Lockheed Martin Corporation brought this action against Network Solutions, a domain name register, under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) and the Texas trademark anti-dilution statute. The US District Court for Northern Texas found that the ACPA did not apply to domain name registry services. Liability under the Act applies only to the person(s) registering the domain name. Furthermore none of the factors for determining bad faith applied to Network Solutions. The anti-dilution statute was held inapplicable because Network Solution's acceptance of registrations did not equate with the use of Lockheed's marks.
Keywords: cybersquatting, trademark, consumer affairs
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