Trademarks and Domain Names

Required Reading

These materials are required for the class session as well as the final exam.

Trademarks and Domain Names (119 TU2, from Sep 09, 2008 06:00 PM to Sep 09, 2008 08:00 PM)

Third Class Session

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Universal Tel-A-Talk, Inc., 1998 WL 767440 (E.D.Pa. 1998).

Online Trademark Infringement

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles, 279 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 2002).

Defenses to Trademark Infringement - Nominative Use

Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Network Solutions, Inc., 985 F.Supp. 949 (C.D.Cal. 1997), aff'd, 194 F.3d 980 (9th Cir. 1999).

Trademark infringement through registration of a domain name.

Quick Overview of Trademark Law

Useful when you study for the exam.

Good Paper Topic on Jurisdiction and Domain Names

A Kentucky Circuit Court Judge has upheld that state's seizure of some of the world's most popular online casino domain names, ruling they constitute a "gambling device" that is subject to Kentucky's anti-gambling laws.

Government Abuse of IP?

Law enforcement agencies want to confiscate trademark in order to prevent gang members from wearing clothing with the trademark.

U.S. Relinquishes Control Over the Internet Domain Name System

Link to a BBC article.