An individual who registered a domain name and used the website to market a business that looked like it was affiliated with her family’s business—her former employer—may be held personally liable for trademark infringement and cybersquatting, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Aug. 16 (Lang Exterior Inc. v. Lang Windows Inc., N.D. Ill., 1:11-cv-05517, 8/16/12).
The Seventh Circuit has long held that corporate officers may be liable for their personal involvement in infringement if there is a “special showing” that they acted outside the scope of their official duties, Judge Sheila Finnegan ...
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