Judge Sets June 6 Hearing on McAfee Motion to Dismiss Cybersquatting Case

McAfee’s motion to dismiss pro se plaintiff James Linlor’s first amended complaint is due May 2, with his opposition due May 16, said an order signed Wednesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for Northern California in San Jose (docket 5:23-cv-00385). McAfee’s reply in support of its motion to dismiss is due May 23, said the order. She scheduled a videoconference hearing on the motion to dismiss for 10 a.m. PDT June 6. Linlor alleges McAfee “cybersquatted” on his cyberguard.com internet domain, depriving him of the chance to develop his own similarly named cybersecurity consultancy (see 2301310011). McAfee counters that Linlor is suing the wrong defendant because it divested itself of the cyberguard.com domain in 2021 when it decided to refocus its cybersecurity efforts on the consumer market.