Transcript of Geico Google keyword trial courtesy of Patently Obvious.
I saw the first keyword ad tied to ALEVE for a lawyer (titled “Aleve Heart Attack Law”) at around noon today. Explanation here.
Transcript of Geico Google keyword trial courtesy of Patently Obvious.
I saw the first keyword ad tied to ALEVE for a lawyer (titled “Aleve Heart Attack Law”) at around noon today. Explanation here.
There are valid U.S. trademark registrations for the mark PING PONG covering, uh, table tennis stuff, stating a date of first use of 1902. The original registrant was Parker Brothers.
History of Ping Pong here.
Cats playing ping pong from here.
UPDATE: A loyal Trademark Blog reader emails me to advise that (1)…
Put CELEBREX into Google and see what type of keyword ads are triggered. Background here.
Here’s something nice Coudal Partners said about us (scroll to ‘Up To Speed.’)
In September 2003 I wrote a piece about an infringement case involving use of the VUITTON mark on ‘bondage masks and genital cuffs.’ I then noted: “Now, when someone Googles ‘genital cuffs,’ this site will rank highly. Great.”
Today, as a result of that piece, someone came here searching the term “Genital Bondage.”
Hello, sir or madam, can…
Producers of the reality show WIFE SWAP have sued Fox, producers of TRADING SPOUSES.
“Reality Check: When Will 2 TV Shows in the Same Genre Be Considered Substantially Similar Under Copyright Law?” from the 21 Entertainment and Sports Lawyer 2 (summer 2003).
I will possibly be on NPR’s MarketPlace program tomorrow morning, mouthing off on the Google case.
This just in (fx: sound of teletype machine): Reuters is reporting that ‘part’ of Geico’s case against Google has been dismissed. Which part they don’t say.
UPDATE: More from Search Engine Watch, indicating that the trial will be halted until an order issues.
From Marketwatch.com:
The company confirmed that U.S. District Judge Leonie
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Law.com on the impending Supreme Court review of the Grokster case.
NY Times article (reg req) on LVMH’s lawsuit against Dooney & Bourke regarding D&Bs take on LV’s Murakami bag.