United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant's website, complaining about plaintiff company, was a non-commercial gripe site, did not violate the anti-dilution or the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act sections of the Lanham Act, and did not violate the Texas Anti-Dilution statute. The website had no commercial purpose and defendant had no bad faith intent to profit; judgment reversed and rendered for defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2004
• Published 04/21/2004

Judges

• PRADO, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• J. Timothy Headley (argued), Gardere Wynne Sewell, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Paul Alan Levy (argued), Pub. Citizen Lit. Group, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.