Boyd Files Blue Chip Infringement Suit
A lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Las Vegas Monday on behalf of Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD: 8.50 0.00%). The gaming company is suing Canadian resident Erik Hall, charging that he has wrongly associated one of their casinos with his website.
The suit claims that in 2006 Hall registered a domain name that infringes on Boyd’s Blue Chip Casino trademarks. The Blue Chip Casino is a famous casino hotel and spa in Michigan City Indiana, owned and operated by the gambling company and is not affiliated with the site.
Attorneys for the casino operator, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck LLP, filed the suit accusing Hall of Internet cybersquatting, trademark infringement, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices.
The suit charges that at some point the infringing domain name had been linked to the Full Tilt Poker gambling site.
Hall could not be located for comment.
The lawsuit states that the “Defendant’s use of a domain name containing plaintiff’s Blue Chip marks has created a likelihood of confusion among consumers who may falsely believe that the infringing domain name and Full Tilt Poker Web site are associated with the Blue Chip Casino or that plaintiff sponsors or approves of defendant’s services or commercial activities.”
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