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Verizon Awarded $33.2M In Claim Against Cybersquatters

Posted on December 25th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

According to this WSJ.com article, District Court in California has awarded $33.2 million in a suit by Verizon Communications Inc. against San Francisco OnlineNIC. OnlineNIC was accused of registering hundreds of domain names similar to Verizon’s to attract Web users.

Verizon said OnlineNIC Inc. set up at least 663 domain names that were “either identical to or confusingly similar to Verizon trademarks.” The “bad-faith registrations” were intended to lure unsuspecting Internet users looking for Verizon’s real Web site, Verizon said.

“This case should send a clear message and serve to deter cybersquatters who continue to run businesses for the primary purpose of misleading consumers,” Sarah Deutsch, Verizon’s general counsel, said in a statement.

Attempts to reach OnlineNIC for comment were unsuccessful and no attorney for the company is listed on the suit. Verizon said OnlineNIC did not appear in court or send a lawyer to defend against the charges.

Verizon is one of nearly 20 companies, including Dell Inc. and Goldman Sachs, that have teamed up as the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse to lobby Congress for laws protecting their brands on the Internet.

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