Legal Opinion
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 18, 2001No. 00-1918, 00-2289PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (“PETA”) sued Michael Doughney (“Doughney”) after he registered the domain name peta.org and created a website called “People Eating Tasty Animals.” PETA alleged claims of service mark infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114 and Virginia common law, unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) and Virginia common law, and service mark dilution and cybersquatting under 15 U.S.C. § 1123(c). Doughney appeals the district court’s decision granting PETA’s motion for summary judgment and PETA cross-appeals the district court’s…
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