Example of cybersquatting complaint under in rem provision of ACPA arguing that Verisign is located in Massachusetts because it’s registered to do business in Massachusetts.
UPS, owner of, inter alia, registration in “What Can Brown Do For You?”, sues lawyer named Brown who used ‘See What Brown Can Do For You” and “See What Brown Can Find For You.”
Weight Watchers International, Inc. v. Cooper
Plaintiff: Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Defendant: Rebecca Cooper
Case Number: 1:2008cv02761
Filed: March 14, 2008
Court: New York Southern District Court
The Rowen Group, Inc. v. Educational Insights, Inc.
Plaintiff: The Rowen Group, Inc.
Defendant: Educational Insights, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2008cv01752
Filed: March 14, 2008
Court: California Central District
A motion to dismiss has been decided in the Vulcan Golf class action against various PPC companies including Google. RICO charges and some torts out – cybersquattign stays in.
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Cabel.name: Japan” “URL’s Are Totally Out”, wherein the author notes a trend in Japanese advertising to encourage viewers to type in a certain term into a search box instead of navigating via a URL.
It makes sense, right? All the good domain names are gone. Getting people to a specific page in a big
NY Times: A New Tool From Google Alarms Site:
Retailers and publishers have fought hard to work their way up in the ranking of Google’s search results and refine the search features of their own Web sites to help users once they arrive. Now, Google is taking a greater role in helping users search
American’s sweetheart advertising lawyer, Myka Todman, notes the class action against the show “Deal Or No Deal” and, as luck is the residue of good legal advice, advises us as follows:
The state Supreme Court in Georgia is hearing a class action law suit against NBC Universal and the producers of the hit show
Illinois Industrial Tool, Inc. et al v. Diamond Visions, Inc. et al
Plaintiffs: Illinois Industrial Tool, Inc. and JMK Sales, Inc.
Defendants: Diamond Visions, Inc. and Robert W. Henzel
Case Number: 1:2008cv01544
Filed: March 14, 2008
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Hansen Beverage Company v. N2G Distributing Inc et al
Plaintiff: Hansen Beverage Company
Defendant:
I believe that every Easter Monday we should take some time to reflect upon greed, profanity and ignorance among lawyers. Background here.
eBay Inc. v. Telebay LLC
By California Northern District Court
California Northern District Court
Filed: March 14, 2008
Plaintiff: eBay Inc., eBay Inc., eBay Inc. Defendant: Telebay LLC
Case Number: 3:2008cv01459
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. et al v. Ultra RPM, Inc.
California Central District Court
Filed: March 13, 2008
Plaintiff: The Neiman Marcus Group,