Sporty's Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman's Market, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

202 F.3d 489 (2000)

Relevant factsFree

The Hollanders (defendants), owners of a competing aviation catalogue, registered "sportys.com" -- matching Sportsman's Market's (plaintiff) well-known "sporty's" mark -- and nine months later transferred it to their newly formed Christmas tree subsidiary, Sporty's Farm (defendant); the district court found no infringement but ordered the domain transferred to Sportsman's Market based on dilution, and Congress passed the ACPA while the appeal was pending.

IssueFree

Whether the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act protects holders of famous or distinctive marks from domain-name registrations by non-holders acting with a bad-faith intent to profit.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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