Panavision International, L.P. v. Toeppen
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
141 F.3d 1316 (1998)
Relevant factsFree
Toeppen registered the domain Panavision.com before Panavision could, and after Panavision demanded he stop using it, Toeppen offered to sell the domain to Panavision; when Panavision refused and sued for dilution, Toeppen argued the domain was merely an address that would not confuse visitors since the site displayed nothing referencing Panavision.
IssueFree
Whether, if a trademark is registered by a non-owner as an Internet domain name, the non-owner has diluted the trademark.