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06
2010
By Eric Goldman
Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc., 1:07-cv-03371 (N.D. Ill. June 9, 2010). My 2007 blog post when the complaint was filed. My 2008 blog post on the denial of a motion to dismiss. My 2008 blog post on denial of class certification.
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Categories : Cybersquatting, Keywords/Meta-tags, Trademarks
22
03
2010
By Eric Goldman
I recently spoke on a panel about search engines and the law at SMX West. I previewed four major trends in search engine law to watch in 2010:
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Categories : Cybersquatting, Domain Names, Keywords/Meta-tags, Trademarks, deep linking
3
03
2010
A gripe site that incorporates a company’s entire trademark into its domain is still protected under the First Amendment, a US District Judge has ruled. In the case of Career Agents Network v. careeragentsnetwork.biz, the judge said that the gripe site made no effort to bolster its own business and was noncommercial, therefore protecting it from Career Agents Network’s trademark claims and cybersquatting accusations.
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Categories : Cybersquatting, Domain Names, Trademarks
16
02
2010
You’ve probably already googled yourself, but what about looking up your personal domain name? You might be surprised what you find. Although some people’s personal names might be registered to a company or a professional located in a far-away state or country, for many people, their name may be sitting primarily unusued because it has been “parked” by a cybersquatter. At least, until the right price comes along.
Fortunately, there is a law which is designed to protect individuals whose personal name URL has been captured and held hostage by a cybersquatter. The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 et. seq. (“ACPA”), was passed by Congress for the very purpose of protecting individuals and trademark holders against cybersquatters who register internet domain names containing trademarks or real names without that person’s consent with the specific intent to profit from such name by selling the domain name for financial gain.
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Categories : Cybersquatting, Trademarks
19
11
2009
There is an interesting situation brewing in New Jersey. An established law firm in NJ called Levinson Axelrod LLC (levinsonaxelrod.com) employed a lawyer by the name Edward Heyburn. Edward didn’t like his job. According to his website he didn’t like the people he worked for, either. So once he was fired, he set up a website: levinsonaxelrod.net. On this website Mr. Heyburn is griping about his former employer in a way that has attracted national attention. According to a NJ.com article:
He said he launched his website . . . because “(the firm’s partners) have such an elitist attitude . . . . I thought this was a very nice way to pull them out of the clouds,” Heyburn said.
But what interests me is the trademark and domain name issue behind it. Is this cybersquatting? Is the company name ‘Levinson Axelrod’ a trademark?
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