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VIRTUAL WORKS, INC. v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA

No. 00-1356.

238 F.3d 264 (2001)

Virtual Works, Incorporated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Volkswagen of America, Incorporated; Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Defendants-Appellees, Network Solutions, Incorporated, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William Herbert Bode, BODE & BECKMAN, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Thomas Rex Lee, HOWARD, PHILLIPS & ANDERSEN, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Gregory D. Phillips, HOWARD, Phillips & Andersen, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah; John F. Anderson, RICHARDS, McGETTIGAN, REILLY & WEST, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellees.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and MICHAEL and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Michael and Judge Traxler joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

Volkswagen challenges Virtual Works, Inc.'s use of the domain name vw.net under the 1999 Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Volkswagen claims that Virtual Works registered vw. net with the purpose of one day selling it to Volkswagen. The district court agreed, holding...

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