WooHoo! Slapped with a Lawsuit

sry for the language, but thats just rediculus.

FWIL in Bus. Law, they can't have a case unless they can prove infringement, dilution, or some other form of harm to their mark. Stealth is a very common word, Google gave me results on 2.5 million hits, and half a dozen .coms with stealth in their domain name. I'm wondering if they sent letters to all of them. Furthermore, they have to prove that you took their mark AFTER they began to use it to prove that you are infringing on them. If their use came after yours, you could use htat fact to upset any "prior art" clauses (the patent office uses such a clause). They can't ignore your site in the prior art clause, and THEN go after you when they get the rights to the mark and claim infringement. IANAL, but they have no case.

Jon.

No one should be protected from the effects of his own stupidity. - Anton Szandor LaVey in 1988 (There is a certain irony in this quote... )

Can you say BS, I would like to see exactly how they say that your infringing on their rights to the word "Stealth", by saying it?...

(EDIT: I just noticed on the second to the last page of the letter "Leo" sent, he claims ownership not just to "Stealth" but "Sentra" as well. I doubt Nissan Motors of America would allow the name of one of their vehicles to trademarked by someone else)
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Good luck.

JT! better watch out with your title, they seem to own Night Stalker as well

this is an interesting thing, let us know how it goes!

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thats crazy!

TOM

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Well this whole things still going on and I haven't had a sniff of anything legal from the guy. I'm currently collaborating with the owner of www.yakherder.com (Who owns a number of stealth related domains) to drum up a bit of publicity to what the guy is trying to do to us honest citizens.

And today I found a beauty of a story about the guy... http://www.nbc5.com/news/1587141/detail.html - Try reading that whilst keeping a straight face. A quick trace of the domain names in question shows its the very same guy that's trying to make a quick buck out of me.

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Sounds like a domain name squatter trying to scam you

Dr. Bob

Blackstealth, when you posted this, I went to his web site and boy was I surprised when the phone numbers and ZIP Codes appeared close to my home. Channel 5 did a solid by posting the home address...which I pass TWICE A DAY, EVERY DAY on the way to and from work.

While he claims to have won a number of trademark challenges, I found a number of cases on-line that were decided AGAINST his company. I tried to follow the trail to see if appeals were affirmed or reversed, but it looks like many simply ended with the single decision against.

It goes way beyond squatting Dr. Bob. It appears that he has built an entire business model based on trying to extract a licensing fee from anyone using anything remotely resembling intellectual property he believes he owns.

tony b.

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now, im no lawyer, butt i don't think this guy has any case. Assuming he is legit which it sounds liek he isn't), he would have to prove that your use of the word 'stelth' is causing him to loose biz.