Legal Opinion
Lahoti v. VeriCheck, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 16, 2009No. 08-35001PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
David Lahoti appeals the district court’s bench trial judgment that his use of the “VeriCheek” Georgia state service mark owned by Vericheck, Inc. violated the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., the Washington Consumer Protection Act (“WCPA”), Wash. Rev.Code § 19.86, and various Washington common law doctrines. Lahoti, who has previously been found liable for cybersquatting activities, obtained the domain name “vericheck.com,” but did not use the website to offer any goods or services. We…
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