Sept. 19, 1996. After reviewing and considering the materials submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument, the Court denies Toeppen's Motion to Quash. Defendant Network Solutions, Inc. NSI registers Internet domain names. In recent years, businesses have begun to use the Internet to provide information and products to consumers and other businesses.
Every Internet user has a unique address consisting of one or more address components.
On the Internet, domain names serve as the primary identifier of the Internet user. NSI does not make an independent determination of an applicant's right to use a domain name. Toeppen is not, and never has been, authorized to use the Panavision Marks. Like many businesses, Panavision has decided to do business via the Internet. When Panavision attempted to establish a web site under its own name, however, it discovered that Toeppen had registered domain names using the Panavision trademarks.