HARRODS LTD. v. SIXTY INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES

Nos. 00-2414, 01-1928.

302 F.3d 214 (2002)

HARRODS LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIXTY INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES; Harrodsargentina.Com; Harrodsargentina.Net; Harrodsargentina.Org; Harrodsbuenosaires.Com; Harrodsbuenosaires.Net; Harrodsbuenosaires.Org, Defendants-Appellees. Harrods Limited, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fifty-Four Internet Names; Harrodssudamerica.Com; Harrodssudamerica.Net; Harrodssudamerica.Org; Harrodssouthamerica.Com; Harrodsouthamerica.Net; Harrodssouthamerica .Org; Harrodsbrasil.Com; Harrodsbrasil.Net; Harrodsbrasil.Org; Harrodsbrazil.Com; Harrodsbrazil.Net; Harrodsbrazil.Org; Ciberharrods.Com; Ciberharrods.Net; Ciberharrods.Org; Cyberharrods.Com; Cyberharrods.Net; Cyberharrods.Org; Harrodsbank.Com; Harrodsbank.Net; Harrodsbank.Org; Harrodsbanking.Com; Harrodsbanking.Net; Harrodsbanking.Org; Harrodsfinancial.Com; Harrodsfinancial.Net; Harrodsfinancial.Org; Harrodsservices.Com; Harrodsservices.Net; Harrodsservices.Org; Harrodsvirtual.Com; Harrodsvirtual.Net; Harrodsvirtual.Org; Harrodsstore.Com; Harrodsstore.Net; Harrodsstore.Org; Tiendaharrods.Com; Tiendaharrods.Net; Tiendaharrods.Org; Harrodsamerica.Com; Harrodsamerica.Net; Harrodsamerica.Org; Shoppingharrods.Com; Shoppingharrods.Net; Shoppingharrods.Org; Harrodsshopping.Com; Harrodsshopping.Net; Harrodsshopping.Org; Harrodsbashopping.Com; 2 Harrodsbashopping.Net; Harrodsbashopping.Org; Harrodsshoppingba.Com; Harrodsshoppingba.Net; Harrodsshoppingba.Org, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ralph Arthur Taylor, Jr., Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Susan J. Kohlmann, Pillsbury Winthrop, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees. ON BRIEF: Kevin B. Bedell, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.; Bruce R. Ewing, Lile H. Deinard, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Rodney H. Glover, Attison L. Barnes, III, Charles C. Lemley, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WILKINS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

OPINION

MICHAEL, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a dispute over Internet domain names between two companies named "Harrods," both with legitimate rights to the "Harrods" name in different parts of the world. The plaintiff, Harrods Limited ("Harrods UK"), is the owner of the well-known Harrods...

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