Trademark News for 05-Apr-2009
- '2nd Circuit: Google Must Face Trademark Suit Involving Keyword Ads (Law.com)
In a long-awaited opinion, the 2nd Circuit ruled Friday that Google must face a trademark infringement lawsuit for selling keywords that trigger ads. The three-judge panel reversed a lower court's dismissal of a case in which computer-repair company Rescuecom had claimed that users could be confused by links to competitors' ads that appear alongside Google search results for the company's ...
'Appeals court keeps alive trademark lawsuit against Google (IT World)
A trademark lawsuit against Google that a lower court had dismissed in 2006 has been given new life. Rescuecom , a Syracuse, New York, computer services franchising business, sued Google in 2004, alleging that Google has seriously hurt its business by serving up competitors' ads when users search for "Rescuecom" in Google's search engine.
'Trademark Lawsuit Over Google Ads Can Proceed (New York Times)
Google must defend itself against claims that its sponsored links on search results violated the trademark rights of the Rescuecom Corporation, an appeals court said.
'Appeals Court Keeps Alive Trademark Lawsuit Against Google (PC World via Yahoo! News)
A trademark lawsuit against Google that a lower court had dismissed in 2006 has been given new life.
'Blizzard Secures Redneck Rampage Trademark? (Voodoo Extreme)
IncGamers got all sleuth-like, and have apparently learned that Blizzard Entertainment has...
'(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-03 21:46 Google should defend trademark suit- appeals court (Interactive Investor)
NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Google Inc should defend a trademark lawsuit by Rescuecom Corp over advertisements linked to keyword searches, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York rejected a ruling by a U.S. District Court dismissing Rescuecom's litigation against Google.
'Google should defend trademark suit: appeals court (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Google Inc should defend a trademark lawsuit by Rescuecom Corp over advertisements linked to keyword searches, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday.
'Wiggles in big red trademark clash (BigPond News)
Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles and a Kiwi tourism business are seeing red in a clash for trademark words.
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