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.




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