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Tag: Keyword Advertising

Posted on February 21, 2023 Diversion

Ninth Circuit. Keywords. Trademarks. Hike!

Here’s a roundup of what other people are saying about the decision in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced System Concepts, Inc. involving keyword advertising using... Read more

Posted on October 19, 2022 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Survey: Users Confuse Search Results, Ads

Speaking of my post from yesterday, below — wow. Survey: Users Confuse Search Results, Ads. Hard to see how this doesn’t have some effect on... Read more

Posted on March 8, 2022 IP Institutions

Best of 2012: INTA and the big tent

First posted on May 13, 2012.In the previous INTA post I raised the question of how a significant session discussing a significant topic — the effect... Read more

Posted on November 16, 2021 Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Internet Law

Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for... Read more

Posted on October 9, 2021 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Second Circuit and the whole of the law on confusion

This is big, but stay calm.   Though I hardly can. I took some heat a little while ago for suggesting, contrary to my generally skeptical... Read more

Posted on September 10, 2021September 14, 2021 Trademarks and trademark law

Google me this II

We blogged a week or so ago (before I got bogged down in this trial — still in progress [UPDATE]) about Google’s trademark challenges. Here’s... Read more

Posted on August 1, 2021August 20, 2021 Copyright Law

No more free ride

Attributor is a new program that online publishers can and do use to trace their verbal content across the Internet and see who is using... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Metatags and infringement: Eleventh Circuit says, “Yes”

Search Engine Land: Eric Goldman reports that an 11th circuit, US Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s decision that the use of trademark[-protected]... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

“Just taking orders” doesn’t cut it for eBay in Germany

eBay evidently got rocked by Rolex* in its German litigation this year, and we may never have heard about it if not for a securities... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 IP Institutions

INTA and the big tent (updated)

Revised from Friday’s original post. In the previous INTA post I raised the question of how a significant session discussing a significant topic — the effect... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

Fair use in trademarks: Dying by a thousand small cuts

Dave Davis from RedFly Marketing writes: Today I received a standard “AdWords Approval Status” email on behalf of one of our clients. This particular client... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Keyword Advertising

Google, Geico Good to Go

Google and Geico have settled. Originally posted 2014-03-14 10:41:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021 Keyword Advertising

Bring your discomfort bag (revised and expanded)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog: “The keyword advertising legal roller-coaster continues.” As someone who is on that thrill ride — at least partly on the... Read more

Posted on January 27, 2021 Diversion

Aw, shucks

We already covered the Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins summary judgment decision, and linked to commentators Greg Beck, Bill Patry, Rebecca Tushnet, Eric Goldman and... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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