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Slipknot<\/a><\/strong> has voluntarily dismissed their patent infringement lawsuit against the Slipknot.com domain. The band originally filed the lawsuit<\/a> under the federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and trademark infringement in October 2025, and is now dismissing the whole thing.<\/p>\n The band’s claims cited trademark infringement and alleged that the domain, registered in 2001, was being used to profit off the band’s name through pay-per-click links for concert tickets, merchandise, and VIP packages.<\/p>\n The lawsuit argued that visitors seeking official Slipknot<\/strong> content could be misled into believing the domain was affiliated with the band, potentially causing financial damages. However, the domain owner’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss, noting that Slipknot<\/strong> failed to properly serve the registrant within the court’s timeline. Slipknot<\/strong> subsequently filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, which was done without prejudice, meaning the band could potentially revive the claims in the future.<\/p>\n At the time of the filing, Slipknot<\/strong>‘s lawyers wrote in the lawsuit: “The domain name was registered in an effort to profit off of plaintiff\u2019s goodwill and to trick unsuspecting visitors \u2014 under the impression they are visiting a website owned, operated or affiliated with plaintiff \u2014 into clicking on web searches and other sponsored links.”<\/p>\n “A fan of plaintiff or someone who otherwise wanted to purchase authorized Slipknot<\/strong> merchandise would undoubtedly visit the slipknot.com website assuming it belonged to plaintiff and then purchase the Slipknot<\/strong> merchandise linked to on the site, causing damages to plaintiff.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n