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Dear Sir or Madam:3 q9 m B( k" W( @
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We are writing concerning your registration and use of the domain name
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As you undoubtedly know, eBay is the leading provider of online
& ~/ I1 L' e- |person-to-person trading services and related goods and services. eBay
* g* V2 b# J4 J5 ?adopted the name and trademark eBay in September 1995 and, since that
/ V5 G6 K& [$ M' d5 K3 wtime, eBay has actively used the eBay name and trademark in connection. a/ m1 K1 d. D
with its online trading and related services, including maintaining the
# ~/ |$ C$ ^9 t! L) Iweb site www.eBay.com. The coined term eBay is one of the most famous `+ H! i$ b7 I! w& C
trademarks on the Internet. eBay owns exclusive trademark rights to the8 R. l2 n2 j* x8 \
eBay name in the United States and internationally, including related1 @5 P4 N: h, {* z) m! \
common law rights. Accordingly, eBay enjoys broad trademark rights in" A& F4 ~8 T$ z6 Y
its name.+ e- h& y, p7 f0 X% T3 v; B% W
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eBay has made a substantial investment in developing and providing its
, a# o+ r! L2 }3 m: k' [9 `1 R+ xservices. As a result of eBay's pioneering efforts and devoting
9 e9 ^9 _ N u2 ^4 ]/ w0 {" vsubstantial effort and resources to providing only high quality
# i" r$ p0 U# x2 \% K% G/ v5 o% J: Fservices, the eBay name and trademarks are widely known among the' ~% G$ [" n1 t8 P
consuming public worldwide, and the name and trademarks embody
. G) C/ T. A) \. Asubstantial and valuable goodwill.3 X) H; ~' Q* D0 g P
; x# L* n9 ]7 b1 G3 H, gAccordingly, we were concerned when we learned of your registration and
1 w4 W/ V) h% v Wuse of*********.com. As we hope you can appreciate, protection of+ w* T% s: |7 L/ E/ Q2 v4 J/ y9 u7 P
its trademarks is very important to eBay. Your registration and use of
8 Z9 G& P5 ]' n* owww.******com violates the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.)4 v) j. R' S7 c: y& l! _ i7 t; t' ?; V
because it infringes and dilutes the famous eBay trademark.
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Infringement occurs when a third party's use of a company's trademark
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consumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third" f+ d" `: V( Z, I
party's services. Trademark dilution occurs when a third party's use of
+ R! J& p% ~1 m) h6 p8 l- r; ?a variation of a company's trademark is likely to lessen the- x- G" N6 L/ u7 t7 [* g6 `& {9 ~
distinctiveness of the company's famous trademark.
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We have filed several successful federal court actions in the United
* e* o0 X6 B* o: g8 V, eStates against companies and individuals employing the famous eBay
6 i! x; L4 u/ ]" a) Rtrademark in their domain names, as well as more than six proceedings9 ?( A G, l; O1 O$ g1 ~0 n' P
before the United Nation's World Intellectual Property Organization's
. w( M$ T6 q8 y$ yarbitration panel. eBay has prevailed in each case and the domain names
$ D/ A8 W+ v. G" f! X: U' Q' Yat issue were all ordered to be transferred to eBay.
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/ o+ c8 \ U2 m6 r7 }) V7 tIn addition to the above, the United States Patent and Trademark Office5 i5 W) a1 l8 v9 i& P
("USPTO") has recently denied registration of the mark "ebaysecurities"
1 c) [' e, R) u0 u+ ~2 ?by a third party. Like your domain name, "ebaysecurities" incorporated1 G6 l: t. F/ |( j/ z
the entire eBay trademark, adding only a generic term to eBay's famous
, {! w" C8 s+ T. ?. X, jmark. The USPTO recognized that eBay is a famous trademark and therefore
/ p {) |0 n8 G Qdenied registration of ebaysecurities. eBay is concerned that your
& @ r5 U0 v, x' ^unauthorized use of the eBay name may cause confusion as to whether you; }0 E4 d: d& h/ @; E1 {
or your company's activities are authorized, endorsed or sponsored by
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We understand that you may have registered www.****-****.com without
8 N+ `* @5 X* A% k& sfull knowledge of the law in this area. However, eBay is concerned about
. S" Y% u; b7 p, H( C( D. ]3 Iyour use of the eBay trademark in your domain name. As you may know,- y' `2 f' W6 I7 F4 s V' v3 U
the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. b& k$ D# ]2 g; p
(http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litigation/anticybersquat.htm) provides2 i' V6 `; q: w* i3 j6 S! c
for serious penalties (up to $100,000 per domain name) against persons( B( \9 ]4 k$ J! g
who, without authorization, use, sell, or offer for sale a domain name' x2 c Z- u4 `
that infringes another's trademark. 2 |+ Q& f9 j0 }) G: f5 @* R
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While eBay respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct
8 \+ ?7 D ]% ~, Z9 ]$ \" @business on the Internet, eBay must enforce its own rights in order to
& W: k6 g! m' Q2 D {9 c5 f, @protect its valuable and famous trademark. For these reasons, and to
B+ _ i3 {( t6 X- m1 N# f/ mavoid consumer confusion, eBay must insist that you immediately stop) j3 z& r+ \2 d7 P& ]* A; d4 k
using www.******* and disable any site available at that! s0 p' j! K6 `4 r5 L
address. You should not sell, offer to sell, or transfer the domain name
3 c2 ]: O k" \5 q" Uto a third party and should let the domain registration expire. * n8 a- S% T4 O8 r5 P
; o, R4 C1 G" U- gPlease confirm in writing that you will agree to resolve this matter as
; v$ K% _- c" L/ B5 xrequested by November 9, 2005. If we do not receive confirmation from
* T) r" F( v. I4 ?- v" O. ^) ]you that you will comply with our request, we will have no choice but to1 J2 x/ q. n9 T R! }5 K) F
pursue all available remedies against you. 2 X% g; M1 ~8 I9 e ~- Y
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8 h3 h3 b+ O* X; h/ d$ hSusee Lopez2 c4 b2 Q8 d' ~6 e1 E, e( t( h% s
Intellectual Property Paralegal
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San Jose, CA 95125$ ?& x4 _9 `, B b+ U$ W
Direct: (408) 376-8218
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email: [email protected]" X7 ], P5 W4 S, S# e. v5 j
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