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Dear Sir or Madam:
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We are writing concerning your registration and use of the domain name
3 G U* S. e2 }*******.com which contains the famous eBay trademark.1 B+ W0 G3 e; M% z5 m9 @
2 N4 M+ |9 {' }As you undoubtedly know, eBay is the leading provider of online
: L5 ^ t) L$ E' O4 b; ~person-to-person trading services and related goods and services. eBay1 n: z, F% L& F- l
adopted the name and trademark eBay in September 1995 and, since that1 {% Z" c7 U% p5 j
time, eBay has actively used the eBay name and trademark in connection
$ u8 ^$ J: T/ fwith its online trading and related services, including maintaining the, `; I# d Y+ J7 { h
web site www.eBay.com. The coined term eBay is one of the most famous7 q. t# b# _& }
trademarks on the Internet. eBay owns exclusive trademark rights to the
4 _- B0 w9 @8 p( @eBay name in the United States and internationally, including related
' M7 [1 Q; N. m9 q* Scommon law rights. Accordingly, eBay enjoys broad trademark rights in* | r2 _ d/ E& E
its name.
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/ }9 n2 v! |* ?6 beBay has made a substantial investment in developing and providing its4 v R2 t6 T: w! r
services. As a result of eBay's pioneering efforts and devoting
5 A! e" q, K( x9 n6 esubstantial effort and resources to providing only high quality
$ `& b0 Y _/ x8 U+ G& nservices, the eBay name and trademarks are widely known among the
. r1 R9 [' h% j& q# xconsuming public worldwide, and the name and trademarks embody
; ~& q' o R( w0 z9 ksubstantial and valuable goodwill.
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" |# \( i$ q7 G% e2 {4 ]& sAccordingly, we were concerned when we learned of your registration and7 p7 o7 ?$ i- m6 k/ E/ V7 j( Y, C
use of*********.com. As we hope you can appreciate, protection of
6 z, d) w6 T: N9 c. G+ q( ?its trademarks is very important to eBay. Your registration and use of; q2 y7 j, {5 Z6 K3 h
www.******com violates the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.)
- p6 Z' o" C0 d3 Cbecause it infringes and dilutes the famous eBay trademark. & F/ h d0 z% F6 A6 P8 d C
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Infringement occurs when a third party's use of a company's trademark3 g, U) N( |- v6 b
(or a confusingly similar variation thereof) is likely to confuse- Y1 P" q o8 X( T. N$ M3 q
consumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third# o& X- s: h9 D
party's services. Trademark dilution occurs when a third party's use of, W2 E5 M) }1 L' G6 H x. J
a variation of a company's trademark is likely to lessen the
' D$ T5 R: U& g) G Idistinctiveness of the company's famous trademark.
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We have filed several successful federal court actions in the United
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$ y6 C8 l K/ Xtrademark 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: u2 A& G% t/ H$ U! u. j3 m
at issue were all ordered to be transferred to eBay.
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9 L% P8 J9 b) G4 fIn addition to the above, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
9 L9 s, J+ P" a- H9 B("USPTO") has recently denied registration of the mark "ebaysecurities"' k; p9 u3 x; y" x! W. z4 X8 V
by a third party. Like your domain name, "ebaysecurities" incorporated. _" b% G" O h. {* i# J
the entire eBay trademark, adding only a generic term to eBay's famous
9 W; I* H% t9 u! N, T' q& |- ]mark. The USPTO recognized that eBay is a famous trademark and therefore9 f& G$ O- T+ X/ X7 Y+ A% T
denied registration of ebaysecurities. eBay is concerned that your
' n2 h8 T$ l/ E% F6 S; }unauthorized use of the eBay name may cause confusion as to whether you
) f: M: g8 q8 N0 c l7 ?or your company's activities are authorized, endorsed or sponsored by5 k+ _5 L9 M* G$ m) p" k* o7 W
eBay when, in fact, they are not.
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9 x y* p: p3 g8 K' l! c- _( L" jWe understand that you may have registered www.****-****.com without
- k$ |, A# v* T* {full knowledge of the law in this area. However, eBay is concerned about' B) g- T" C1 d- W9 B- c
your use of the eBay trademark in your domain name. As you may know,
0 m8 p1 ]3 W1 t" [& T$ @9 j* wthe Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act l u$ I% z1 Q1 o7 G' }
(http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litigation/anticybersquat.htm) provides0 F4 X6 B s9 @& f6 |
for serious penalties (up to $100,000 per domain name) against persons
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that infringes another's trademark. " S. H% B x& B$ ?
5 O6 w: U" R" {# B/ \3 KWhile eBay respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct
- b1 a8 v: t) m( abusiness on the Internet, eBay must enforce its own rights in order to9 `! Z6 V+ Z- N$ U, n
protect its valuable and famous trademark. For these reasons, and to
& ?5 ?0 i/ E+ x1 y( C. U$ |avoid consumer confusion, eBay must insist that you immediately stop, L% E* W; R2 x: o4 X% J- P2 k3 t
using www.******* and disable any site available at that
. Q7 b. u; r8 y& f: j0 Eaddress. You should not sell, offer to sell, or transfer the domain name
1 K5 T) U) _" L8 e+ B& J- `to a third party and should let the domain registration expire.
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Please confirm in writing that you will agree to resolve this matter as7 S7 ^2 n& w6 c3 N3 Y+ Y" F9 m
requested by November 9, 2005. If we do not receive confirmation from8 E0 ]* P7 K) i5 J: O; V
you that you will comply with our request, we will have no choice but to
8 g+ n' w2 B, U) b* W! M, z% `- gpursue all available remedies against you. 7 l) P; h; y0 H0 s6 N+ y
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/ Y1 W5 N, U" s3 ^% Z% M/ XSusee Lopez# q5 m+ o) X2 }- y$ N/ t
Intellectual Property Paralegal/ T* U" O) l7 x3 ]8 E" u
eBay Inc.
1 \( @# N! z0 E4 l" r/ |: |1 y2145 Hamilton Avenue
1 v/ o0 W( [+ J5 R4 V' TSan Jose, CA 95125
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Fax: (408) 376-7514" [( H4 w! c! G* ^5 _
email: susee.lopez@ebay.com1 N% N2 c$ Z/ u9 d8 H
AIM: susyebay9 O0 N$ Z' y- S& W+ v& }
7 v9 _) N- [9 T7 y3 J <<Picture (Metafile)>> http://www.ebay.com/
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individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain
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