names to be
put up for auction recently. A recently expanded list compiled from public
sources of the 63 high value domain names that have sold for at least US$1
million can be found at http://www.patentkinetics.com .
Detailed Auction Information:
Sealed bids must be received no later than 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,
Friday, November 14, 2008. The minimum acceptable bid is US$1 million. The
sale to the highest bidder is expected to close in early December.
Documents detailing the sealed bid auction process, auction rules, and
related terms and conditions are available on the Web at http://www.cold.com
and at http://www.patentkinetics.com. In addition, the Cold.com Sealed Bid
Auction FAQ on the Cold.com web site has been updated several times since the
initial announcement and press release on October 14th.
About Patent Kinetics, LLC:
Based near Boston, MA, Patent Kinetics, LLC is an Intellectual Property
strategy, evaluation, and brokerage company specializing in patents,
trademarks, copyrights, and high value Internet domain names.
http://www.patentkinetics.com .
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