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Appellate Practice

Aug. 25, 1999

Protection of Corporate Names From Cyber-Squatters Curtailed

SAN FRANCISCO - Seriously limiting the ability of big corporations to wrest Internet domain names from upstart rivals, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that firms must prove they are "famous" enough to merit protection from the 1995 federal trademark dilution act.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Seriously limiting the ability of big corporations to wrest Internet domain names from upstart rivals, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that firms must prove they are "famous" enough to merit protection from the 1995 federal trademark dilution act.
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