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Boyd Gaming sues man over Internet domain name

By Steve Green (contact)

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 | 10:03 a.m.

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Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas on Monday sued the owner of an Internet domain name, charging it wrongly associates one of its casinos with an online gambling site.

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Las Vegas claims Canadian resident Erik Hall in 2006 registered a domain name infringing on the trademarks of Boyd's Blue Chip Casino, "a famous casino hotel spa'' in Michigan City, Ind.

At some point, the allegedly infringing domain name was linked to the Full Tilt Poker gambling Web site, the suit charges.

Hall could not immediately be located for comment on the suit, which alleges Internet cybersquatting, trademark infringement, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices.

"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,'' Boyd charged in its lawsuit.

Boyd's suit was filed by attorneys with the Las Vegas law office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP.

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