Federal cause of action for return of domain name exists under Anticybersquatting Act following adverse WIPO dispute resolution panel decision, First Circuit finds

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently held that a US domain name in a dispute resolution proceeding before a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel could ask a federal court for a declaration of nonviolation of the US Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and, upon receipt of such declaration, obtain an injunction forcing the return of the disputed domain name. (Sallen v. Corinthians Licenciamentos 2001) By authorizing this federal redress, the First Circuit effectively allows US federal courts to trump WIPO decisions.