Legal Opinion
Heathmount A.E. Corp. v. Technodome.com
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 24, 2000No. CA-00-00714-APublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CACHERIS, District Judge.
This case provides one of the first opportunities for a court to apply the in rem proceeding established by Congress as part of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“the ACPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2) (West Supp.2000). The Court is faced with two important questions. Of particular importance to the ACPA, this Court must determine the nature of a plaintiffs burden to prove the “absence” of personal jurisdiction in order to proceed in rem. Of importance to Internet law generally, the Court must determine whether, under Virginia law, the…
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