Last updated: November 07, 2022
RESPECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Lonoto LLC (“Lonoto LLC”) supports the protection of intellectual property. Whether you are the holder of a trademark, service mark, or copyright, Lonoto LLC is committed to helping you protect your legal rights. Therefore, we have established the following policies for considering trademark and/or copyright infringement claims.
Domain Name Dispute Claims
Please refer to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “UDRP”) if you have a concern or dispute about a registered domain name. Any dispute regarding the registration of domain names will need to be sent either to the registrant, to an ICANN-approved arbitration provider, or the court system. Information about submitting copies of court and legal documents to Lonoto LLC use our Email [email protected]
This Trademark/Copyright Infringement policy specifically excludes domain name disputes and has been established to allow reporting of possible violations involving other Lonoto LLC products and services.
Lonoto LLC Auctions and Premium Domain Name Dispute Claims
1. To notify Lonoto LLC of a trademark violation regarding a domain offered for sale on Lonoto LLC Auctions or as a Premium Domain Name, please follow the specific instructions in (A) below for filing a trademark claim.
2. If you are responding to a complaint of infringement regarding a domain offered for sale on Lonoto LLC Auctions or as a Premium Domain Name, follow our Counter Notification Policy in (C) below.
Copyright and Trademark Claims
1. To notify Lonoto LLC of a copyright or trademark violation, please follow the specific instructions in (A) for filing a trademark claim, or (B) filing a copyright complaint.
2. If you are responding to a complaint of infringement, you will need to follow the Lonoto LLC Counter Notification policy in (C).
A. Trademark Claims
1. If you (the “Complaining Party”) would like to submit a trademark claim for violation of a mark on which you hold a valid, registered trademark or service mark (registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register or, for foreign marks, registered with the appropriate intellectual property organization of your country; state registrations and registrations on the Supplemental Register are not considered valid for these purposes), Lonoto LLC requests that the Complaining Party substantiate such claim by either: (i) sending the information via our Contact Us page available here, or (ii) providing the following information via email to [email protected]. The words “Trademark Claim” should appear in the subject line of the email. PLEASE NOTE: sending information via our Contact Us Page is the quickest way to get your claim addressed.
To be considered effective, a notification of a claimed trademark violation must include the following information:
2. Upon receipt of the appropriate information identified in Section 1 above, for trademark claims, Lonoto LLC will initiate an investigation and forward the Complaining Party’s written notification to the alleged infringer. While Lonoto LLC is investigating the claim, Lonoto LLC, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, may temporarily remove the allegedly infringing material from Lonoto LLC Auctions, notify the alleged infringer it will lock down the domain name(s), redirect the DNS, and/or if it is solely stored on a Lonoto LLC server, temporarily remove or deny access to the allegedly infringing material.
3. If Lonoto LLC concludes that the Complaining Party has raised a legitimate trademark claim, it may, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, permanently remove the challenged material from Lonoto LLC Auctions, continue to suspend the alleged infringer’s Lonoto LLC account and/or if it is solely stored on a Lonoto LLC server, deny access to the allegedly infringing material. If Lonoto LLC concludes that the Complaining Party has not raised a legitimate claim, Lonoto LLC will restore access to the allegedly infringing material.
4. The Complaining Party should understand that Lonoto LLC and its customers are bound by the UDRP. Nothing in this Policy should be construed to supersede the UDRP, nor the obligation of Lonoto LLC and its customers to abide by it in the context of domain name disputes.
B. Copyright Claims
1. If the Complaining Party would like to submit a copyright claim for material on which you hold a bona fide copyright, Lonoto LLC requests that the Complaining Party substantiate such claim by either: (i) sending the information via our Contact Us page available here, or (ii) providing the following information via email to [email protected]. The words “Copyright Claim” should appear in the subject line of the email. A copyright claim can also be submitted by mail to: Copyright Agent, Lonoto LLC, 8004 NW 154th St, #560 Miami Lakes, FL 33016. NOTE: sending information via our Contact Us Page is the quickest way to get your claim addressed.
To be considered effective, a notification of a claimed copyright infringement must be provided to Lonoto LLC and must include the following information:
2. For Copyright Claims, upon receipt of appropriate notification from the Complaining Party, pursuant to Section 1 of Copyright Claims above, Lonoto LLC will initiate an investigation and forward the Complaining Party’s written notification to the alleged infringer. While Lonoto LLC is investigating the claim, Lonoto LLC, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, may notify the alleged infringer it will lock down the domain name(s), redirect the DNS, and/or if it is solely stored on a Lonoto LLC server, temporarily remove or deny access to the allegedly infringing material.
3. If Lonoto LLC concludes that the Complaining Party has raised a legitimate copyright claim, it will continue to suspend the alleged infringer’s Lonoto LLC account and/or if it is solely stored on a Lonoto LLC server, deny access to the allegedly infringing material. If Lonoto LLC concludes that the Complaining Party has not raised a legitimate claim, Lonoto LLC will restore access to the allegedly infringing material.
C. Counter Notification Policy
1. Counter-Notification. If you have received a notice of copyright or trademark infringement that you wish to challenge based on a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled, you may provide Counter Notification by emailing [email protected] and including the following:
2. Upon receipt of a Counter Notification as described in Section 1 above, Lonoto LLC shall promptly provide the Complaining Party with a copy of the Counter Notification, and inform such Party that it will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in ten (10) business days. Lonoto LLC will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it in not less than ten (10), nor more than fourteen (14), business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, unless Lonoto LLC first receives notice from the Complaining Party that such Complaining Party has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the alleged infringer from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on Lonoto LLC’s system or network.
D. Repeat Infringers
It is Lonoto LLC’s policy to provide for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of Lonoto LLC customers and account holders who repeatedly violate this policy or are repeat infringers of copyrighted works, trademarks, or any other intellectual property.
Revised: 08/13/2021
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