Legal Opinion
Eurotech, Inc. v. Cosmos European Travels Aktiengesellschaft
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 6, 2002No. Civ.A.01-1689-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
After losing to a registered trademark owner in a WIPO infringement proceeding, the owner of the allegedly infringing domain name brought this declaratory judgment suit to avoid having to comply with the WIPO order to transfer the domain name. Among the claims asserted in this suit are abuse of process and tortious interference, both of which are based on the trademark owner’s filing and maintenance of the WIPO proceeding. Treated here is whether filing and maintaining a WIPO claim can serve as a basis for claims of abuse of process or tortious…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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