What was filed
The complaint is Document 1 in Link Freedom Group Ltd. v. Easygroup Ltd, No. 2:26-cv-10760 (C.D. Cal.), filed September 21, 2026. It runs 25 pages and demands a jury trial. It describes Link Freedom Group as a limited liability company organized in Malta and Easygroup as a limited company organized in the United Kingdom.
What the complaint alleges
The complaint alleges that both parties applied to ICANN for the .easy gTLD and, by doing so, agreed to resolve disputes about gTLD applications through ICANN's dispute resolution procedures. It alleges that Easygroup instead asserts that any distribution, sale, or use of a .easy domain by Link Freedom Group or its customers would make Link Freedom Group liable for direct and contributory trademark infringement, and that Easygroup demands it abandon its application. The complaint alleges that a registry acts as a domain name wholesaler and cannot control, or be held liable for, infringing use by registrars and registrants.
Claims and relief
Count I seeks a declaration that Easygroup's claims are subject to the mandatory arbitration provisions of ICANN's dispute resolution framework. Count II, in the alternative, seeks a declaration that the application does not violate the Lanham Act. Count III, also in the alternative, pleads tortious interference. The prayer also asks the court to enjoin further communications by Easygroup threatening costly consequences unless Link Freedom Group abandons its application. The docket shows summons issued on October 1, 2026 and an initial order entered October 21, 2026.