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Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google

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.” In other words, they sought to establish (using centuries-old chattel-based theft doctrines rather than trademark law) that a trademark owner has the unrestricted right to shut down anyone using their trademarks, even if no consumers are harmed. to see if it could find some soft spot in Georgia state law.

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Court Dismisses Trademark Claims Over Internal Search Results–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon

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Las Vegas Skydiving Adventures offers tandem skydiving under the “Fyrosity” brand. Melwani sells products under the “Royal Silk” brand. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. BONUS: Melwani v.

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When Do Inbound Call Logs Show Consumer Confusion?–Adler v McNeil

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This case involves Jim Adler, a/k/a the “Texas Hammer,” a Texas lawyer who has spent $100M+ on advertising to build his brand. The defendants bought competitive keyword ads on Adler’s trademarks, which Adler objected to. LBF (& Vice-Versa) * Trademark Owners Just Can’t Win Keyword Advertising Cases–EarthCam v.

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Google’s Search Disambiguation Doesn’t Create Initial Interest Confusion–Aliign v. lululemon

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lululemon’s brand also displays prominently in its keyword ads. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. LBF (& Vice-Versa). * Trademark Owners Just Can’t Win Keyword Advertising Cases–EarthCam v.

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Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

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Xiaomi highlighting how the common practice of courts granting confidentiality in commercial litigation problematizes transparency, judicial accountability, and the citizens’ right to be informed of court processes and reasoning under Article 19(1)(a). Ad-word” … yes, the very same thing that recently made headlines, again!

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Internal Search Results Aren’t Trademark Infringing–PEM v. Peninsula

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I raised this taxonomical issue with the Network Automation case , which involved niche-y job scheduler software where a consumer who is new to the niche might not know the various brands when starting a search. Amazon * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v.

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Fifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute to Initial Interest Confusion (UGH)–Adler v. McNeil

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BONUS : Plaintiffs allege that the marketing rights that Stevens and Hughes purchased from Google and Facebook directed searches for the Blaux brand to [link] where Stevens and Hughes sold products that competed with the Blaux portable air conditioner. McNeil Consultants, LLC , 2021 WL 3508713 (5th Cir. DFO Global Performance Commerce Ltd.