BTQ Technologies Corporation et al v. Namecheap Incorporated

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
BTQ Technologies Corporation, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Namecheap Incorporated,
Defendant.
No. CV-26-02485-PHX-SHD
ORDER
For the reasons stated on the record, for good cause, and with the consent of the
parties, the Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) entered on April 14, 2026, (Doc. 17),
set to expire today, will be extended through Wednesday, June 3, 2026. See Fed. R. Civ.
P. 65(b)(2).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the TRO issued on April 14, 2026, (Doc. 17) is
EXTENDED and MODIFIED as follows:
(a) Defendant Namecheap, Inc. (“Namecheap”), together with Plaintiffs shall
maintain the domains <btq.com> and <qcim.com> (together, the “Domains”)
in the account described in the parties’ April 16, 2026 Second Status Report
(Doc. 21) (the “Neutral Account”). To the extent it does not already, the Neutral
Account shall include and enable all account-level access necessary to permit
BTQ to manage, update, and renew the Domains without further assistance from
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Namecheap, except as required by ICANN-mandated processes, including the
ability to delegate authority to BTQ employees other than the BTQ Designee1;
(b) Namecheap shall not completely transfer the Registrant Account to Plaintiffs
without further order from this Court;
(c) Namecheap shall place a registrar-level hold (status: clientTransferProhibited)
on each of the Domains, preventing any outbound transfer of either Domain to
any registrar or third party during the period measuring from the entry of this
Order and until a further order of the Court modifying the terms of the Order,
instituting other preliminary or final relief, or a final disposition of this action on
the merits (the “Transfer Restriction Period”);
(d) During the Transfer Restriction Period, neither BTQ nor any person acting on
its behalf shall initiate or authorize an outbound transfer of either Domain
without prior leave of this Court. This restriction does not limit BTQ’s right to
update DNS records, modify website content, adjust email configuration, or
make any other administrative changes within the existing Neutral Account;
(e) While the Domains remain in the Neutral Account, Namecheap’s obligations
shall be limited to those of a ministerial domain registrar providing services to
the BTQ Designee.
(f) Nothing in this Order shall impose on Namecheap any obligation to monitor,
investigate, or take affirmative steps with respect to the Domains beyond
maintaining the registrar-level hold unless otherwise required by applicable law
or further order of this Court.
(g) The $100.00 bond posted by BTQ in connection with the Temporary Restraining
Order entered April 14, 2026 shall remain in effect and shall constitute sufficient
security for purposes of this Order. No additional bond shall be required.
1 The BTQ Designee is the technical representative described in the parties’ April 15,
2026, Status Report, (Doc. 19).
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(h) Within 24 hours of the entry of this Order, Plaintiffs shall file a status report
informing the Court whether it believes that Namecheap has complied with the
terms of this Order; and
(i) BTQ’s counsel shall serve a copy of this Order on Nicolas within two (2)
business days of entry by email, with “Read Receipt” and “Delivery Receipt” to
the last known email address(es) Nicolas has used to communicate with BTQ’s
counsel and with Namecheap, and shall file a proof of service within two (2)
business days of service.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that absent further order from the Court, the TRO
shall remain in place through Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Dated this 6th day of May, 2026.
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