Yeah, let's play the home version of the law game.
Without a knowledge of the pre-existing law, it's just a popularity contest
about Porsche. The following is a quick list of the some of the law
perhaps relevant to a US analysis of these DNs. Foreign law varies on some
of these points. McCarthy's is a good source on this. Also a book called
"The Use of Another's Trademark" by Burshtein and others.
Of course you would want to know how the DN owners are using the DN, what
relationship they may or may not have to Porsche, other factors that are
not available to our contestants.
btw, when doing your 43(c) dilution analysis, keep in mind that PORSCHE is
not JUNO. I believe there were four or five third parties who had federal
registrations for JUNO.
There are zero third parties who have federal registrations for PORSCHE.
Here goes:
Independent dealers who specialize in selling or servicing a particular
brand of product are generally free to use the mark to truthfully inform
the public of this fact, so long as the use does not cause confusion about
the affiliation of the user with the owner of the mark. General Electric
v. A-ALL Appliance Parts, 224 USPQ 1054 (1984).see Mobil Oil v. Mobile
Mechanics, 192 USPQ 744 (`976) (MOBILE MECHANICS enjoined for auto repair
shop).
A third party may use a mark to refer to the owner of the mark, provided
such use does not attempt to promote or capitalize on consumer confiusion
or to appropriate the cachet of one product for a different one. Use isfair
if it does not imply sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder.
New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, 971 F.2d 302 (1992)
(defendant's phone-in poll referred to pop group without falsely implying
endorsement). See also the Joe Montana poster case.
A seller of replacement parts may legally advertise that the parts are made
to fit a trademarked product so long as the customer is not confused as to
the source of the replacement parts. Piper Aircraft v. Wag-Aero, 553
F.Supp. 136 (1982).
A seller of replacement parts may not give the impression that the
replacement parts are made or sponsored by the trademark owner. Id.
With compatible products, excessive prominence of the original mark may
cause confusion as to the source of the products. Plasticolor Molded
Products v. Ford, 698 F. Supp. 199 (1988).
The heart of dilution, as distinguished from unfair competition (which is
tested by likelihood of confusion) is the destruction of the selling power
of the mark. Deere & Co. v. MTD, 41 F.3d 39 (1994).
ok, porschecar.com, let's see . . .
>I think it would be a great service to the whole community to take
>this list and really wring it out in public. It shoudl be very
>educational!
>
>So I want to thank Isabelle for her contribution to the cause!
>
>Cheers...\Stef
>
>>From your message Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:17:26 +0200:
>}
>}Isabelle,
>}
>}PORSCHE-MODELLCLUB.COM is a scale model club and some of the domains
>}are actually legit, (such as PORSCHEZENTRUM.COM) I think.
>}
>}Interesting in this regards is that PORSCHE.COM is the North American
>}Prosche company, whereas the original company is a German one.
>}
>}All in all this rather does not make your case.
>}
>}el
>}
>}
>}In message <000501be4ee2$c2e02f00$070519c3@zebulon>, "Isabelle LEROUX"
writes:
>}> The domain names concerned
>}> are:PORSCHECAR.COM,PORSCHAGIRLS.COM,928PORSCHE.COM,
ACCESSORIES4PORSCHE.COM,
>}> ALLPORSCHE.COM,BEVERLYHILLSPORSCHE.COM,BOXSTER.COM,
>}> BUYAPORSCHE.COM,BOXSTER.NET,BOXSTERS.COM,CALPORSCHE.COM,
>}>
EPORSCHE.COM,EVERYTHINGPORSCHE.COM,FORMULAPORSCHE.COM,IANPORSCHE.COM,IDOPORS
>}> CHE.COM,LAPORSCHE.COM,
>}> LYNCHPORSCHE.COM,MYPORSCHE.COM,NEWPORSCHE.COM,PARTS4PORSCHE.COM,
>}> P0[zero]RSCHE.COM,PASSION-PORSCHE.COM,PORSCHE.NET,
>}> PORSCHE.ORG,
>}> PORSCHE-911.COM,PORSCHE-911.NET,PORSCHE-944.COM,PORSCHE-ACCESSORIES.COM,
>}>
PORSCHE-AUTOS.COM,PORSCHE-BOOKS.COM,PORSCHE-CARRERA.COM,PORSCHE-CARS.COM,POR
>}> SCHE-CITY.COM,PORSCHE-CLASSIC.COM,PORSCHE-EXCHANGE.COM,
>}> PORSCHE-LEASING.COM,PORSCHE-LYNN.COM,PORSCHE-MODELLCLUB.COM,
>}> PORSCHE-MUNICH.COM,PORSCHE-NET.COM,PORSCHE-NL.COM,
>}> PORSCHE-ONLINE.COM,PORSCHE-RS.COM,PORSCHE-SALES.COM,
>}> PORSCHE-SERVICE.COM,PORSCHE-SUPERCUP.COM,PORSCHE-WEB.COM,
>}> PORSCHE356.COM,PORSCHE4ME.COM,PORSCHE4SALE.COM,
>}> PORSCHE911.COM,PORSCHE911.NET,PORSCHE911.ORG,
>}> PORSCHE911PARTS.COM,PORSCHE914.COM,
>}> PORSCHE924.COM.,PORSCHE993.COM,PORSCHE996.COM,
>}> PORSCHEAG.COM,PORSCHEAUDIPARTS.COM,
>}> PORSCHEBOOKS.COM,PORSCHEBOXSTER.COM,PORSCHECARRERA.COM,
>}> PORSCHECARS.COM,
>}> PORSCHECARSALES.COM,PORSCHECARSFORSALE.COM,
>}> PORSCHECASINO.COM,PORSCHECHAT.COM,PORSCHECLASSIFIED.COM,
>}> PORSCHECLUB.NET,PORSCHECLUB.ORG,PORSCHECONNECTION.COM,
>}> PORSCHEDEALER.COM,PORSCHEDEALER.NET,PORSCHEDEALERS.COM,
>}> PORSCHEDEALERS.NET,PORSCHEDIRECT.COM,PORSCHEDIRECT.NET,
>}> PORSCHEDOCTOR.COM,PORSCHEFANS.COM,PORSCHEFLEET.COM,
>}> PORSCHEFORMULA.COM,PORSCHEFX.COM,PORSCHEGT.COM,
>}> PORSCHEHAUS.COM,PORSCHELEASE.COM,PORSCHELOAN.COM,
>}> PORSCHELOANS.COM,PORSCHELYNN.COM,PORSCHEMAIL.COM,
>}> PORSCHENOW.COM,PORSCHENUT.COM,PORSCHEONLINE.COM,
>}> PORSCHEOWNER.COM,PORSCHEOWNERS.COM,PORSCHEOWNERSCLUB.COM,
>}> PORSCHEPARTS.COM,PORSCHEPARTS.NET,RSCHEPHILES.ORG,
>}> PORSCHEPRODUCTS.COM,PORSCHERACING.COM,PORSCHERIMS.COM,
>}> PORSCHES.COM,PORSCHESALES.COM,PORSCHESALESTODAY.COM,
>}> PORSCHESCAPE.COM,PORSCHESERVICE.COM,PORSCHESPLAYHOUSE.COM,
>}> PORSCHESTORE.COM,PORSCHESTORE.NET,PORSCHESTUFF.COM,
>}> PORSCHESUCKS.COM,PORSCHETODAY.COM,PORSCHETRADER.COM,
>}> PORSCHEWEB.COM,PORSCHEWORLD.COM,PORSCHEZENTRUM.COM,
>}> PORSCHEZENTRUM.NET,PORSHCE.COM,PRISTINEPORSCHE.COM,
>}> PROSCHE.COM,ULTIMATEPORSCHE.COM,USEDPORSCHE.COM,
>}> USEDPORSCHES.COM,WINAPORSCHE.COM,
>}>
>}> What do you think ?
>}> Normal, possible ??? What about trademark dilution ?
>}> I am afraid of your reaction.
>}> Do you wish the trademarks death ?
>}> We need a real registration procedure to avoid this kind of evident
>}> infringement.
>}>
>}>
>}>
>}>
>
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