DSPT Int'l, Inc. v. Nahum

DSPT International (plaintiff), a clothing company selling under the "EQ" brand, had its employee Lucky Nahum (defendant) set up and register, in his own name, the website eq-Italy.com, which became DSPT's primary sales channel. After Nahum left DSPT following a commission dispute to work for a competitor, the website's content vanished, replaced only by Nahum's personal email address - crippling DSPT's business. DSPT sued for cybersquatting under the Lanham Act, and a jury found for DSPT; Nahum appealed, noting he had registered the domain properly and in good faith years earlier.