IOC
in rem suit
United
States Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee and Salt
Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 v.
2000olympic.com et al., Civil Action No.00-1018-A (E.D. Va.
2000)
You
can download a copy of The Olympic Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion
and Motion To Set A Time Certain By Which Registrants of the
Defendant Domain Names Must Respond To The Complaint, Memorandum
in Support, Declaration, and Proposed Order on this webpage.
You
can download a copy of the complaint in the above-captioned case
that was filed on behalf of the United States Olympic Committee,
the International Olympic Committee and Salt Lake Organizing
Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 (collectively the
“Olympic Plaintiffs”) regarding domain names that contain the
trademarks “Olympic” and “Olympiad” and simulations and
foreign equivalents of those marks (the “Domain Names”).
You
have the option of downloading the complaint in Adobe PDF, Word
for Windows 97, WordPerfect 7 or Plain Text.
Exhibits 1-10, which contain the trademark registrations
and a list of the domain name owners, are also downloadable, but
only in HTML format.
The
registrations of the domain Names named in the complaint have been
deposited in the registry of the Court and the Court has dominion
and control over the Domain Names and the Domain Names cannot be
transferred without the Court’s permission.
If
you are interested in settling the case by transferring the Domain
Names to the Olympic Plaintiffs in return for having the case
dismissed against the Domain Names that you own, please click on
the Settlement Procedures link below and follow the instructions.
If you have any questions, please contact either James L.
Bikoff, Esq. or David K. Heasley, Esq.
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James
L. Bikoff, Esq.
Silverberg
Goldman & Bikoff
1101
30th Street, NW
Suite
120
Washington,
DC 20007
Facsimile:
(202) 944-3306
e-mail:
jbikoff @sgbdc.com
Telephone:
(202) 944-3303
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David
K. Heasley, Esq.
Silverberg
Goldman & Bikoff
1101
30th Street, NW
Suite
120
Washington,
DC 20007
Facsimile:
(202) 944-3306
e-mail:
dheasley @sgbdc.com
Telephone:
(202) 944-3300
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If
you do not wish to proceed with settlement, we will, at the
appropriate time, provide you with notice of when you will need to
enter an appearance and plead in this case by answering the
Complaint and raising any defense or claim relating to the case.
If you fail to respond, the Domain Names may be transferred
to the Olympic Plaintiffs or be cancelled.
Please
send us an e-mail indicating that you have accessed this webpage.