Rigsby v. GoDaddy Inc., No. 21-16182, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 2737 (9th Cir. Feb. 3, 2023)
Plaintiff had no viable claim against GoDaddy for selling a domain name to a third party purchaser after plaintiff failed to pay GoDaddy the renewal fee for that domain name. GoDaddy was not liable under the Lanham Act because the purchaser rather than GoDaddy used the domain name in commerce. Also, GoDaddy was immune from the claim under the Anticybersquatting… Read More