Petroliam Nasional Berhad v. GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Filing 153

DECLARATION of Perry Clark in Opposition to 152 Opposition/Response to Motion, filed byPetroliam Nasional Berhad. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10, # 12 Exhibit 11, # 13 Exhibit 12, # 14 Exhibit 13, # 15 Exhibit 14, # 16 Exhibit 15, # 17 Exhibit 16, # 18 Exhibit 17, # 19 Exhibit 18, # 20 Exhibit 19, # 21 Exhibit 20 (Part 1 of 3), # 22 Exhibit 20 (Part 2 of 3), # 23 Exhibit 20 (Part 3 of 3))(Related document(s) 152 ) (Clark, Perry) (Filed on 12/9/2011)

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CLARK DECL. ISO OPP. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Case No: 09-CV-5939 PJH

Case4:10-cv-00431-PJH
DocumentT Filed03/25l10Pagel of 43

PerryR. Clark, Esq.
Law Officesof PerryR. Clark
1245Hantilton Avenue
PaloAlto, CA 94301
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:[phone]
perry
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@perrycarklaw.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD

UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
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PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD,
CASENO: 09-CV-5939
PJH
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Date:April 28,2010
Plaintiff.
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Time:9:00a.m.
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vs.
Location:Courtroom3
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Third Floor
GODADDY.COM,fNC.,
Defendant.

PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD.

EMC
CASENO: 10-CV-00431

Plaintiff.
VS.

PETRONASTOWER.NET. internetdomain
an
name,
Defendant.

NOTICE OF MOTION AI\D
MOTION FOR ORDER TRANSFERRING DOMAIN NAME
PURSUAT\TTO ls U.S.C.$ 112s(D)AND
FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPALATED ORDER REI-ATING CASES
PENDING
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR ORDER TRANSFERRING DOMAIN NAME PTJRSUANTTO 15

u.s.c. $ 1125(D)
AND FORENTRYOFJUDGMENT
Case
Nos: 09-CV-5939 and10-CV00431
PJH
EMC

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NOTICE OF MOTION

TO ALL PARTIESAND COUNSELOF RECORD:Please
takenoticethatpursuant
to
Civil Local Rule 7-11 Plaintiff Petroliam
hereby
NasionalBerhad("Plaintiff'or "Petronas")

motion for an ordertransferringthe domainname"petronastower.net"
4 makesthis unopposed
to
pursuant l5 U.S.C.$ 1125(D)andfor entryofjudgment.
to
5 Plaintiff Petronas

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It

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STATEMENT OF RELIIEF REQUESTED

Plaintiff Petronas
requests this Court issuean orderdirectingGoDaddy.Com, to
that
Inc.

the
pursuant l5 U.S.C.$
8 transfer domainname"petronastower.net" Plaintiff Petronas
to
to
judgmentin Petronas's
furtherrequests orderentering
9 1125(D). Plaintiff Petronas
favor in
an

1 0 this action. Counselfor GoDaddyhasinformed counselfor Petronas GoDaddyis not taking
that
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anypositionwith respect this motion. On January
to
25,2010,Plaintiff Petronas
informedthe

providedGoDaddyand
t 2 registrantof the "petronastower.net"
domainof this action atthe address
by
1 3 asrequired 15U.S.C.$ 1125(D).Ex.A. Petronas previously
had
triedto contact
the
regardingthe "petronastower.net"
t 4 registrantby mail, email, and telephone
domainname.Ex. _ at

1 5 3:8-19 and26-30. Petronas not received communication
has
any
from the registrant of the
as
t 6 dateof this motion. Plaintiff Petronas unawareof any otherpersonor entity that does,or
is
t 7 would, oppose motion.
the
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III.

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
The "petronastower.net"
domainnameshouldbe transferred Plaintiff Petronas
to
under

20 the Anticyberpiracy
sectionof the LanhamTrademark
Act, 15U.S.C.$ 1125(D),
because
there
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is no disputethat all threeof the requirements the Anticyberpiracysectionare met. First, the
of

22 domainname'opetronastower.net"
infringesPlaintiff Petronas's
federallyregistered
trademark
23 for the mark "PETRONAS." Second,
Plaintiff Petronas beenunableto find the person
has
who
24 registered "petronastower.net"
the
domainnameor obtain in personamjurisdictionover that
25 person. Third, the intemet registrar-GoDaddy-of the domainname"petronastower.net"
has
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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR ORDER TRANSFERRING DOMAIN NAME PURSUANT TO 15

u.s.c. lr25(D)
$

AND FORENTRYOF ruDGMENT
Case
Nos: 09-CV-5939 and10-CV00431
PJH
EMC

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providedthe informationrequired 15 U.S.C.$ 1125(d)(2XDXi)
which certifiesthat this Court
by

2 hasthe control and authorityto transferthe domainname.
ProceduralPostureand RelatedCase

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A.

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Plaintiff Petronas
filed two actionsin the NorthernDistrict relatedto the

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motionto relatethe two actionson
domainnameandfiled an unopposed
"petronastower.net"

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(09-5939
PJH)wasfiled
March24,2010. Ex. B (Docket
No. 31). This actionagainst
GoDaddy

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Petronas's
GoDaddy.com
first andconcerns
allegations
that,amongotherthings,Defendant

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indirectly infringes the "PETRONAS" mark by maintainingthe registrationof the

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domainnamewith actualknowledgethat the domainnameinfringesthe
"petronastower.net"

1 0 trademarkrights of Petronas.
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filed the second
sectionof
Petronas
actionasan in rem actionunderthe Anticyberpiracy
the LanhamTrademarkAct againstthe "petronastower.net"
domainname. The relief Petronas

to
the
1 3 requested its complaintin the in rem actionis an orderdirectingGoDaddy.com transfer
in
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domainn€rme
Petronas.
"petronastower.net"

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This Court hasnot yet had an opportunity rule on Petronas's
unopposed
motion
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relatingthe two actions. If the relatedcasemotionis granted,
however,
this Court canpromptly

1 7 consider motion,which Petronas
this
makesaspart of the in rem action. If the relatedcase
1 8 motionis denied, motionwill needto be re-filedfor consideration the Judgein the in rem
this
by
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B.

6'Petronastower.net"
Shouldbe Transferredto Petronas

trademarkandthe domain
Where,as in this case,a domainnameinfringesa registered

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the
registrant
eithercannotbe located is not subject in personqmjurisdiction,
or
to

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Anticyberpiracysectionof the LanhamAct authorizes Court to orderthe domainname
a

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registrar transferthe domainnameto the trademark
to
owner. See15 U.S.C.$ 1125(d)(2XAXi)

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DOMAIN NAME PURSUANTTO 15
28 NOTICEOF MOTION AND MOTION FORORDERTRANSFERzuNG
u.s.c. $ 1125(D)
AND FORENTRYOF ruDGMENT
PJH
Nos: 09-CV-5939 and10-CV00431
EMC
Case

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and(ii).1 Because
thereis no dispute
that the requirements the Anticyberpiracy
of
sectionare

2 met in this case, Court is authorizedtoorderthe domainnameregistrarof
this
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"petronastower.net"-Q6pnddy.com-totransfer
that domainnameto Petronas, ownerof
the

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the "PETRONAS" mark.

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Infringesthe Trademark Rights of Petronas
"Petronastower.net"

Therecan be no disputethat the first requirement the transferof the
for

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domainunderthe Anticyberpiracysectionof the LanhamAct-that the
"petronastower.net"

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domainnameinfringesthe trademark
rights of Petronas-is met in this case. Specifically,
the

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Anticyberpiracysectionappliesto any domainname"that violatesany right of the owner of a

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mark registered the Patentand TrademarkOffice, or protectedundersubsection [false
in
(a)

1 l designation originlor (c) ldilution]fof 15U.S.C.$ 1125]." 15U.S.C.$ 1125(d)(2XAXi).
of
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Here,the "petronastower.net"
domainnameviolatesthe rightsof Petronas
with respect
to

1 3 its federallyregistered
it
"PETRONAS"markbecause infringesthat mark under 15 U.S.C.$
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1114andcreates falsedesignation originunder15U.S.C.$ 1125(a).As an initial matter,
a
of

is
1 5 Petronas the owner of the duly registered
federaltrademarkfor the mark "PETRONAS." Ex.

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D at3:23-25and l0-1 1. In addition,the "petronastower.net"
domainnameinfringesthe

l 7 "PETRONAS"markunder15 U.S.C.$ 1114because domainnameis "a usein commerce"
the
l 8 of the "PETRONAS" markthat is "likely to cause
confusion"amongconsumers to whether
as
websiteusingthe "petronastower.net"
t 9 the pornographic
domainnameis associated
with

20 Petronas-which it is not. Au-Tomotive
Gold,Inc. v. Vollcswagen America,lnc.,457 F.3d
of
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(9th Cir. 2006). Moreover,the oopetronastower.net"
1062,1075-76
domainnameviolatesthe

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underl5 U.S.C.$ 1125(a) creating "falsedesignation origin" asto the
by
a
of
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websitefoundat the "petronastower.net"
domainnamebecause sitedid not
that
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t For convenience,
a complete
copy of the Anticyberpiracy
section(15 U.S.C.$
ll25(d)(2)(A)) is attached Ex. C atL of 7.
as

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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR ORDER TRANSFERRING DOMAIN NAME PI.]RSUANT TO 15

u.s.c. 1125(D)
$
ANDFOR
ENTRY ruDGMENT
OF
Case
Nos: 09-CV-5939
PJH and l0-CV00431EMC

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and, in fact, Petronas
1 "originate" with Petronas
stronglyobjectsto the site and its useof
(9thCir.
F.2d 1194,1201
2 "PETRONAS."New West
Corp.v. N.Y.M.Co.of California,595
a
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of
1979)("Whetherwe call the violationinfringement,
unfair competition, falsedesignation
or

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origin,the testis identical-is therea likelihoodof confusion?").

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domain
for
Accordingly, the first requirement the transferof the "petronastower.net"

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that
nameto Petronas
underthe Anticyberpiracysectionof the Lanhamis met because domain

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nameinfringesthe trademarkrights of Petronas.

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Is
The Registrantof s6Petronastower.net"Unknown

for
to
underthe
The secondrequirement the transferof "petronastower.net" Petronas

1 0 Anticyberpiracysectionis met because
Petronas
could not locate-despite due diligence-the
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registrantof the domainnamenor could this Court obtain in personamjurisdictionover the

t 2 registrant. Where,ashere,the owner of a mark cannot"obtain in personamjurisdiction" or "was
l 3 not ableto frnd" the personwho registered infringing domainnamewith the "bad faith intent"
an
for
t 4 to profit from the useof the domainname,the secondrequirement the transferof the domain

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section met. See15 U.S.C.$ 1125(d)(2)(A)(ii).
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domainnamewas
Here,according GoDaddy'srecords, "petronastower.net"
to
the

London,
is
l 7 registered "Heiko Schonenekess"
by
whoseaddress "BPM 195226,372Old Street,

l 8 EclV 9AU, United Kingdom." Ex. A andE (detailingeffortsto contactregistrant).The internet
t 9 registrantalso providedan email address:
"ddjrivat@hotmaiLcom." Although Plaintiff
20 Petronas
tried repeatedly locateand contactthe registrant,including by FederalExpress,
to
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the
of
it
email,andtelephone, wasunableto do so. Id. Because registrant the

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domaincould not be locatedor subjected in personamjurisdiction,the
to
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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR ORDER TRANSFERRING DOMAIN NAME PURSUANT TO 15

u.s.c.$ l l2s(D)
ANDFOR
ENTRY ruDGMENT
OF
PJH and 10-CV00431
EMC
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second
requirement the Anticyberpiracy
of
has
section beenmet with respect the
to

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'opetronastower.net"
domain narrre.2

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GoDaddyCertifiesThis Court's Authority to Transfer the
ttpetronastower.nettt
Domain Name

and,
GoDaddyis the registrarof the domainname"petronastower.net" as required the
by
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Anitcyberpiracysection,hasprovidedcertificationthat this Court hasthe "control and authority"
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to transfer "petronastower.net"
the
domainnameto Petronas.Specifically,15 U.S.C.$
II25(d)(2XDXD providesthat, uponthe filing of an Anticyberpiracyaction,"the domainname

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registrar. . . shall expeditiously
depositwith the courtdocuments
the
sufficientto establish
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court'scontroland authorityregarding disposition the registration useof the domain
the
and
of
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nameto the court." GoDaddyprovidedthis informationto Petronas it is beingfiled along
and
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with this motion. Ex. F. As a result,all of the requirements an orderdirectingGoDaddyto
for
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transferthe "petronastower.net"
domainnameto Petronas
underthe Anticyberpiracysection
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havebeenmet.
D.
Entry of Judgment

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In this action,Plaintiff Petronas
seeksan ordertransferringthe "petronastower.net"

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relief to
domainname. Upon the issuance suchan order,the Courtwill havegranted
of
complete

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Petronas entryofjudgment will be properunderFed.R. Civ. P. 54. Accordingly,Plaintiff
and

t 8 Petronas
requests
that in additionto an ordertransferringthe "petronastower.net"
domainname,
l 9 the Court alsoissuefinal judgmentin favor of Petronas.
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IV.

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CONCLUSION

For the foregoingreasons,
Plaintiff Petronas
respectfully
requests orderdirecting
an

22 GoDaddy.com transferthe "petronastower.net"
to
domainnameto Petronas the entry of
and
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Sectionll25(d)(2)(Axiix[Xbb) refersto
24 may direct" as a means locatinga registrant"publishingnoticeof the action.theasthe Court
of
in additionto providingnoticeat
mail andemail
addresses the registrant.This publication
of
requirement
doesnot applyto the present
case
25 because publicationrequirement irrelevantwherein personam
jurisdictioncannotbe
the
is
nameresistrant.
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DOMAIN NAME PURSUANTTO 15
28 NOTICEOF MOTION AND MOTION FORORDERTRANSFERzuNG
u .s .c .$ 1 1 2 5 (D )
AND FORENTRYOF ruDGMENT
Case
Nos: 09-CV-5939 andl0-CV00431
PJH
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judgmentin favor of Petronas. proposed
A
final judgmentarebeingfiled
orderandproposed

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with this motion.

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Dated: March 25-2010

LAW OFFICESOF PERRYR. CLARK

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/s/ PerryR. Clark
PerryR. Clark

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Attorney for Plaintiff
PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD

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NOTICEOF MOTION AND MOTIONFORORDERTRANSFERRING
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Defbnda*t FETRONA$TfrTgtrft.FmT, an internet domain afirrus,
alleges ns fnllnws:

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p16ivfi:iff
Fe{rmnas a norpss,eti#n
fu
r*ndsrltm trart*'x }vlntraysin
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with a
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principel plaee *f" husine$fi
!*eai** nt Tower 1, Feff*n*s Twin Tnw.*r*, ShmlaLuunpurtiqr Cem.tre,
5frS88,Kusla L,ur,npur,
h{alaysia. Fegcnasix whelltrn-srilEed the Gcvernlnent rf kl*t*ysin ftnd
by

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is vestedwitlr ltre enti{e ow&ers}ripand sqntral of the peffo1eum
rflssur*BscrfMalaysia.
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Seftndent PET'RilNASTOHIruR.NHTis an internet d+nrainrtarnetha* sercs* as the

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illtemet *ddresnfbr a websitedisptr,ayang
*hs*enesnd fuigJ,ily
affens,ive
e.nrtent. Flaintiff Fetn:nas

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hasnat aed}rcriroed usecf it* United $tatesTrademmk*['ET'R*NAfr" o,r'nryr
the
cther of its marks

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in r;nnneqtiq:n the do*+ainnnnl* FETR*NA$TfiUflHR.]{FT +r the a*suc-inted
witln
wehsite.

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and
ffn infErrruatinn belief Veri$lgnoInc. is the dsnlein nanreregishy fur

1 5 FHTR#NA$TOS/ER.NET"
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is
fia$addy.csln, Ine. f*#oDadcly'o) the d*ruain n&meregi*trarfur

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Acnardingt+ Goilnddy's "WHOXS" database
{avsilatlle af

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the
d*nr*in.*pe#snfl$t*wer.nrt&prug_id*godaddyr'),
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U.S.C. $$ 133I snd I33'S(h)

hs+ause sns,e
this
arisssu*der 15 U-S.C.$ l12S(d).
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juri*dictisrn ffffer the def*ndant d,qmain
Tlds #surt has fn neru
nffn.e

FHTRONA,$TOWER.I{ET
under15 U,$.f," $ } I75{d).

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Venueis proper: thisjudicial disrrictpursnantto U.S"C.$ 1125(dX2XA)
in
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hecause domainnameregistryf'rrrPil"fIIONAS'I'{}!VI1R.NET VeriSlgn,Inc., which is
the
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located thisjudicia,l
in
tiistrict.

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pryspcrfy
intslXeq,tfial
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and, as n resrrlt,tfuere no basisfur assignment
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Ftaintiff Fetr$uas, &6.r{}n}{rr1 Petr*liam htraslona,l
thr
the
Bethad,we:sineorporated
on

1fl 17 Arugust19?4und:er fiornpanienAst, 19d5" Il is wh*lly-owned hy th* fo{atrayri*n
the
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goverxtrnfirnt is veste.d
aad
with t$t+entire cwnership and con{rcl tlf the pe{roleurnr*sq}urses
in

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Malalnsia
ttxough tra Fqtrol*um S*veXcprnent of 1974"
Act

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$ffffi* of Mntnyaie's]+nding cultural fasitritisr,
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designun*tifs Srundin

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is
that

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tfustc,aq
roug$y in ths slaape aftu& el l{izh, which is an lslff{nicsyrnfuol
the
nf
beusedtn f--asi,titate

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Qurlan.
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that

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ir]
id*rtifred
urith Petrnnas, brfl$d, sfid the tradsmark *FffiTRflhiA$."
its
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Petr+ngsolvn$all right and title tmUnited Sta{es

*FETRONAS TWIF-{
mark ''FETR*NAS.'' Fetronasalsn is dle *rnr*er*f;tire tr,adeursrk

1 7 TOHFERS'"snd others.
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15.

rnsrk tooarnongotherthings,
At flI} relevant'tirneso
Petronas
usesits -"FETRONAS"'

it
identify itself asthe saurceof the goodsand seruices pravides"
16.

in
Fetran*au$ecits rlark, for examplen its internr.tdo'rnainruffie$ ass*siat*d $,tittr

usssn do,rnain
by
t}rat
uwrned Fe{r+naa
aa$n#
P*tenas's webeifen, F+,m+nas'u offici*l we.bs,ite
*clc

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ths
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which
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?4 redirect tr: the Sffici*I Feltrsnas
{\mffr#-pstrsrias.*rgr"and

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with
nsffire,as**ciated it*

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Taucers
website*sffiaining in*bnnaticnabaut tlre P*trmlra,*
Twin Tourers,
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with
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$tr*h as "petru,nat-twint*wers"s*fi1ot'whieh
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frs

the defrendaut
dcrueain
lffirns *14rWlry"FHTR*I{AST#1}$#R-hlET"*The dss,Hain
nsnre

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is the
address
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eont*nt a$so#tra.$ s{Enputerufifl.rns
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arrivesat the sitp.

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Peffunashasnevsr authoriasdthe ueeof ils PHTRSNAS mffk, or sny ofilnr

9 Petstmnn
trnark, the "WW ff -FETR{}NA-|i'il#WI1R.}rIE dnmaim
in
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fi&lne.
tff

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knCIv*'n *ffi{O'E$' {'{hmp;l/wh*.gcdacl*ly,
Gn$addy's puhnicrecs:rdf,,
ar

1 t *snlWlrcls.aspx? clomain*petrnna$ts'aier.net&pr*g*i<tr*gudaddy"), tha{ the re,gisfrant
cfthe
$tate
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cf

providedhy the
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d+main$am$basecl the infb'rnruntinn
oe

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has
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;*ndemail addressm m shepr*vided, cr* informstisn and belief, t+
he
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th* rogiatrant,#+ Saddy, as sst furlfr ab*ve. Fetr*lras alsa attemptedto prnvide ffich notlce hy

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herein.

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peisonaljrnisdictinn nver} the
Pe{rcnnshas heenunabletn find (nr ea,tablish

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reliefi

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regi*trar,ar:d

r*gisrry, immodiatelytransferalX
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right, titrle,snd ir-ttere*t tire
lll
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Sttqnreys fcr Flaintiff
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for
number
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Delivery
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Delivered

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locatlon:

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for
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date:
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Jan 29, 201009:19

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Weight:

Jan27,2010
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Case4:10-cv-00431-PJH
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Pagel of 43
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NOTICEOF MOTION AND MOTION FORORDERTRANSFERRING
DOMAIN NAME PTJRSUANT 15
TO

u.s.c. r 125(D)
$

AND FORENTRY OF ruDGMENT
Case
Nos: 09-CV-5939 andl0-CV00431
PJH
EMC

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PerryR. Clark, Esq.

1 Law Officesof PerryR. Clark
2 1245Hamilton Avenue
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PaloAlto , CA 94301
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile:[phone]
perry
com
@perryclarklaw.

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Attorney for Plaintiff
6 PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD
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UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

NORTHERNDISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CASENO: 09-CV-5939
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GODADDY.COM.INC..
Defendant.

UNOPPOSEDAMINISTRATIVE
MOTION FOR ORDER RELATING
CASES

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NOTICE OF MOTION

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COLTNSEL RCORD: Please
OF
take notice that pursuant
to

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Civil Local Rule 7-11 Plaintiff Petroliam
NasionalBerhad("Plaintiff'or "Petronas")
hereby

4

movesthis Court to consider
whether
this actionis related CaseNo. C10-00431
to
EMC under

5

Civil L.R.3-12.

6
7
8
9

MOTTON FOR ORDER RELATNG CASES
Plaintiff Petronas
requests this Court issuean orderrelatingthis actionto Case
that
No.
C10-00431
EMC. Defendant
GoDaddy
doesnot oppose motion.
this
Both of theseactionsconcemthe domainname'opetronastower.net" concern
and
both of

1 0 the partiesin this action:Plaintiff Petronas DefendantGoDaddy. In this action-which was
and
ll

filed first-Plaintiff Petronas
alleges,amongotherthings,that the "petronastower.net"
domain

1 2 nameinfringesits federallyregistered
trademark"PETRONAS" and that DefendantGoDaddyis
1 3 liable as a contributoryinfringer for its role in maintainingthe registrationof the
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"petronastower.net"
domainname.
In the later filed case,
CaseNo. C10-00431
EMC, Plaintiff Petronas
seeks jtdgment in
a
rem under15 U.S.C.$ I 125(D)transferring "petronastower.net"
the
domainnameto Plaintiff

t 7 Petronas.
Although GoDaddyis not a defendant that case,
in
GoDaddyis requiredunder 15
l 8 U.S.C.$ 1125(D)to depositcertaininformationwith the Court regarding controland
its
1 9 authorityover the disposition the "petronastower.net"
of
domainnamedueto GoDaddy's
20 positionasthe domainnameregistrar the "petronastower.net"
of
domainname. GoDaddy
2l
22

providedthis informationto Plaintiff Petronas February
on
9,2010 for filing with the Court.
A proposed
stipulated
orderdeeming
this caserelated CaseNo. Cl0-000431EMC has
to

23 beenlodgedand filed concurrently
with this motionasrequired Civil L.R.7-12.
by
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CaseNo: 09-CV-5939PJH

OPPAPP000155

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/s/ PerryR. Clark
Perry R. Clark

Attorney for Plaintiff
PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD

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CTIAPTER 2 2-_TRADEMARKS
SUBCHAPTERI]]--GENERAL
Sec. Lt25. Fa1se designations
dil-ution
forbidden

(a) Civil

of

origin,

PROV]SIONS
fal-se descriptions,

and

action

(1) Any person who, on or in connection
with any goods or services,
or any container
for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, narne,
symbolr or devicer
or any false designation
or any combination
thereof,
of origin,
fal-se or misleading
description
or false or
of fact,
misleading representation
of fact,
which-(A) is likely
to cause confusion,
or to cause mistake, or to
^^^^'i *-^
of such
to the af fil-iation,
connection,
or association
^ a r e n n r ^ rri [ a n o t h e r p e r s o n , o r a s t o t h e o r i g i n ,
or
sponsorship,
by
approval of his or her goods, services,
or commercial activities
another person, or
(B) i-n commercial- advertising
misrepresents
the
or promotion,
qualities,
nature, characteristics,
or geographic origin
of his or
her or another personts goods, services,
or commercial- activi-ties,
U S U E J V E

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shal-l- be liabl-e in a civilaction by any person who bel-j-eves that he or
she is or is likeIy
to be damaged by such act.
(2) As used in t.his subsection,
incl-udes anv
the term "any person"
State, instrumentality
of a State or employee of a State or
instrumentality
Any
of a State acting in his or her officialcapacity.
Qt-:t-a rnr{ '-y such instrumentality,
officer,
or employee, shall- be
subject t.o the provisions
of this
chapter in the same manner and to the
same extent as any nongovernmental
entity.
(3) In a civilaction
for trade dress infringement
under this
chapter for trade dress not registered
on the principal
register,
the
person who asserts
has the burden of proving
that
trade dress protection
the matter sought. to be prot.ected is noL functional.
(b)

fmportation
Any goods marked or

labeled

in

contravention

of

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this
section
shall
not be imported int.o the United States or admitted to
onfrrr af rnrr qs5lomhOUSe Of the United States. The owner, importer,
Ot
consignee of goods refused entry at any customhouse under this
section
may have any recourse by protest
or appeal that is given under the
customs revenue l-aws or may have the remedy gJ-ven by this
chapter
in
goods refused entry or seized.
cases involving
J

(c)

* "

Remedies for

dil-ution

of

famous marks

(1) The owner of a famous mark shal-l be entitl-ed,
subject
to the
principles
of equity
and upon such terms as the court deems reasonable,
to an injunction
agai-nst another person's
commercial- use in commerce of
a mark or trade name, rf such use begins after
the mark has become
famous and causes dilution
quality
of the distinctive
of the mark, and
to obtain such other rel-ief as is provided in this subsection.
fn
determining
whether a mark is distinctive
and famous, a court may
consider factors
such as, but not limited
to-(A) the degree of inherent
or acquired distinctiveness
of the
mark;
(B) the duration
and extent of use of the mark in connection
with the goods or services
with which the mark is used;
(C) the duration
and extent of advertising
and publicity
of the
mark;
(D) the geographical
extent of the trading
area in which the
mark is used;
(E) the channe]s of trade for the qoods or services
with which
the mark is used;
(F) the degree of recognition
of t.he mark in the trading
areas
and channel-s of trade used by the marks' owner and the person
against whom the injunction
is sought;
(G) the nature and extent of use of the same or similar
marks bv
third parties;
and
(H) whether the mark was registered
under the Act of March 3,
1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905r or on the principal
register.
(2) In an action brought under this
subsection,
the owner of the
famous mark shall- be entitled
only to injunctive
relief
as set forth
in
sect.ion ILL6 of this titl-e unless the person against whom the injunction
is sought willfutly
intended to trade on the owner's reputation
or Lo
cause dil-ution
of the famous mark. If such wil1ful
intent
is proven, the
owner of the famous mark shall- al-so be entitl-ed
to the remedies set
forth in sections 1117 (a) and 1118 of this title.
subject to the
discretion
of the court and t.he principles
of equity.
(3) The ownership by a person of a valid
registration
under t.he Act
of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905r or on the principal
register
shal-l be a complete bar to an action against
that person, with
respect
to that mark, that is brought by another person under the common
l-aw or a statute
of a State and that seeks to prevent dilut.ion
of the
distinctj-veness
of a mark, label-, or form of advertisement.
(4) The following
shal-l- not be actionable
under this section:
(A) Fair use of a famous mark by another person in comparati-ve
commercial- advertising
or promotion to identify
the competing goods
or services
of the owner of the famous mark.
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as a mark under this
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regard to the goods or servi-ces of the parties,
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at the time of
registration
of the domain name, is identical
or confusingly
similar
to that mark;
(II)
in t.he case of a famous mark that is famous at the time
of registration
of t.he domain name, is identicalor confusingly
simil-ar to or dil-utive
of t.hat mark; or
(III)
is a trademark, word, or name protected
by reason of
section 106 of title
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whether a person has a bad faith
intent
(A), a court may consider
described under subparagraph
factors
such as,
but not limited
to-(I) the t.rademark or other intell-ectualproperty
rights
of the
person, if drry, in the domain name;
(II)
the extent to which the domain name consists
of the legal
name of the person or a name that is otherwise
commonly used to
identify
that person;
(III)
the person's prior
use, if dny, of the domain name in
connection with the bona fide offering
of any goods or services;
(IV) the person's
bona fide noncofirmercial or fair
use of the
mark in a site
accessibl-e under the domain name;
(V) the person's
intent
to divert
consumers from the mark
ownerrs onl-ine location
to a site accessible
under the domain name
that. could harm the goodwill
represented
by the mark, either
for
commercial- gain or with the intent
to tarnish
or disparage
the mark,
by creating
a likelihood
of confusion as to the source, sponsorship,
affiliation,
or endorsement of the site;
(VI) the person's offer
to transfer,
s e l - 1t o t o t h e r w i s e a s s i g n
the domain name to the mark owner or any third
party for financial
nrin u,if1'r1sl having used, or having an intent
to use, the domain
name in the bona fide offering
of any goods or services,
or the
person's prior
conduct indicating
a pat.t.ern of such conduct;
(VII) the person's provision
of material
and misleading
false
contact
information
when applying
for the registration
of the domain
name, the person's
intentional
fail-ure
to maintain
accurate contact
information,
or the person's prior
conduct indicating
a pattern
of
such conduct;
(VIII)
the person's registration
or acquisition
of multiple
domain names which the person knows are identicalor confusingly
similar
to marks of others that are distinctive
at the time of
registrat.ion
o f s u c h d o m a i n n a m e sr o r d i l - u t i v e
of famous marks of
others that are famous at the tj-me of registration
of such domain
names, without
regard to the goods or services
of the parties;
and
(IX) the extent to which the mark incorporated
in the person's
domain name registration
is or is not distinctive
and famous within
(c) (l-) of this section.
the meaning of subsection
(fl)
(A) shall
Bad faith
intent
described
under subparagraph
not be
found in any case in which the court determines that the person believed
and had reasonabl-e grounds to believe
that the use of t.he domain name
was a fair use or otherwise ]awful-.
(C) In any civil
action invol-ving the registration,
trafficking,
or
use of a domain name under this paragraph,
a court may order the
forfeit.ure
or cancel-Iation
of the domain name or the transfer
of the
domain name to the owner of the mark.
(D) A person shall
be l-iabl-e for using a domai-n name under
(A) only if that person is the domain name registrant
subparagraph
or
that registrant's
authorized
licensee.
(E) As used in this paragraph, the term "traffics
in"
refers
to
transactions
that include,
but are not limited
to, sal-es, purchases,
l-oans, pledges,
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domain name in the judicial
district
in which the domain name registrar,
domain name registry,
or other domain name authority
that registered
or
assigned t.he domain name is l-ocated if-(i) the domain name violates
any right
of the owner of a mark
rani ar-ored in the Pat.ent and Trademark Office,
er protected
under
(a) or (c) of this section;
subsection
and
(ii)
the court finds that the owner-(I) is not able to obtain in personam jurisdiction
over a
person who woul-d have been a defendant in a civil
action under
paragraph (1); or
(II)
through due diligence
was not able to find a person who
would have been a defendant i-n a civil
action under paraqraph
(1) bY-(aa) sending a notice of the alleged viol-ation
and
intent
to proceed under this paragraph to the registrant
of
the domain name at the postal
and e-mail address provided by
the registrant
to the regist.rar;
and
(bb) publishing
notice of the actj-on as the court may
promptly after
direct
filing
the action.
(B) The actions
(A) (ii)
under subparagraph
shal-l- constitute
service
of process.
(C) In an in rem actj-on under this paragraph,
a domain name shall be
deemed to have its situs in the judicial
district
in which-(i) the domain name registrar,
registry,
or other domain name
authority
that registered
or assigned the domain name is located;
or
(fi)
documents sufficient
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v - a t r ar l i n g t h e d i s p o s i t i o n
r
j-on and use of the domain
of the registrat
name are deposited
with the court.
(D) (i) The remedies in an in rem action under this paragraph shal-lbe l-imited to a court order for the forfeiture
or cance]]ation
of t.he
domain name or the transfer
of the domain name to the owner of the mark.
Upon receipt
of written
notification
of a filed,
stamped copy of a
complaint
filed
by the owner of a mark in a United States district
court
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the domain name registrar,
domain name registry,
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or other domain name authority
shall-(I) expeditiously
wit.h the court document.s suffj-cient
deposit
to
establish
the court's
control- and authority
regarding
the
disposition
of the registration
and use of the domain name to the
court;
and
(II)
not transfer,
suspend, or otherwise
modify the domain name
during the pendency of the action,
except upon order of the court.
(ii)
The domai-n name registrar
or registry
or other domain name
authority
shall not be liable
for injunctive
or monetary relief
under
this paragraph except in the case of bad faith
or reckless
disregard,
which incl-udes a will-fulfailure
to comply with any such court order.
(3) The civil
action establ-ished under paragraph (1) and the in rem
(2), and any remedy available
action establ-ished under paragraph
under
either
such action,
shall- be in addition
to anv other civil
action
or
remedy otherwise
applicable.
(4) The in rem jurisdiction
established
under paragraph (2) shal-I be
in addition
to any other jurisdiction
that. otherwise exists,
whether in
rem or in personam.
(Jul-y 5, L946, ch. 540, title
VIII,
Sec. 43, 60 Stat. 44I,' Pub. L. 10066'7, title
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oil
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"PETRONAS." Attachedheretoas Ex. B is a true and correct copy of the U.S. Patentand

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tapes,pipes,
toys,films,floorings,
synthetic
parts,
textiles,
agriculture,
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automotive
additives
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electrical
components,
plastics,
foods,and diagnostic
equipment;
aerospace aviation,
and
building construction
and
materials,
petrochemical the nature methanol,
chemicaland
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ethylene,
methyltertiary
butylether(MTBE),
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polyvinyl
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polypropylene,
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vinylchloride
ethylbenzene,
monomer,
and
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styrene
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forestry,
agricultural,
horticultural, scientific
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photographic
polymers
artificial synthetic
and
for
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chemicals;
resins use in the manufacture fibers,
plastic
compounds use in plastic
for
extrusion
and coatings, molding
and
compounds;
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plastic
articles
and plastic
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molding
compounds usethe manufacture moldedplastic
for
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sheetsandfilms;composts;
manures;
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steam
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cooking,
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fluidsfor general
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Facsimile: 5) 439-1500
Attorneysfor Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT O]F'
CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Plaintiff,
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GoDaddy.com,
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CASE NO. 09-CVCLARI( DECLARATION IN SUPPORT
oF MOTION F',OR
TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER
HearingDate:

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December 2009
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I, PerryClark, declare follows:
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I am a lawyer at the law firm of Kirkland & Eltis LLP, 950 PageMill Road,

PaloAlto, California,94304,
ffid a memberin goodstanding the Bar of the Stateof California. I
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am admittedto practicein the United States
District Court for the NorthernDistrict of California.
Kirkland& Ellis LLP hasbeenretained counsel Petroliam
as
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NasionalBerhad(*PETRONAS")

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in the presentaction. I arn making this declaration suioport Petronas'Motion for a Temporary
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Restraining
Order.

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On December14,2A09, contacted
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GoDaddyvia telephone inform it of
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"petronastower.net" "Infringing DomainName") and associated
(the
offensivewebsite("Infringing
Website")
andto request
that the InfringingDomainNarneandInfringing Website disabled.
be

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Specifically,Petronas's
counbel
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numberfor the "Abuse

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(480 6242505)listedin GoDaddy's
Department"
public database informationrelated its
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domainnames.Ex. A.

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I informed the operatorin GoDaddy'sAbuseDepartment
that the "petronastower.net"

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infringedPetronas's
United States
trademark
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requested the domain nutme disabled.
that
be
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The operatorin GoDaddy'sAbuseDepartment
statedthat GoDaddydid not respond

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to allegations trademarkinfringementunlessthey were submittedin writing according
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GoDaddy' "Trademarkand/orCopyri Infringement
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Policy.
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On December16,2009,I senta formalNotice of Trademark
Infringement a
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request
that,theInfringing Websitebe disabled requiredby GoDaddy's"Trademarkand/or
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Copyright
Infringement
Policy." Ex. B. This includeda signeddeclaration
identiffing the address

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of the offensiveInfringing Website, registrant
the
informationfor the Infringing Website obtained
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frornGoDaddy'sWHOIS database, information
and
regarding
Petronas'
frademark
rights,including

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Petronas's
registration U.S. Trademark 2969707 "PETRONAS Id.
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No.
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GoDaddyresponded December 2009with an email statingthatit would not
on
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disable Infringing DomainNameor InfringingWebsiteandthat any disputes
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overthe
"ownershipor wording of the domainnameitself will needto be sentto eitherthe registrant,
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an arbitrationforum such as the World IntellectualProperfy Organization, the local court system.,'
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On December16,2009,I aftempted contact registrant the InfringingDomain
to
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Nameby usingthe email andtelephone
numberprovidedby GoDaddy. Ex. D. The emailaddress
providedfor the registrantby GoDaddyfor the Infringing Domain Name was
"[e-mail] Id.
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I informed the registrantvia email of the Infringing Domain Nameandthe offensive

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Infringing Website, Ex. E. I requested the registrantimmediatelycease
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useof the domainname,and alsorequested the registranttransferownershipof the dornain
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nelme Petronas. Petronas not receivea response its email.
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did
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I calledthe telephone
numberbut it was answerwith a recordedmessage
askingfor a

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Pwsuantto Fed,R. Civ. P. 65(b),the undersigned
counsel(PerryR. Clark)certifies

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that he madethe following efforts to providenoticeof this motion for a tbmporaryrestraining
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to the Plaintiff. First, he calledthe GoDaddy
AbuseDepartment December 2009at $B$ 6Za
on
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2505andinformedthe operator this motion. The operator
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"[e-mail]."
Second, Clark sentan emailto "[e-mail]"
Mr.
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of this motion andthe telephone
numberandemailaddress which Mr. Clark couldbe reached.
at
Ex. F. Finally,Mr. Clark senta copy of this noticeof motion,motion, ffid supporting
papers
to
"[e-mail]."

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DATED: December8, 2009
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Respectfully
submitted,

& ELLISLLP
950Page
Mill Road
PaloAlto, California 94304
[phone]
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:

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Case4:09-cv-00039-PJH

FeryGhdt Palo
Ab/lGfdand-Ets
1211612009 AM
09:45

To ddd-privat@hotrnail-com
cc
bcc

subjectPETRONASTOWER.NET
We represent
Petroliam
Nasional
Berhad, Petronas, connection theinfringement its
or
in
with
of
trademarks the website"petronastower.net."
by
We havebeendirected youby Go Daddy,
Inc.,the registrar the domain
name, wellas Capital
of
for
to
as
Grov*h
who is affiliated thewebmaster
GmbH,
with
Msit-X.net.
haveidentified
Bothof theseparties
Heiko
Schoenekess
BPM195226,372 Street,
London,
London
andregistrant
Old
EC1V
9AU,United
Kingdom, the owner
as
nef
of the "petronastower. ' website.
The"petronastower.net"
and itsuseas a website,
of
domain
name,
infringe the trademarks Petronas.
on
Accordingly, request
we
thatyou immediately
ceaseanddesistfromanyuseof the "petronastower.nef'
website.We furtherrequest
thatyou contactme immediately discuss transfer the registration
to
the
of
of
the"petronastower.nef'
domain
nameto Petronas.
BestRegards,
PerryClark
KIRKI-ANDELLIS.LLP
&
950PageMillRoad
PaloAlto,CA 94{}03
Office: 859 7A7O
650
Mobile:[phone]
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To [e-mail]
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bcc
Subject NOTICEOF MOTIONFORTEMPORARY
RESTRAINING
ORDER

Please
take noticethat Petroliam
Nasional
Berhad,("Petronas")
intendsto movefor a temporary
restraining
orderin UnitedStatesDistrictCourtof the NorthernDistrictof California
today, December
18,
2009,as soonas the mattercan be heard. We willforwardthe fonnalmovingpapersas soonas theyare
completed.
PerryClark
KIRKTAND ELLIS
&
LLP
950 PageMillRoad
PaloAlto,CA 94303
Telephone: [phone]
650

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DOMAIN NAME PURSUANT 15
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REGISTRAR.' CERTIFICATE
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I, LaurieAnderson, representative GoDaddy.com, (ooGo
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accredited
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