Law Practice
Jan. 22, 2011
Verdict in 'Cybersquatting’ Case Reveals More Web Rivals Sparring
The $1.9 million verdict is not the largest award in this burgeoning area , but experts say it was unique in that it involved a fight between competitors as opposed to a speculator.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - In a case that reflects increased litigation over "cybersquatting," a federal jury awarded $1.9 million to a credit bureau and found two competitors unfairly siphoned traffic away from its website freecreditreport.com.
Cybersquatting is a specific term added to the Lanham Act in 1999 that prohibits the bad-faith registration of a domain name similar to a protected mark. <...
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