Domain expiry

[Namefox]

Hi everyone. I have a client who mistakenly let a domain drop on June 9th but it is being held by a drop company. When is it going to be released back so it can be reregistered? It still shows expiry of June 9th of this year.

[katherine]

Which registrar ?
You're saying the domain is being held by a drop company, isn't it the original registrar ?

[Namefox]

No, not the original registrar. The original registrar went out of business so that is why she couldn't renew in time. I was under the assumption that it was a 45 day period before the domain is fully released.

[katherine]

Actually it's usually more than 45 days until a domain is dropped. Unless the name was auctioned off as prerelease then it doesn't drop.
Did the name drop (looking at creation date) ?
What is the drop company in question ?

[Namefox]

Yes, domain dropped back on June 9th. Person that is trying to resell domain back to my client is champdomains

[katherine]

Well the name dropped and was snatched by somebody else. Game over.
Why are you thinking they are going to release the domain ?
If your client has TM rights of some sort they can try threats but good luck with that.

[Namefox]

It has not been renewed.

[katherine]

I don't quite follow. You say the domain dropped but that the whois shows expiry of June 9th of this year.
What does the registry say ?
http://registrar.verisign-grs.com/whois/

[Namefox]

Says it is still in the redemption period

[Banned: theinvestor]

redemption period means it can be renewed by the owner

but you said registrar went bankrupt ? so i guess the registrar that holds it now plays by its own rules