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title: "ACPA"
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# ACPA

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

A United States law from 1999 that lets trademark owners sue people who register domains in bad faith to profit from a mark. Courts can order the domain transferred and award damages. It applies through American courts, unlike the UDRP.

## related terms

- [cybersquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cybersquatting/)
- [UDRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/udrp/)
- [typosquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/typosquatting/)