United States Fourth Circuit

The word "freebies" is generic and not registrable as a federal trademark. Summary judgment for plaintiff, user of the domain name www.freebie.com, is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/13/2004
• Published 04/13/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Terence Patrick Ross, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants/Cross-appellees Freebies Publishing, et al.   Alan Charles Raul, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees/Cross-appellants Retail Services, Inc., et al. ON BRIEF:  Hill B. Wellford, III, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellants/Cross-appellees Freebies Publishing, et al.  Joseph V. Jest, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees/Cross-appellants Retail Services, Inc., et al.