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PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. PORSCH.COM

No. Civ.A. 99-0006-A.

51 F.Supp.2d 707 (1999)

PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC., and Dr. Ing. H.C.F. Porsche AG, Plaintiffs, v. PORSCH.COM, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

June 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Anderson, Richards McGettigan Reilly & West, PC, Alexandria, VA, Gregory D. Phillips, Phillips & Anderson, Salt Lake City, UT, for plaintiffs.

James W. Pravel, Pravel Intellectual Property Law, PC, Alexandria, VA, Paul M. DeCicco, San Diego, CA, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CACHERIS, District Judge.

At issue is whether the Court can exercise in rem jurisdiction to cancel Internet domain names that allegedly dilute protected trademarks, even though the Trademark Dilution Act would only appear to authorize in personam proceedings against those who registered the domain names in question. For the reasons given below, the Court will DISMISS the Complaint.

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