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Using Competitor’s Trademark as Advertising Keyword Deemed Infringement

insights February 26, 2011

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently ruled that the purchase of a competitor’s registered trademark through Google Inc.’s AdWords program for sponsored keyword advertising on the search engine website constituted “use in commerce” under the Latham Act. Trademark owners scored a recent victory in the ongoing battle over the use…

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