Trump wins 'cybersquatting' case

Donald Trump was seeking $ 100,000 for each of the four domain names, the maximum damages allowed.

• A Brooklyn man must pay Donald Trump $ 32,000 damages, a judge ruled Friday


• J. Taikwok Yung parodied and critiqued Trump and his TV shows on four websites


• Websites, launched in 2007, had domain names suggestive of new Trump ventures


• Trump filed suit in 2013 seeking damages for “federal cybersquatting”

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Attorney James Weinberger told CNN the ruling “should serve as a deterrent to Mr. Yung or anyone else who thinks they can register names that include Trump’s trademark and name and use them for commercial purposes.”

Trump is a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Organization and the name is associated with high-profile business ventures.

The four websites were developed in 2007, the same year the Trump organization announced plans to build Trump-branded hotels and condominiums in Mumbai and Bangalore, India.

The Trump Organization demanded that Yung hand over the websites. In 2011, Yung filed a complaint seeking to keep the domain names, citing fair use and First Amendment rights.

In 2010, Yung rejected $ 100 per domain that Trump’s lawyers offered him.

Efforts to contact Yung for comment were unsuccessful.

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