United States Fourth Circuit

In a domain name dispute, the district court had subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff's claim brought under the Lanham Act as amended by the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, and plaintiff's complaint adequately states a claim against defendant alleging a cause of action under that Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2003
• Published 07/09/2003

Judges

• Before WIDENER, WILKINSON, and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Thomas J. Frain, Bolton, Massachusetts, for Appellant.   Robert L. Sherman, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, New York, New York;  Brian Albert Davis, Network Solutions, Inc., Dulles, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Peter Paul Mitrano, Boston, Massachusetts, for Appellant.  Philip L. Sbarbaro, Network Solutions, Inc., Dulles, Virginia;  Timothy B. Hyland, Leffler & Hyland, P.C., Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellees.