Domain name proxy service Above.com and domain name monetization service Trellian Ltd. are directly and contributory liable for their customers’ cybersquatting through at least 183 domain names, Verizon California Inc. contended in a Feb. 1 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Verizon California Inc. v. Above.com, C.D. Cal., 2:11-cv-00973-ABC-CW, 2/1/11).
The complaint targets typical cybersquatting activities, Verizon noted in the lawsuit. “Defendant’s activities are entirely consistent with other cybersquatters’ activities. Defendants have registered many domain names that are confusingly similar to famous trademarks, including Plaintiffs’ famous VERIZON Marks, in order ...
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