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" ^/ r4 [8 U8 G5 i6 ~7 B1 ]: S) _+ ADear Sir or Madam:! Q9 T/ H0 P4 q! V
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We are writing concerning your registration and use of the domain name6 H2 f- S8 y$ F3 G6 e! Z8 O2 u# I
*******.com which contains the famous eBay trademark.
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As you undoubtedly know, eBay is the leading provider of online- Q8 L, v- M i& j
person-to-person trading services and related goods and services. eBay
- p4 z2 _8 a$ E. b5 n6 K$ }adopted the name and trademark eBay in September 1995 and, since that! C7 B* J& k3 o6 z2 n( n
time, eBay has actively used the eBay name and trademark in connection
; K. S9 I9 {! B$ n, A" swith its online trading and related services, including maintaining the
* B3 V: v0 {; }5 ?# D8 B/ L8 b: Eweb site www.eBay.com. The coined term eBay is one of the most famous
. Q5 C: `2 n3 e; p7 u5 mtrademarks on the Internet. eBay owns exclusive trademark rights to the
9 y0 z. G: p1 {, z( G( SeBay name in the United States and internationally, including related
" f F, t i! H0 W u2 vcommon law rights. Accordingly, eBay enjoys broad trademark rights in
: }2 E( S3 }, a! l E( `" @% Lits name.8 j1 B' @* [. I" g
) B, f) w/ q3 Q+ weBay has made a substantial investment in developing and providing its
$ s- B. R* O, r, pservices. As a result of eBay's pioneering efforts and devoting$ q+ L" x6 D: [, w. b
substantial effort and resources to providing only high quality; q7 o- u2 ~4 e& L
services, the eBay name and trademarks are widely known among the$ d7 W. P- I3 Q5 w! d$ C
consuming public worldwide, and the name and trademarks embody, B" d/ V% V% ?6 U& X; _
substantial and valuable goodwill.7 n# F, K8 `/ l5 E5 @/ F
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Accordingly, we were concerned when we learned of your registration and9 x# b& M$ p/ y4 c/ z
use of*********.com. As we hope you can appreciate, protection of
N9 N. b$ H8 q$ G/ v# [: q* mits trademarks is very important to eBay. Your registration and use of
T3 L/ T8 a+ P! K4 q$ Ewww.******com violates the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.)
2 z2 L3 R5 D: [$ J( kbecause it infringes and dilutes the famous eBay trademark. / U( H7 P" E Y& `! i6 N# d) H
9 M9 I) _! b7 BInfringement occurs when a third party's use of a company's trademark0 T, O9 a- X8 l7 k/ c$ q7 i: v: ~4 |
(or a confusingly similar variation thereof) is likely to confuse% F' e+ T" X$ Z9 C X6 \; R0 c
consumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third/ _# A# r+ ?# Z a2 m
party's services. Trademark dilution occurs when a third party's use of/ {9 N/ c3 I- `
a variation of a company's trademark is likely to lessen the
}7 U; w) Z/ A/ Sdistinctiveness of the company's famous trademark.
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We have filed several successful federal court actions in the United% o6 ]- m+ a, E9 j7 _" }
States against companies and individuals employing the famous eBay) d2 o: B9 u! u5 o0 W
trademark in their domain names, as well as more than six proceedings
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arbitration panel. eBay has prevailed in each case and the domain names b3 j2 q& j! n3 c1 v. Z
at issue were all ordered to be transferred to eBay.
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In addition to the above, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
3 a! Q9 ~9 \0 w/ K: }4 ?("USPTO") has recently denied registration of the mark "ebaysecurities"
* T T A: f) Q$ Rby a third party. Like your domain name, "ebaysecurities" incorporated# S5 B" p) S3 r# M' [. i' O1 h: ~
the entire eBay trademark, adding only a generic term to eBay's famous
) T4 X, M8 V- ~% n4 H0 bmark. The USPTO recognized that eBay is a famous trademark and therefore1 c- [: x0 t% N) [# S" x! c
denied registration of ebaysecurities. eBay is concerned that your% l% O5 |/ X! q0 X2 M4 i
unauthorized use of the eBay name may cause confusion as to whether you7 L4 C0 r6 h- B5 w' u1 f
or your company's activities are authorized, endorsed or sponsored by
* c5 Z! I5 O. N% leBay when, in fact, they are not. 6 O3 e% ~! k) N2 {6 W
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We understand that you may have registered www.****-****.com without
8 a, \$ h; @1 E( xfull knowledge of the law in this area. However, eBay is concerned about7 w4 s4 v/ w. K+ G" G" B- c
your use of the eBay trademark in your domain name. As you may know,/ V2 `4 T$ @6 Y4 @
the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act6 I% q# H: x0 L) S
(http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litigation/anticybersquat.htm) provides
, w5 V" F* d/ ]for serious penalties (up to $100,000 per domain name) against persons! Z% w: @0 Q, m( f0 _5 U
who, without authorization, use, sell, or offer for sale a domain name2 v. `/ \9 ^" n% H* Z2 B: b
that infringes another's trademark. d+ F* _* O0 v) p& x
" b. ?( T/ H2 w3 ZWhile eBay respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct& `6 O- [% g9 s q6 r c: m& ~! }" r
business on the Internet, eBay must enforce its own rights in order to
, Z: j! j" i0 p9 |2 x- cprotect its valuable and famous trademark. For these reasons, and to
+ ~5 t$ S- _7 }, x* i0 [, N+ Vavoid consumer confusion, eBay must insist that you immediately stop
- E8 H* ~/ ]5 s1 t7 s( Ousing www.******* and disable any site available at that7 r' a5 [, Y8 P C7 ^) ~6 {
address. You should not sell, offer to sell, or transfer the domain name
7 S( c8 J0 H6 ], {1 v" R% ito a third party and should let the domain registration expire. , R( i& r: j" j. K1 w9 @& _
' @, {$ D5 `/ Z) ?7 lPlease confirm in writing that you will agree to resolve this matter as& E m' Z* P. I, |6 m" C
requested by November 9, 2005. If we do not receive confirmation from
3 |3 M7 q( P) K% ^8 L6 e, }3 Dyou that you will comply with our request, we will have no choice but to
5 |( F- s# V8 Z9 D4 |# \2 J. Dpursue all available remedies against you. 8 w1 g. N5 B2 ? z0 D4 `) ?3 D
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" v4 E2 w8 {) @% ^% q2 k% lSusee Lopez: z* S. ]! i1 b( G: Z
Intellectual Property Paralegal- n3 m, K; b+ ~) O
eBay Inc.
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Direct: (408) 376-82180 z+ ~+ z" E4 E( r1 y b) I; X+ h
Fax: (408) 376-75142 E5 @4 m0 w' I2 a
email: [email protected]
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