Legal Opinion
March Madness Athletic Ass'n, LLC v. Netfire, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 28, 2003No. 3:00-cv-00398PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BUCHMEYER, District Judge.
This case concerns the trademark rights to the term ‘march madness’ and to the internet domain name ‘vnow.marchmadness.com.’ (“marchmadness.com”) Plaintiff March Madness Athletic Association, L.L.C. (“MMAA”) brings suit against Sports Marketing International, Inc. (“SMI”), Netfire, Inc. (“Netfire”) and Matthew Jones (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging cybersquatting, false representation, trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act and state law, as well as civil conspiracy under state law. Defendants…
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