Tag Archives: anticybersquatting consumer protection act

Thu 8th November 2012
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NextDoor.com sues owners of NextDoor.cm - NextDoor.cm owner has claimed NextDoor.com stole his business idea. Neighborhood social networking site NextDoor.com has sued the owner of NextDoor.cm — but this isn’t a simple allegation of cybersquatting. The company filed the suit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to put an end to what it says are baseless claims that NextDoor.com stole its business idea from defendant Raj Abhyanker. You can read some details about Abhyanker’s previous claims ... read more ...
Mon 22nd October 2012
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Nordstrom sues peep sales site NoMoreRack - Retailer claims flash sales site is infringing its marks. Retailing giant Nordstrom has sued flash sales site NoMoreRack.com, claiming the site’s brand and domain name infringe its trademarks (pdf). Nordstrom owns 110 “The Rack” stores, which are essentially its outlet stores. It has trademarks for “Rack” and “The Rack”. NoMoreRack.com is a flash sales site, offering limited time closeout sales. According to this article, it generated $46 million in ... read more ...
Fri 30th July 2010
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Woman With World’s Smallest Waist Wins Cybersquatting Lawsuit - A domain name is a terrible thing to waist. Cathie Jung, who is in the Guinness Book of World Records as having “The Smallest Waist on a Living Person” at 15 inches, has won rights to the domain name CathieJung.com. Jung filed an Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act en rem (meaning it was against the domain name and not the registrant) case back in December 2009. Jung claimed that the domain name was registered by a corset designer. Indeed, it appears ... read more ...