Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1114], 15 U.S.C. §1125 [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1125], and 15 U.S.C. §8131 [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/8131] Trademark FAQs Trademark Glossary A. Domain Names and Metatags Review: ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/policy-2012-02-25-en] and Rules…
1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker
…Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon * Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Luxy * Think Keyword Metatags Are…
Court Dismisses Trademark Claims Over Internal Search Results–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon
…* Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Luxy * Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy * Fifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute…
Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google
…More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Luxy * Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy * Fifth Circuit…
Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Luxy
…court got this ruling right, I’m still flummoxed by the metatags ruling. Combining the two decisions in the same case, this judge is saying that keyword metatags are potentially more…
Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy
…Internet Law exams on. The defendant is a competitor, Luxy. The court summarizes the alleged trademark problems: Defendant used the phrase “Online Arrangement” and Plaintiffs’ trademark “Seeking Millionaire” as metatags…
Fifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute to Initial Interest Confusion (UGH)–Adler v. McNeil
…tags are similar to keyword advertising” (citing a non-precedential metatags opinion from 20 years ago). UGH, NO. Keyword ads have an entirely different technological architecture than keyword metatags, keyword ads…
Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…Metatags Review: ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/policy-2012-02-25-en] and Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/udrp-rules-2015-03-11-en] Lamparello v. Falwell (4th Cir.) Promatek v. Equitrac (7th Cir.)…
2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 3 (Trademarks)
…results. However, because Defendants incorporated that same trademark into BGSE’s metatags, a link to BGSE’s website would also appear. [Eric’s note: this statement has been factually incorrect for about two…
A Rare Case of a Judge Relying on the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine (Boo)–Nike v. Warren Lotas
…initial interest confusion. There, the Court analogized the use of another’s trademark in metatags to putting up a billboard with a competitor’s trademark directing potential customers to a store. The…