Social Search Services Duel Over “Post Post” Mark — Boathouse Group v. TigerLogic
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Boathouse Group v. TigerLogic Corp., 10-12125-NMG (D. Mass.; March 7, 2011) Background: Boathouse developed a “social media search and curation application” called POSTPOST which it launched…
Important Ninth Circuit Ruling on Keyword Advertising, Plus Recaps of the Past 4 Months of Keyword Ad Decisions
…site, 1-800 Contacts claims “1-800 CONTACTS engages on public policy issues related to ocular health and the right of contact lens wearers to choose where they fill their prescriptions. We…
Google Suffers Surprising Preliminary Loss in Keyword Advertising Case–Jurin v. Google
…marketing. PS: I have several other keyword ad cases to blog, including 1-800 Contacts, Consumerinfo.com and Binder. Sorry I’m running so far behind. The roster of pending AdWords cases (I…
Keyword Advertiser Headed to Trial–Soaring Helmet v. Nanal
…court sends this case to trial on the trademark infringement, false advertising and other claims. [Note: I still have to blog the 1-800 Contacts v. Lens.com decision from last month]…
Wildcarding Subdomains Is OK; Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Isn’t–Goforit v. Digimedia
…use Goforit’s trademarks. Citing the 2005 1-800 Contacts v. WhenU case, the court says: Even if defendants could have foreseen that some third-party web users might type in a trademarked…
Amazon Isn’t Liable for Rogue Affiliate’s Keyword Ad Buys–Sellify v. Amazon
By Eric Goldman Sellify Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2010 WL 4455830 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 4, 2010). The initial complaint. Christopher Maki runs Sellify, which in turn runs a website/eBay store called…
Plaintiff-Side Briefs in Rosetta Stone v. Google Appeal
…two briefs. ConvaTec et al amicus brief. This amici agglomeration includes ConvaTec, Guru Denim, Monster Cable, Petmed and 1-800 Contacts. It’s not surprising to see 1-800 Contacts at this party…
Inflatable Giant Gorilla Attacks Google (for Copyright Infringement)–Scherba v. Google
By Eric Goldman Scherba Industries v. Google, Inc., 1:10-cv-02288 (N.D. Ohio complaint filed Oct. 7, 2010). Scherba makes giant inflatable gorillas. See an example. A little improbably, it has a…
September 2010 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP Edition)
By Eric Goldman Copyright * US v. ASCAP (2d Cir. Sept. 28, 2010): “the Internet Companies offer their customers the ability to download musical works over the Internet. It is…
Veteran Spam Plaintiff Abandons Spam Lawsuit — Asis Internet v. Subscriberbase
[Post by Venkat] Asis Internet Servs. v. Subscriberbase, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93518 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2010). Asis is a veteran spam plaintiff, whose lawsuits have generated a fair…