Legal Opinion
Intermatic Inc. v. Toeppen
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 26, 1996No. 96 C 1982PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, District Judge.
The court has carefully reviewed Magistrate Judge Denlow’s report and recommendation (“R&R”), the objections of defendant Toeppen, and the responses of plaintiff Inter-matic Inc. Toeppen’s main objection is that the R&R failed to consider whether a domain name has the inherent attribute of a trademark. Defendant’s objection rests on the underlying fact that the internet is a new medium of communication. Although it is a new medium, courts must still apply traditional trademark law, while also considering the policy implications. Magistrate Judge…
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