Firepond “Copycat” Lawsuit Filed Against Google–John Beck Amazing Profits v. Google
By Eric Goldman John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC v. Google Inc. 2:2009cv00151 (E.D. Tex. complaint filed May 14, 2009). The Justia page. Earlier this week, a group of lawyers filed a class action lawsuit against Google and its distribution partners…
Google Hit With Major Class Action Trademark Lawsuit Over Trademarked Keyword Ad Sales–FPX v. Google
By Eric Goldman FPX, LLC v. Google, Inc., 2:2009cv00142 (E.D. Tex. complaint filed May 11, 2009) In retrospect, it seems so obvious. Why were the lawyers for these chickenscratch plaintiffs (Rescuecom? Check ‘n’ Go?) suing Google over trademarked keyword ad…
Google’s International Trademark Policy Change: “What, Me Worry?”
By Eric Goldman I’ve had a number of discussions with folks about what Google would do in light of its adverse ruling in Rescuecom. Personally, I didn’t expect them to do much of anything right now. I still think they…
Catching Up on Three Keyword Advertising Cases–Hearts on Fire, Romeo & Juliette, AAA
By Eric Goldman Three trademark owner v. advertiser rulings from the past month: Hearts on Fire Co. v Blue Nile, Inc., 2009 WL 794482 (D. Mass. March 27, 2009). The Justia page. This is an interesting and potentially very important…
Graeme Dinwoodie on Rescuecom v. Google
By Eric Goldman [Eric’s note: As I mentioned, I’m getting a lot of private emails about Rescuecom v. Google, including the email from Margreth Barrett that I blogged last week. Today, I got the following email from Graeme Dinwoodie, a…
GoDaddy Sued for Cybersquatting for Parked Domain Names–uBid v. GoDaddy
By Eric Goldman uBid, Inc. v. GoDaddy Group, Inc., 1:09-cv-02123 (N.D. Ill. complaint filed April 6, 2009) Domain name parking programs have generated some lawsuits, including the Vulcan Golf v. Google lawsuit (plus several “me-too” lawsuits following in its footsteps)…
Q1 2009 Quick Links, Part 2
By Eric Goldman Trademarks/Domain Names * The ridiculous Jones Day v. BlockShopper case settled. The settlement agreement. The ABA Journal and Legal Blog Watch stories. Commentary from CMLP, Paul Levy, Tom O’Toole. * The trial court denouement of the S&L…
Margreth Barrett on Rescuecom v. Google
By Eric Goldman [Eric’s note: my email in-box is bulging with emails trying to sort out last Friday’s Second Circuit decision in Rescuecom v. Google. I got the email below from Margreth Barrett, a law professor at UC Hastings who…
Boring v. Google Reconsideration Motion Denied
By Eric Goldman Boring v. Google Inc., 2009 WL 931181 (W.D. Pa. April 6, 2009) [I’m not quite sure why so many people are interested in this lawsuit. Maybe it’s because of the oddly (and aptly?) named plaintiffs; or because…
Second Circuit Says Google’s Keyword Ad Sales May Be Use in Commerce–Rescuecom v. Google
By Eric Goldman Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc., 562 F.3d 123 (2d Cir. April 3, 2009) The Second Circuit has issued its long-anticipated opinion in Rescuecom v. Google over Google’s sale of trademarked keywords as ad triggers. In a disappointing…