Legal Opinion
Dorer v. Arel
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 3, 1999No. Civ.A. 98-266-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
The question presented in this trademark infringement action is whether a judgment creditor — here the plaintiff-trademark owner — can execute upon an infringing domain name registered to the judgment debtor in partial satisfaction of a default judgment. This appears to be a question of first impression raising several problematic issues, which, as it happens, need not be reached because the domain name registrar provides an alternative means by which plaintiff can use the judgment to acquire the infringing domain name.
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On February 24, 1998, plaintiffs…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Panavision International, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership v. Dennis Toeppen Network Solutions, Inc., a District of Columbia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Washington Speakers Bureau, Inc. v. Leading Authorities, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- McClaskey v. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- In Re LammDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1984
- Green Products Co. v. Independence Corn By-Products Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Network Solutions, Inc. v. Umbro International, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- Cable News Network LP, LLLP v. Cnnews. ComDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
- Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Network Solutions, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2001
- Novak v. BennCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2004
- Wornow v. Register.Com, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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