No restraining order in domain name dispute involving Robinhood founder

A federal court in California has denied emergency relief in a cybersquatting case involving Vlad Tenev, the co-founder of Robinhood, the popular investment platform. The . . .

Oklahoma federal court keeps Paycom trademark, cybersquatting suit

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma refused to dismiss Paycom trademark and cybersquatting suit against Pay.com entities, finding that the . . .

Cybersquatting claims involving unregistered trademark survive motion to dismiss

Impulse Communications sued defendants claiming unfair competition and cybersquatting. Plaintiff alleged that defendants' use of the mark ADOPT ME! for a virtual pet game on . . .

Cybersquatting claim failed where there was a weak mark and no evidence of bad faith intent

Aspire Health Partners sued Aspire MGT under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(d) (“ACPA”) over defendant’s registration and use of the domain name . . .

Counterfeit lubricant case gets preliminary injunction based on defendant’s slick conduct

A German-based lubricant manufacturer sued a U.S.-based distributor, alleging that the distributor produced and sold counterfeit versions of its products with branding that closely resembled . . .

Does renewing a domain name count as “registering” a domain name under the ACPA?

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA") is a federal law - part of the Lanham Act that deals with trademarks and unfair competition. It says . . .

Sprint puts an end to entrepreneurs’ efforts to revive NEXTEL brand

Plaintiff Sprint (owner of the NEXTEL brand) sued defendant business owners, asserting claims for trademark infringement, cybersquatting and counterfeiting. Beginning in 2016, defendants – apparently . . .

Redirecting URL was unlawful but did not cause damages

In the months leading up to the FDA shutting down plaintiff's business, one of the co-owners of the business left and set up a competing . . .

Can the owner of a company be personally liable for what the company does?

One of the major benefits of forming a corporation or limited liability company is the shield from personal liability the business entity provides to its . . .

No ACPA injunction because mark was not distinctive when domain name first registered

This case had a bit of a weird result – even though the brand owner had a mark that was 20 years old, and the . . .