Legal Opinion
Virtual Works, Incorporated v. Volkswagen of America, Incorporated Volswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Network Solutions, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 22, 2001No. 00-1356PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge TRAXLER joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Volkswagen challenges Virtual Works, Inc.’s use of the domain name vw.net under the 1999 Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Volkswagen claims that Virtual Works registered too. net with the purpose of one day selling it to Volkswagen. The district court agreed, holding that Virtual Works had a bad faith intent to profit from the vw.net domain name and that its use of vw.net diluted and infringed upon the VW mark. Virtual Works,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sporty's Farm v. Sportsman's Market, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Shade's Landing, Inc. v. WilliamsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
- Virtual Works, Inc. v. Network Solutions, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2000
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