SHIELDS v. ZUCCARINI

No. 00-2236.

254 F.3d 476 (2001)

Joseph C. SHIELDS, individually and trading as The Joe Cartoon Company, v. John ZUCCARINI, individually and trading as Cupcake City; Network Solutions, Inc.; Internet Corporation, for Assigned Names and Numbers, John Zuccarini, Individually and trading as Cupcake City, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard M. Neu, (Argued), 1152 North University Drive Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024, Attorney for Appellant.

Michael P. Coughlin, William J. Levant, (Argued), Kaplin Stewart Meloff, Reiter & Stein, P.C., 350 Sentry, Parkway, Building 640 P.O. Box 3037 Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422-1240, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: BARRY, AMBRO and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

John Zuccarini appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment and award of statutory damages and attorneys' fees in favor of Joseph Shields under the new Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA" or "Act"). In this case of first impression in this court interpreting the ACPA, we must decide whether the district court erred in determining that registering domain names that are intentional...

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