Microsoft submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum requesting the transfer of the domain name bing-news.com from Prakash Prasad Timilsina. The dispute resolution panel found Microsoft to be the rightful owner of the domain name. As we speak, Bing-News.com is in the process to be transferred to the Microsoft Corporation.

BongoBing, a web-based shopping platform developed by The Laptop Company, Inc. has filed a request for an extension of time to oppose Microsoft in its efforts to register a trademark for the name “Bing” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has effectively granted the extension request until October 28, 2009.