Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million

[Ernie Rubi <ernesto () cs fiu edu>]

Alright, how about this - let's wait and see what the bankruptcy judge says.

Which firm do you practice for?

On Mar 24, 2011, at 3:05 PM, William Herrin wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Ernie Rubi <ernesto () cs fiu edu> wrote:
> >  http://ciara.fiu.edu/publications/Rubi%20-%20Property%20Rights%20in%20IP%20Numbers.pdf
> > Even assuming Kremen was decided as ARIN says; United States District Courts
> > can and do disagree.
>
> Hi Ernie,
>
> The case you refer to was a dispute about a trademark which the a
> particular domain name infringed. The court's theory was that the
> property right in the trademark (well documented in law) covered the
> domain name too (fresh precedent). So while a court could disagree
> about IP addresses, it's not really accurate to say that one has.