United States Sixth Circuit

Ohio's long-arm statute and due process authorize personal jurisdiction over Washington state citizens who transacted business with 4,666 Ohio residents; trademark infringement and dilution, unfair competition, copyright infringement, and "cybersquatting" claims all properly dismissed against a domain-name registrar and a provider of an auction site for registered domain names.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2002
• Published 05/21/2002

Judges

• Before: NORRIS, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Darrell J. Bird (briefed), Dayton, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard S. Lovering (briefed), Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH, Kevin A. Bowman (briefed), Sebaly, Shillito & Dyer, Dayton, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.