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Dear Sir or Madam:+ K% c `5 J6 Q- w
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We are writing concerning your registration and use of the domain name$ A0 x- @2 \ j" H
*******.com which contains the famous eBay trademark.
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: P+ C7 j6 \: M" m! I3 o" BAs you undoubtedly know, eBay is the leading provider of online+ r) _( n. P3 Z1 T2 g/ w
person-to-person trading services and related goods and services. eBay
% s5 J2 U' o4 |( ]adopted the name and trademark eBay in September 1995 and, since that
9 q. J4 s6 q4 S. b5 I) Z" Ltime, eBay has actively used the eBay name and trademark in connection) W6 ^6 z: A8 l$ q; B8 S! f
with its online trading and related services, including maintaining the I; W( b2 D% b* O4 H
web site www.eBay.com. The coined term eBay is one of the most famous5 L% k& _- t+ Z- N
trademarks on the Internet. eBay owns exclusive trademark rights to the9 b. s, ~+ C8 g5 u9 V0 p
eBay name in the United States and internationally, including related
: h( w2 |2 D* Z7 n$ m9 K& S! d Zcommon law rights. Accordingly, eBay enjoys broad trademark rights in$ Q( X. ~. @: L" m: ?& `4 N
its name.
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o% h9 P T# I# v9 h( [3 e( N, leBay has made a substantial investment in developing and providing its
2 T' J# }2 x% }& r5 `% l+ Uservices. As a result of eBay's pioneering efforts and devoting
* [: |1 T; j" \substantial effort and resources to providing only high quality) C( I3 ~3 i4 D7 l4 O* [
services, the eBay name and trademarks are widely known among the3 A( O O2 G/ E1 l* c
consuming public worldwide, and the name and trademarks embody
# _1 y4 ^( [5 f6 {6 Asubstantial and valuable goodwill.
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6 }4 I$ F# W" p; z% M7 L( U, sAccordingly, we were concerned when we learned of your registration and
# x: n: K4 u' }# m) Iuse of*********.com. As we hope you can appreciate, protection of
% f8 O! L4 T) Sits trademarks is very important to eBay. Your registration and use of8 W, Y Y' l4 c7 `
www.******com violates the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.)3 n9 }: b% w( F- u, ~* f# u0 y2 x
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 trademark5 y0 G# _' X1 ~& t
(or a confusingly similar variation thereof) is likely to confuse
* T" I' O1 `( C: L, ]% zconsumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third
3 a2 x# F4 C* \- ^% A7 S. eparty's services. Trademark dilution occurs when a third party's use of3 F+ s/ O3 K+ j! Y
a variation of a company's trademark is likely to lessen the
3 }4 d3 ?7 u3 H, Y; W( p4 Ldistinctiveness of the company's famous trademark." [0 O" L8 |5 E5 X1 k& a
3 c' V' j8 N7 w& EWe have filed several successful federal court actions in the United( y G1 T& J; ]6 P
States against companies and individuals employing the famous eBay3 l0 ^* f/ H7 l/ t ]
trademark in their domain names, as well as more than six proceedings6 {2 g' P% n0 h. t+ x) i$ f
before the United Nation's World Intellectual Property Organization's
7 m; ]6 c$ i8 k/ ~# @- Narbitration panel. eBay has prevailed in each case and the domain names
$ p" G8 s' j$ L4 `3 V( y {% q5 w, Jat issue were all ordered to be transferred to eBay.
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In addition to the above, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
& X5 W8 m, s9 p# R( I("USPTO") has recently denied registration of the mark "ebaysecurities"6 A# }2 F, L$ |4 t5 K8 m4 N) J p
by a third party. Like your domain name, "ebaysecurities" incorporated
6 I+ {/ \ p6 I( T) P0 n/ S; o6 Z( ?6 vthe entire eBay trademark, adding only a generic term to eBay's famous' u# i0 R+ c: p; }' y! S
mark. The USPTO recognized that eBay is a famous trademark and therefore
4 M9 E. ]- J, z$ ?. sdenied registration of ebaysecurities. eBay is concerned that your
* S1 b3 G& [$ |# hunauthorized use of the eBay name may cause confusion as to whether you, d& Y1 {" a( O- h8 R( ^
or your company's activities are authorized, endorsed or sponsored by
+ Q8 p) J6 L5 feBay when, in fact, they are not. 0 ^6 k" w( _. |# t/ r' l
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We understand that you may have registered www.****-****.com without( [; n4 E) J `" P
full knowledge of the law in this area. However, eBay is concerned about: e. J4 P1 {2 Z( d
your use of the eBay trademark in your domain name. As you may know,
: `# ?9 v' c/ w" u0 zthe Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act" s |7 Q7 N7 o4 _% a# J
(http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litigation/anticybersquat.htm) provides
2 S7 Q0 j k0 `+ Nfor serious penalties (up to $100,000 per domain name) against persons- p; |' c) o p; f8 t# e
who, without authorization, use, sell, or offer for sale a domain name
; P5 _, K4 G/ g: n( _that infringes another's trademark. 1 G( W! g) ^5 q' h
, D3 `1 D: w5 J8 [' c+ l' N$ o$ e( z) ]While eBay respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct
. e* l: |/ v+ x. K/ N9 wbusiness on the Internet, eBay must enforce its own rights in order to1 h, v0 ^. j- i t/ O
protect its valuable and famous trademark. For these reasons, and to
' M+ y% D9 `7 }- c3 `$ R0 Havoid consumer confusion, eBay must insist that you immediately stop
% D. j6 z2 Y; t- _8 Ousing www.******* and disable any site available at that
' s- v+ ^: s. s; d6 qaddress. You should not sell, offer to sell, or transfer the domain name1 W: O: [5 | q$ h
to a third party and should let the domain registration expire.
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, Z9 |( A6 `) j$ F- rPlease confirm in writing that you will agree to resolve this matter as
! ~. Y5 ?1 G# U7 H- k4 trequested by November 9, 2005. If we do not receive confirmation from! o7 j% g! m1 H# z; O
you that you will comply with our request, we will have no choice but to
. Z0 i/ }' E- L+ a" K' ^) f fpursue all available remedies against you.
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8 c5 X2 U( ~& `+ _Susee Lopez
. a M5 l) a( Q7 E+ O# Y# ?Intellectual Property Paralegal* K3 \. _( ?3 E; G/ n0 s$ H5 i
eBay Inc. 7 B+ F0 }4 y3 d6 S" \% u' y. E, t
2145 Hamilton Avenue9 k }* O& Y2 P7 a
San Jose, CA 95125
1 E# _6 l9 W, _* U) E/ r, yDirect: (408) 376-8218
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# T3 ?. \' u: P* ^5 Wemail: [email protected]
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