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FTC vs. Zuccarini, Cupcake, et. al.

By Marty Schwimmer on May 28, 2002
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The FTC has fined John Zuccarini, also known as The Country Walk, JZDesign, RaveClub Berlin, and more than 22 names incorporating the word “Cupcake,” including Cupcake Party, Cupcake-Party, Cupcake Parties, Cupcake Patrol, Cupcake Incident, and Cupcake Messenger over $1.8 million for various transgressions involving over 5,500 domain names.  I have actions pending against him, maybe you do too.

The press release (with links to the order “suspending” most of the 5,500 names) is at: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/05/cupcake.htm. 

p.s. A unified gTLD whois which allowed searches by registrant name, address, email, and phone number  would make enforcement against this type of guy easier.

 

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    Antitrust, Competition and Trade
  • Blog:
    The Trademark Blog
  • Organization:
    Martin Schwimmer
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