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Parties Involved:
Karl S. Kronenberger
Plaintiff
Kronenberger.com
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Karl S. Kronenberger, 

Plaintiff,

v.

Kronenberger.Com,

Defendant.

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No. C 06-2269 MJJ (JL)

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO

DENY MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT

Introduction

This is an in rem action against domain name KRONENBERGER.COM brought by

Plaintiff Karl S. Kronenberger on March 29, 2006. This Court has in rem jurisdiction over

the KRONENBERGER.COM domain name pursuant to 15 USC § 1125(d)(2), as the

Plaintiff was not able to locate any person who would have been a defendant under 15

USC § 1125(d)(1) and the domain name constitutes personal property located within the

territorial jurisdiction of the United States and this Court. 

Plaintiff’s complaint was filed on March 29, 2006. A motion for entry of default was

filed by Plaintiff on April 26, 2006. (Docket No. 6) Default was entered on April 28, 2006

(Docket No. 8) and Plaintiff filed a Motion for Default Judgment on June 19, 2006. (Docket

No. 9). The district court (Hon. Martin J. Jenkins) referred the Motion for Default Judgment

to this Court for a report and recommendation. (Order Referring Motion, Docket No. 11). 

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Because ownership of the KRONENBERGER.COM domain name has already been

transferred to Karl S. Kronenberger, this Court recommends that the Motion for Default

Judgment be denied as moot. 

Factual Background

 Plaintiff is an attorney and a partner of the law firm of Kronenberger Burgoyne, LLP,

which at the time this action was filed was named Kronenberger Hanley, LLP. Defendant is

domain name KRONENBERBER.COM which is registered through a proxy domain name

registration service eNom, Inc., having its principal place of business in Bellevue, WA. 

(See Plaintiff’s Complaint for Cybersquatting in rem, 3, Docket No. 1). 

Plaintiff was seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction and judgment ordering

the transfer of the registration and control of the KRONENBERGER.COM domain name to

Plaintiff. (Plaintiff’s Complaint for Cybersquatting in rem, Docket No. 1). Plaintiff alleged

that the disputed domain was being used to generate affiliate revenue from pay-per-click

revenue advertisements which were in direct competition with Plaintiff’s services. In

addition, Plaintiff argued that the disputed domain created confusion in the marketplace. 

According to the Declaration of Karl S. Kronenberger filed on September 21, 2007, the

domain name registrar, eNom, transferred the disputed domain name

KRONENBERGER.COM to Plaintiff on May 1, 2006. (Docket No. 12). 

Conclusion

 The domain name KRONENBERGER.COM has been transferred to Plaintiff,

therefore this Court recommends that the Motion for Default Judgment be denied as moot. 

DATED: October 2 , 2007

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 JAMES LARSON

 Chief Magistrate Judge

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