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TrademarkUnited States

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)

Summary

A law designed to prevent 'cybersquatting,' which is the practice of registering internet domain names that are identical or confusingly similar to trademarks with the intent to profit from them.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Trademark owners can sue individuals who register their brand names as domain names in bad faith.
  • 02.
    Courts can order the transfer or cancellation of the infringing domain name.

Penalties

  • 01.
    Statutory damages ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 per domain name.
  • 02.
    Court orders for the transfer of the domain name to the trademark owner.
  • 03.
    Recovery of attorney fees in exceptional cases.

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