"Cybersquatting" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

CaseCase FiledLast Document
Weather Underground, Incorporated v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Incorporated et alFebruary 27, 2009November 13, 2009
Plaintiff The Weather Underground, Inc. alleges Defendants Navigation Catalyst Systems Inc., Basic Fusion Inc., Connexus Corporation, and Firstlook Inc. used an automated process to register and use domain names that are confusingly similar to famous or distinctive trademarks owned by the Plaintiff.
Verizon California Inc. et al v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc. et al.April 15, 2008November 4, 2008
Plaintiffs Verizon California Inc., Verizon Trademark Services LLC and Verizon Licensing Company alleged that Defendants Navigation Catalyst Systems Inc. and Basic Fusion Inc. have used an automated process to register and use over three million domain names, many of which are confusingly similar to famous or distinctive trademarks owned by others.
Mattel, Inc. v. Global China Networks, LLC. et alAugust 21, 2007October 10, 2007
Defendants operate a pornographic web site at www.chinabarbie.com. Plaintiff owns the BARBIE trademark and alleges that chinabarbie infringes and is confusingly similar and dilutive of the BARBIE trademark.
Alfenas v. Pantera Partnership et alAugust 2, 2007October 2, 2007
Plaintiff Leif Alfenas alleges that defendant Pantera Partnership acquiesced to his publication of a non-commercial fan appreciation website at Pantera.com and that defendant had abandoned its rights to the trademark PANTERA.
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences v. Ampas.comApril 13, 2007September 5, 2007
Plaintiff Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences seeks an order transferring the domain name ampas.com to the plaintiff or deleting the registration of the domain name ampas.com
Pantera Partnership v. AlfenasAugust 3, 2007August 3, 2007
Plaintiff Pantera Partnership alleged that defendant Leif Alfenas operated, maintained and registered the pantera.com website with plaintiff's consent as an independent contractor. Plaintiff further alleged that it subsequently determined that it was in its best interest to regain control of its official website and demanded that defendant deliver pantera.com to plaintiff.
Video Professor, Inc. v. MalakerApril 4, 2007June 7, 2007
Plaintiff Video Professor, Inc. alleged that defendant registered videoprofessor.ca, which is confusingly similar to the VIDEO PROFESSOR trademark.