It has recently come to our attention that you have registered the domain name
paypalpay.xyz, which contains the famous PayPal name and trademark, but are not currently operating a web site under that domain name. We are concerned that you may intend to use this domain name to violate PayPal’s trademark rights, and warn you not to do so.
As you must know, PayPal, is the world’s leading provider of online payment services. PayPal has used the name and trademark "PayPal" since 1999 and it is now one of the most famous brands in the world. PayPal enjoys broad trademark rights, which are protected in many countries around the world.
Use of your domain name may infringe and/or dilute the famous PayPal trademark. Infringement occurs when a third party’s use of a company’s trademark (or a similar variation) is likely to confuse consumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third party’s services. Trademark dilution occurs when a third party’s use of a variation of a company’s trademark is likely to lessen the distinctiveness of the company’s famous trademark.
U.S. federal and state laws, including the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act provides for serious penalties (up to $100,000) against persons who, without authorization, use, sell, or offer for sale a domain name that infringes or dilutes another's trademark. Infringers who have been notified that their use is infringing, but do not cease, may also be considered “willful” and could be subject to additional money damages and liability for attorney’s fees. Having received this email, you are on such notice.
While PayPal respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct business online, PayPal must enforce its own rights in order to protect its valuable and famous name. We appreciate that you may have registered
paypalpay.xyz without full knowledge of the law in this area. However, any use of the domain name (or attempt to transfer the domain name to a third party) in the online commerce field would likely infringe the PAYPAL trademark and would cause PayPal to pursue all available remedies against you. Under the circumstances, we must insist that you immediately stop using the domain name, not sell, transfer, or offer to sell the domain name to any other person, and simply let the domain name registration expire. In the meantime, the domain name should remain inactive and should not point to any content.
Just to be clear, PayPal does not desire to interfere with any legitimate business you may be conducting. We are simply asking that you offer those legitimate services under a name, mark and domain name that is not likely to confuse consumers to believe that your company on one hand and PayPal on the other hand are related and/or affiliated.
Please reply to this email and confirm that you will comply as requested. If we do not hear from you, we will have to take whatever action necessary to protect PayPal's rights.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely,
Tom
PayPal Legal Department
