Legal Opinion
David Elliott v. Google Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 2017No. 15-15809PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurrence by Judge WATFORD
OPINION
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
I
Between February 29, 2012, and March 10, 2012, Chris Gillespie used a domain name registrar to acquire 763 domain names that included the word “google.” Each of these domain names paired the word “google” with some other term identifying a specific brand, person, or product—for example, “googledisney.com,” “googlebarackobama.net,” and “google-newtvs.com.”
Google, Inc. (“Google”) objected to these registrations and promptly filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”), which has authority to decide certain domain name…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Yeti by Molly Ltd. v. Deckers Outdoor Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Clicks Billiards Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Sixshooters Inc., an Arizona Corporation Ronald R. Forbes, a Married Man Jane Doe Forbes, WifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Luxury Home Buyers, LLCDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2023
- BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Coast Agriculture IncorporatedDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2022
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