A federal judge sided with Debevoise & Plimpton in a cybersquatting suit, granting the Am Law 50 firm a default judgment against two domain names accused of using its trademarks in an attempt to either trick visitors into funding the scheme or to gain sensitive information through fraudulent emails.
In December, Debevoise & Plimpton filed a trademark cyberpiracy complaint, alleging violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the domain names “debevoise-law.com” and “debevoise-laws.com,” which allegedly sought to impersonate the firm and its lawyers.
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