Meta Platforms, Inc. Et Al V. Opentld B.V. Et Al
Plaintiffs Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram, LLC, and WhatsApp LLC have filed a First Amended Complaint against Freenom and several other defendants for engaging in cybersquatting, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, dilution, and violation of the Anti-Phishing Act under California Business and Professions Code §. The defendants have registered, trafficked in, and used over 5,000 domain names that are identical or confusingly similar to Plaintiffs’ trademarks with a bad faith intent to profit. The plaintiffs allege that Freenom, through a complex web of alter egos and shell entities, engages in a coordinated scheme to cybersquat on, infringe, and dilute the plaintiffs' trademarks. The plaintiffs are seeking injunctive relief and damages to stop Freenom's ongoing unlawful and harmful conduct. The court has jurisdiction over the federal and state law claims alleged in the complaint, and the defendants are alleged to have conducted business in California and agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of courts within the United States.
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