Julia Fiona Roberts v. Russell Boyd; Case No. D2000-0210 (WIPO) [Summary]
Ms. Barkha Dutt v. Easy Ticket, Kapavarapu, Vas; Case No. D2009-1247 (WIPO) [Summary]
Nicole Kidman v. John Zuccarini d/b/a Cupcake Party, Case No. D2000-1415 (WIPO) – Where the Complainant’s fame precedes the Respondent’s registration of the domain name, there is a strong suggestion that the Respondent has selected the domain name because of the fame of the name and mark and not because of some interest of his own.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Roberson v. Rochester Folding Box Co.; 1902, 171 NY 538.
Hanna Mfg. Co. v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co., 78 F. 2d 763 (5th Cir. 1935); 78F 2d 763 5th Circuit Cent denied 296 U.S. 645 (1935)
Motschenbacher v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,498 F.2d 821 (9th Cir. 1974) (Identfication by Distinctive Car)
Zacchini v. Cripps Harward Broadcasting company, 433 US 562,578 Ohio 1977
Ali v. Playgirl, Inc., 447 F. Supp. 723 (S.D.N.Y. 1978) (Nickname; The Greatest)
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures, 603 2d 425 (Cal. 1979)
Hirsch v. S.C. Johnson Son, Inc., 90 Wis.2d 379, 280 N.W.2d 129 (1979) (Nickname)
Memphis Development Foundation v. Factors Etc., Inc., 616 F.2d 956 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 953, 101 S.Ct. 358, 66 L.Ed.2d 217 (1980)