Trademarks — Violation of 15 U.S.C. Sec11'd’dd(d— - The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (APA) is a federal law enacted in 1999 to protect trademarks from cybersquatting. Cybersquatting is the act of registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with the intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. The APA prohibits the registration, trafficking, or use of a domain name that is confusingly similar to a trademark, as well as the registration, trafficking, or use of a domain name in bad faith. Under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1125(d), a trademark owner can bring a civil action against a cybersquatter to recover any damages, court costs, and attorney’s fees. A trademark owner can also seek an injunction to prevent the cybersquatter from using the domain name and to have the domain name transferred back to the trademark owner. The APA provides three types of violations: (1) registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark; (2) registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name in bad faith; and (3) registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name that is dilute of a famous trademark. Dilution occurs when a domain name is used to create an association with a famous trademark that diminishes the distinctiveness of the famous trademark.