Weather Underground, Incorporated v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Incorporated et al

Filing 189

MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by Weather Underground, Incorporated. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit N, # 12 Exhibit P, # 13 Exhibit Q, # 14 Exhibit R, # 15 Exhibit Y, # 16 Exhibit AA - Part 1, # 17 Exhibit AA - Part 2, # 18 Exhibit BB, # 19 Exhibit CC, # 20 Exhibit EE, # 21 Exhibit GG, # 22 Exhibit HH, # 23 [PLACED UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO 192 ] Exhibit II, # 24 Exhibit JJ, # 25 Exhibit KK, # 26 Exhibit LL - Part 1, # 27 Exhibit LL - Part 2, # 28 Exhibit MM, # 29 Exhibit NN) (Schaefer, Enrico) Modified on 8/2/2011 (DWor).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, INC.,
a Michigan corporation,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 2:09-CV-10756
Hon.

vs.
NAVIGATION CATALYST SYSTEMS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation; BASIC FUSION, INC.,
a Delaware corporation; CONNEXUS CORP.,
a Delaware corporation; and FIRSTLOOK, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,

Defendant.
______________________________________________________________________________
Enrico Schaefer (P43506)
Brian A. Hall (P70865)
TRAVERSE LEGAL, PLC
810 Cottageview Drive, Unit G-20
Traverse City, MI 49686
231-932-0411
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Lead Attorneys for Plaintiff
Anthony P. Patti (P43729)
HOOPER HATHAWAY, PC
126 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-662-4426
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
______________________________________________________________________________
COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
FOR ITS COMPLAINT in this matter, Plaintiff, THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND,
INC., by and through its attorneys, TRAVERSE LEGAL, PLC, states:

81.

Defendants use <wunderphotos.com> to display a web site that features links to

competitors of Plaintiff and sources to access weather conditions and forecasts. See Exhibit V,
Printout of web site from <wunderphotos.com>.
82.

The <wunderphotos.com> domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the

Wunderground Marks, namely its WUNDER Family of Marks, and violates Plaintiff’s common
law trademark rights in WUNDERPHOTOS.
83.

Defendants’ registration and use of <wunderphotos.com> creates a likelihood of

consumer confusion as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of Defendants’
web site by Plaintiff Wunderground.
84.

Defendants’ use of <wunderphotos.com> has been and continues to be in

commerce, including United States commerce, as defined by 15 U.S.C. § 1127.
85.

Defendant’s registration and use of <wunderphotos.com> was and is intended to

capitalize on the goodwill associated with the Wunderground Marks and Wunderground’s own
web sites.
86.

Defendants wrongfully profit from the unlawful use of the Wunderground Marks,

including the Plaintiff’s WUNDERPHOTOS mark.
c. Continued Mass Cybersquatting Evidences Defendants’ Unlawful Business
Model
87.

Defendants committed, and continue to commit, the unlawful acts cited herein

intentionally, as part of their regular way of conducting business.
88.

As noted above, Defendants utilize software and a process to register the domain

names with sufficient direct navigation traffic to generate a positive Return on Investment
(“ROI”).

Defendants have been and remain aware that their domain registration strategy,

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software and process will register and monetize typographical variations of trademark protected
domain names such as the Infringing Domains listed herein, as well as many other famous
brands. Its current registration of other typo-domains is easily identified by searching for typovariations of Alexa.com’s “Global Top Sites” list of the highest ranked traffic web sites on the
Internet and shows that Defendants continue to engage in cybersquatting. A representative
sampling includes, but is not limited to, the following typo-domains:
a. Wikipedua.org, Wikiperdia.com, Ikipedia.com, Wikipedika.com, Wikipwdia.com,
Wikioedia.com infringing the USPTO trademark registration for WIKIPEDIA
(Reg. No. 3,040,722);
b. Facebooko.com, Facevbook.com, Favebook.com and Facebhook.com infringing
the USPTO trademark for FACEBOOK (Reg. No. 3,122,052);
c. Myspacer.org, Myspace3.com, Myspce.org, Myspqce.com, Myspacxe.com,
M6yspace.com, Wwwlmyspace.com, Myspzce.com, Myspacwe.com infringing
the USPTO trademark for MYSPACE (Reg. No. 2,911,041);
d. Eszpn.com, esxpn.com, espb.org infringing the USPTO trademark registration for
ESPN (Reg. No. 1,345,096);
e. Oerkut.com, 9orkut.com infringing the USPTO trademark registration for
ORKUT (Reg. No. 2,970,421);
f. Flikckr.com, Glickr.net infringing the USPTO trademark registration for FLICKR
(Reg. No. 3455275);
g. Mi9ninova.org, Mininovs.org, Mimninova.org, Minionova.org, Mninova.net,
Mininiva.org, Mioninova.org, Mioninova.com, Mininovca.org, Mininopva.com,
Mininnova.com infringing the USPTO trademark for MININOVA (Reg. No.
3,491,970);
h. Beob.org, Bebho.com, Bewbo.com, Bnebo.com, Bgebo.com, Gbebo.com,
Bebpo.com, Bebno.com infringing the USPTO trademark for BEBO (Reg. No.
3,138,515);
i. Yourube.com, Y6outube.com, Youtubge.com, Youtune.net, Youthbe.com,
Tyoutube.com com infringing the USPTO trademark for YOUTUBE (Reg. No.
3,525,802);
j. Neftflix.com infringing the USPTO trademark for NETFLIX (Reg. No.
2,552,950); and
k. Huffinftonpost.com infringing the USPTO trademark for THE HUFFINGTON
POST (Reg. No. 3,095,331).

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