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Dear Sir or Madam:
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We are writing concerning your registration and use of the domain name' w$ l9 Y4 R8 \1 w. C8 q
*******.com which contains the famous eBay trademark.& W4 ^' l. T- m& C9 I0 k; Z+ O
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As you undoubtedly know, eBay is the leading provider of online
' o: q. N. p8 ?$ jperson-to-person trading services and related goods and services. eBay: _* [- J/ I7 i U5 _
adopted the name and trademark eBay in September 1995 and, since that
* S' r; o8 c8 vtime, eBay has actively used the eBay name and trademark in connection9 }7 s# x. O* Z) k$ [ B5 c
with its online trading and related services, including maintaining the' ?7 y h T2 s
web site www.eBay.com. The coined term eBay is one of the most famous
" V9 s9 L. P5 i: w" c, ^trademarks on the Internet. eBay owns exclusive trademark rights to the2 T+ m, t4 E5 b' C/ s( f0 A
eBay name in the United States and internationally, including related
& p4 Y S5 g: c0 ~common law rights. Accordingly, eBay enjoys broad trademark rights in
: [' c+ F+ E$ K+ Mits name.% v: ?, A/ ~) M: T
/ W4 I& \2 q" CeBay has made a substantial investment in developing and providing its& \, J) U+ C5 @! T1 R
services. As a result of eBay's pioneering efforts and devoting
( m) X3 b5 B5 g0 G1 ysubstantial effort and resources to providing only high quality
& H3 g2 h6 {( Xservices, the eBay name and trademarks are widely known among the" L/ C8 S8 Q r7 J+ r4 a
consuming public worldwide, and the name and trademarks embody
8 I) G: L. y6 y/ ?4 k. @substantial and valuable goodwill.% q" m2 H% @* Q$ O0 @. O8 K/ X) k1 d
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Accordingly, we were concerned when we learned of your registration and% i% @( C! c2 n' l0 N: _
use of*********.com. As we hope you can appreciate, protection of
1 K$ R m+ t C, Q7 @4 Fits trademarks is very important to eBay. Your registration and use of
6 l' O' K; |* t; dwww.******com violates the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.): N6 _0 _2 S S( o& `
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: C+ l/ s5 d- I8 C' ^' h- e0 Q
(or a confusingly similar variation thereof) is likely to confuse# [4 a2 i5 R- C+ q% V. w
consumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third
( o) z) N7 w3 F9 P+ u5 a) |party's services. Trademark dilution occurs when a third party's use of, U/ H3 z Q( a$ i( F; k
a variation of a company's trademark is likely to lessen the
" }, M u8 X2 G5 ?0 {, T7 j) pdistinctiveness of the company's famous trademark.
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r0 B# P' T1 w% BWe have filed several successful federal court actions in the United4 r3 ]2 b9 c/ A
States against companies and individuals employing the famous eBay7 | ]6 S' W" Q# ]9 v2 [% H1 o
trademark in their domain names, as well as more than six proceedings/ n6 X* b2 z& t) S& [4 G
before the United Nation's World Intellectual Property Organization's
/ m/ _9 k2 Q; A1 I8 A- s) k; ?arbitration panel. eBay has prevailed in each case and the domain names2 \( d) C9 C+ {
at issue were all ordered to be transferred to eBay. . g# c- J ]9 w( C$ j
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In addition to the above, the United States Patent and Trademark Office- R7 J4 x1 i; F5 }2 f# h2 H2 U
("USPTO") has recently denied registration of the mark "ebaysecurities": f, T# ?9 O5 U7 p- @/ ?& l
by a third party. Like your domain name, "ebaysecurities" incorporated
3 B' c/ t9 I& G4 h& G; Ythe entire eBay trademark, adding only a generic term to eBay's famous+ @6 \& P! Q1 i1 g' i+ }: a( L
mark. The USPTO recognized that eBay is a famous trademark and therefore4 Q( d, }% X, b/ G+ _' j- c7 t* d
denied registration of ebaysecurities. eBay is concerned that your
9 t. ?. @0 e& ?1 \" L: e* n5 Zunauthorized use of the eBay name may cause confusion as to whether you
; _! h0 e( {5 x6 j; _; gor your company's activities are authorized, endorsed or sponsored by
: j% H. \, W2 F: R( }) Z1 R1 ^eBay when, in fact, they are not.
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We understand that you may have registered www.****-****.com without
G5 Z9 B6 Z1 d% G2 [( A2 ^full knowledge of the law in this area. However, eBay is concerned about5 e( j" w/ d0 V5 X4 V# ?# X$ h
your use of the eBay trademark in your domain name. As you may know,
7 r4 H) F/ p* V G; q2 gthe Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act8 q4 {5 q- q7 ^# W: R
(http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litigation/anticybersquat.htm) provides
2 q [% J9 l9 @9 Rfor serious penalties (up to $100,000 per domain name) against persons
8 d; _: f# d, I: B; \ mwho, without authorization, use, sell, or offer for sale a domain name
+ ]- T4 B, s1 H4 f. W# Y" @) kthat infringes another's trademark.
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While eBay respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct
, ^. W) ^+ K* d+ W. Ebusiness on the Internet, eBay must enforce its own rights in order to
, S, o! g+ P ?& |! b) `protect its valuable and famous trademark. For these reasons, and to
' J0 r, n- h- ^. p, { o( eavoid consumer confusion, eBay must insist that you immediately stop
! ]* Q/ ?8 p4 S. Y" Dusing www.******* and disable any site available at that$ D6 K" ~; S# i# q4 ?
address. You should not sell, offer to sell, or transfer the domain name
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Please confirm in writing that you will agree to resolve this matter as
, ?( d; O3 o" ~! ?* m7 qrequested by November 9, 2005. If we do not receive confirmation from
; a# S, M# U# c7 R( l& _you that you will comply with our request, we will have no choice but to
$ R% E- a; C) U; x8 c! g; Wpursue all available remedies against you. / C5 s- n! n- b, J* [ U
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Susee Lopez2 \! Q0 `5 ^. e% `& y8 _$ l1 s
Intellectual Property Paralegal
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2145 Hamilton Avenue
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1 a8 q: J! j- dDirect: (408) 376-8218
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& P( I5 l5 u6 O/ R& ^0 lemail: [email protected]
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