United States Fourth Circuit

15 U.S.C. section 1125(d)(2) authorizes an in rem action against domain names based on claims of infringement and dilution, as well as bad faith registration.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2002
• Decided 08/23/2002
• Published 08/23/2002

Judges

• Before WILKINS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Ralph Arthur Taylor, Jr., Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellants.  Susan J. Kohlmann, Scott J. Pivnick, Pillsbury Winthrop, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Kevin B. Bedell, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.;  Bruce R. Ewing, Lile H. Deinard, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.  Rodney H. Glover, Attison L. Barnes, III, Charles C. Lemley, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellees.