Domain name not tangible property that could satisfy judgment
Palacio del Mar Homeowners Assn., Inc. v. McMahon, — Cal.Rptr.3d —, 2009 WL 1668294 (Cal. App. 4 Dist. June 16, 2009) A California state court entered a $40,000 judgment against defendant McMahon in...
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Court scales back Zynga’s attempts to learn about anonymous Mafia Wars...
Zynga Game Network Inc. v. Williams, 2010 WL 2077191 (N.D.Cal. May 20, 2010) Zynga (you know, the creator of Farmville and Mafia Wars) has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of websites that...
View ArticleDomain name owner gets swift relief against impostor website
Starcom Mediavest Group v. Mediavestw.com, No. 10-4025, 2010 WL 3564845 (September 13, 2010) In rem actions over domain names are powerful tools. A trademark owner can undertake these actions when it...
View ArticleDomain name case under ACPA failed because trademark was not distinctive
Federal appeals court holds that plaintiff failed to satisfy all elements of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in action against competing airline The federal Anticybersquatting Consumer...
View ArticleUDRP Panel finds three letter domain name was not registered and used in bad...
(This is a cross post from UDRP Tracker.) UDRP complainant manufactures cameras used in science and industry, and claimed to be the sole user of the letters “PCO” in commerce. The respondent acquired...
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