A stash of 14 stolen domain names – all of them premium LLL .coms – is being challenged in a federal lawsuit filed in October 2014.
Wiley Rein, a law firm specializing in IP matters, filed the lawsuit against several John Does in China; the stolen domains were unlawfully moved to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename.
According to an announcement by the law firm:
“The case, Acme Billing Company v. John Doe, includes claims under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. It is also the first known case in which the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is being used to attempt to regain possession of stolen domain names, and the decision could set an important legal precedent.”
The announcement cites an article in the Trademarks & Brands Online (TBO) publication, as shared by David E. Weslow, a partner in Wiley Rein’s Intellectual Property Practice.
For the announcement, click here.
The question is, when will Icann act against ename?