Verizon Prevails in Cybersquatting Domain Dispute

Posted on December 30, 2008 by admin

Verizon Communications has been awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit (NYT article, WSJ article)  charging OnlineNic with trademark infringement and cybersquatting. Verizon claimed that OnlineNic registered hundreds of domains (example: myverizonwireless.com, iphoneverizonplans.com, and verizon-cellular.com) with the intent of deceiving online consumers.

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