ORDER by Judge Audrey B. Collins: This order shall constitute the Courts findings of fact and conclusions of law on this issue. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth above, the Court hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiffs Motion for a Preliminary Injunction 22 . Plaintiffs request for an order enjoining Defendants from registering any domain name using an automated process is DENIED. However, the Court will issue a Preliminary Injunction enjoining Defendants from registering or using any domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to the following marks: VERIZON, VERIZON WIRELESS, FIOS, VERIZON FIOS, VZ, VZACCESS, VZEMAIL, VZGLOBAL, VZVOICE, and VZW.Defendants will be further enjoined from assisting, aiding, or abetting any other person or business entity in registering or using any domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to these same ten marks. As the injunctive relief ordered is relatively modest, the Court orders Plaintiffs to post a $10,000.00 bond within ten days of the date of entry of the Preliminary Injunction. If Plaintiffs fail to post the bond in a timely manner, the Preliminary Injunction will be vacated. (ir)

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