Panavision v. Toeppen

Citation: Panavision Int'l, L.P. v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316 (9th Cir. 1998).

Panavision International, the owner of federal registrations for the trademarks Panavision and Panaflex, sued Toeppen, a well-known cybersquatter, over his registrations of panavision.com and panaflex.com. The court ruled for plaintiff, noting that Toeppen's registration of these domain names with the intent to sell them, followed by subsequent offers to sell them, constituted a use in commerce.