Legal Opinion
Audi Ag and Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Bob D'amato, D/B/A Quattro Enthusiasts
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 27, 2006No. 05-2359PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Defendant Bob D’Amato, who is unaffiliated with Audi, used the domain name mow.atidisport.com to sell goods and merchandise displaying Audi’s name and trademarks. Audi claims that D’Amato’s website infringes and dilutes its world famous trademarks “AUDI,” the “AUDI FOUR RING LOGO,” and “QUATTRO,” as well as the distinctive trade dress of Audi automobiles. Audi also claims that D’Amato violated the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. The district court granted summary judgment and in-junctive relief to Audi on all claims. The district court…
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