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2 unusual facts about Internet Brands


Arvind A. Raichur

On December 1, 2010, AllLaw.com, Inc. announced that two of its properties, AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com, were acquired by Internet Brands (NASDAQ: INET).

FitDay

Internet Brands acquired FitDay in 2008, though the original programmers continue to lead development of the site.



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Mail.Ru

In 2001, Yuri Milner, who was managing NetBridge (the owner of less popular internet brands) persuaded the well-known entrepreneur Igor Linshits to back a merger of the Mail.ru business with NetBridge.

Wikitravel

On August 24, 2012, Internet Brands filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Wikitravel administrator Ryan Holliday and Wikipedia administrator James Heilman involving claims of trademark infringement and unfair business practices.

Wikivoyage

In September 2012, Internet Brands filed a lawsuit against one Wikitravel administrator, Ryan Holliday, and one Wikipedia administrator, James Heilman, accusing them of trademark breach and commercial misconduct in the proposals affecting that site, with the defendants and Wikimedia rejecting the case as an example of a SLAPP lawsuit—one that is undertaken without plausible legal grounds for the primary purpose of deterring, overwhelming, or frustrating people engaged in fully lawful actions.