No restraining order in domain name dispute involving Robinhood founder

April 7, 2026 - 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

March 26, 2026 - 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 claim failed where there was a weak mark and no evidence of bad faith intent

December 22, 2024 - 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 . . .

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

April 15, 2024 - 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

April 8, 2024 - 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

April 2, 2024 - 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?

April 1, 2024 - 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

January 10, 2024 - This case had a bit of a weird result – even though the brand owner had a mark that was 20 years old, and the . . .

Strip club operator wins motion in domain name dispute against GoDaddy company

February 2, 2022 - NameFind is a GoDaddy company that holds registrations of domain names and seeks to make money off of them by placing pay-per-click ads on parked . . .

ACPA claim survives because mark was distinctive when domain name was re-registered

January 11, 2022 - Federal law has a statute that prohibits abusive domain name registration. The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. 1125(d) (ACPA) provides, among other things, that . . .