MacArthur Airport Obtains Preliminary Injunction

Transferring Domain Names And Twitter Accounts

New York, N.Y./December 8, 2010 --- On December 3, 2010, Hon. Leonard D. Wexler, U.S.D.C., E.D.N.Y., issued a decision in favor of Connell Foley LLP client Long Island MacArthur Airport in its effort to obtain transfer of <macarthurairport.com>, <islipairport.com>, <islipmacarthurairport.com> and thirteen other domain names, as well as three Twitter accounts, each of which was comprised of trademarks associated with the Airport.  A copy of the transcript decision is available here; the preliminary injunction is available here; and a Newsday article on the dispute is available here. 

 

In October 2010, Long Island MacArthur Airport won a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Procedure arbitration decision involving many of the same domains.  Following that arbitration decision, the respondent filed the action before Judge Wexler, and the filing of that action had the effect of preventing domain name transfers from taking place until the federal court had the opportunity to rule on the matter.

 

Connell Foley lawyers handling the matter included Peter J. Pizzi, Noel P. Humphreys, Monica Seth, and Tara Touloumis.  Pizzi, Humphreys and Seth are members of the firm’s Internet and Information Technology practice group. 

 

For more information, please contact Peter Pizzi at 973-535-0500 or email ppizzi@connellfoley.com.