Harrods Ltd. v. Sixty Internet Domain Names

Harrods Ltd. (Harrods UK) had operated a London department store since 1849 and held rights to the "Harrods" mark across most of the world; Harrods (Buenos Aires) Ltd. (Harrods BA), a formerly affiliated company that by then only ran a parking garage, retained rights to the mark in much of South America. After Harrods UK launched harrods.com, Harrods BA registered roughly 300 U.S. domain names using "Harrods," some combined with words describing goods or services offered by Harrods UK but not Harrods BA, like "harrodsinsurance." Harrods UK brought an in rem action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against sixty of these domains, and the district court found bad faith as to fifty-four of them.