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In early 2012, Manwin filed two cybersquatting suits targeting 52 domain names that are similar to YouPorn and Tube8. In June, they filed another suit against 28 domain names; in August filed against 24 more, also against domains similar to their brands xHamster.com and Pornhub.com; and in September filed two additional suits against 7 more domains. All suits target John Does and ask for $100,000 in damages per domain name.<ref>[http://www.xbiz.com/news/153627 Manwin Files More Cybersquatting Suits Over YouPorn, Tube8 Variants, xbiz.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.xbiz.com/news/152074 24 Websites Named in Manwin Cybersquatting Suit, xbiz.com]</ref>
In early 2012, Manwin filed two cybersquatting suits targeting 52 domain names that are similar to YouPorn and Tube8. In June, they filed another suit against 28 domain names; in August filed against 24 more, also against domains similar to their brands xHamster.com and Pornhub.com; and in September filed two additional suits against 7 more domains. All suits target John Does and ask for $100,000 in damages per domain name.<ref>[http://www.xbiz.com/news/153627 Manwin Files More Cybersquatting Suits Over YouPorn, Tube8 Variants, xbiz.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.xbiz.com/news/152074 24 Websites Named in Manwin Cybersquatting Suit, xbiz.com]</ref>
In March 2012, Manwin filed a cybersquatting and defamation suit against Nicholas Bulgin of Georgia, USA, for a "massive, ongoing harassment campaign" and "exorbitant monetary demands" for purchase of the domains Manwin.net, Manwin.co, Brazzer.us and ManwinSucks.com.
Manwin alleges that Bulgin used the pseudonyms Gill Manwinder, Yi Weng, Chris Hill, Jim Jagen and "Radishdreams" in order to register domains using the company's trademarks in bad faith. Bulgin registered Manwin.net using the name "Gill Manwinder," purportedly a businessman from the U.K. who was in the process of setting up businesses under his family name "Manwinder." Bulgin later is said to have used the "Gill Manwinder" name to interfere in Manwin's U.S. trademark application, claiming that Manwin was tarnishing the "Manwinder" family name and business. Bulgin is also accused of registering Manwin.co using the name Yi Weng, who is purported to be a Chinese woman maintaining a blog about spirituality and charity. "In an attempt to justify use of the Manwin trademark [of Manwin.co], defendant titled this website "ManWin — the huMAN WiNdow to the soul," the suit said.
Manwin claimed that that Bulgin has sent dozens of emails to the company and its employees that threaten to dilute the Manwin trademark and divert Manwin's traffic away from its legitimate domains if it did not purchase the domains he had registered. Manwin is asking for an injunction against Bulgin to stop him from infringing on Manwin names and domains; a transfer of the domains Manwin.net, Manwin.co, Brazzer.us and ManwinSucks.com; and $100,000 in damages and attorneys fees.<ref>[http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=146272 Manwin Sues Georgia Man for Cybersquatting, Defamation, xbiz.xom]</ref>
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