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Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)

Summary

Protects trademark owners against individuals who register internet domain names in bad faith to profit from the goodwill of those trademarks.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Right to sue individuals registering confusingly similar domains
  • 02.
    Right to seek the transfer of the domain name to the trademark owner

Penalties

  • 01.
    Statutory damages ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 per domain name
  • 02.
    Forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name
  • 03.
    Injunctions against further use of the domain

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