Kevin O'Brien, on his own behalf. The plaintiff seeks an interlocutory injunction preventing the defendants from using the name PEI.NET or any similar name or address which may be confused by the public with the corporate name of the plaintiff. The parties are in agreement on most of the facts. The plaintiff was incorporated on July 30, 1993. It provides network services to its clients including access to Internet.
Internet is a world-wide computer network.
In order to gain access to Internet, it is necessary to obtain a 'feed' from a national distributor such as CA Net in Canada or some other national access provider. The plaintiff is a member of CA Net. All subscribers to Internet obtain a 'domain name', which is really an electronics address. After becoming incorporated, the plaintiff alleges it took extensive steps to develop public awareness of itself. The defendant, Kevin O'Brien, was one of the plaintiff's employees.