It's another notch in Microsoft's belt, as the company managed to snag control of both XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net after filing a dispute with the National Arbitration Forum over the domains in May.
The National Arbitration Forum is the official body that settles domain ownership disputes.
The initial proceedings began on May 23, 2013. "It appears only a single complaint was filed for both domains, which is allowed according to UDRP rules, if more than one domain being disputed is held by the same respondent, all of the names may be included in the same complaint. Rule 3(b)(vi)," the report stated.
Neither site as of yet is in use by the company. It's unsure if Microsoft has any intention of using the sites, or if the company just wanted it out of the hands of others. The company still has disputes open with other domain names that are yet to be resolved.
On the flip side, Nintendo hasn't been quite so lucky. The Japanese company lost out on its own dispute over WiiU.com earlier this month.
It's interesting to note that both domains named in the dispute were registered by a UK resident, Krasimir Ivanov, back in 2011, oddly, long before anyone had any idea Microsoft was going to call its next-gen console the Xbox One. At the time, everyone assumed Microsoft was going to call its next-gen console the Xbox 720. Given this, it can't be determined if the initial registrar's intent were as malicious as I'm sure Microsoft would like to believe. Even if that was the case, Ivanov had a two-year head start on Microsoft. In all honesty, it really sounds like a long shot coming through. First come, first serve.
Microsoft's track record with domain disputes is quite impressive, having won control of domains such as XboxSmartglass.com, XboxPhone.com, XboxFitness.com, XboxMusic.com, XboxSports.com, and XboxVideo.com, and others.