MGM reaches resolution with Krentzman
Bellagioonlinepoker.com owner dismissed from trademark infringement lawsuit following order to transfer domains to casino operator.
MGM has reached an agreement with domain holder Evan Krentzman to obtain ownership of the bellagioonlinepoker.com and bellagiopokeronline.com domain names.
Judge Philip M Pro yesterday confirmed that the parties have “settled their dispute”, and has ordered domain registrar GoDaddy.com to transfer the relevant registrations to the casino operator.As a consequence of the action, proceedings against Krentzman have been formally dismissed.
Earlier this week another of the defendants, excaliburpoker.com owner Adam Majewski, filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that “Excalibur is not a distinctive mark… Thousands of businesses use this name.”
Other defendants in the MGM suit include ariapoker.com owner Shahram Kolahzadeh and circuscircuspoker.com owner Roberto Ciamillo.