Do Adjacent Organic Search Results Constitute Trademark Infringement? Of Course Not…But…–America CAN! v. CDF
…Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why…
Top Internet Law Developments of 2018
…drive the final nail in the coffin due to the FTC’s determination that 1-800 Contacts engaged in anti-competitive practices by systematically restricting its competitors’ ability to bid on its trademarks….
The Ongoing Saga of the Florida Bar’s Angst About Competitive Keyword Advertising
…FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC…
Your Periodic Reminder That Keyword Ad Lawsuits Are Stupid–Passport Health v. Avance
…v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword Ad Purchases–Lasoff v. Amazon…
Restricting Competitive Keyword Ads Is Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts
…searching for 1-800 Contacts’ trademark terms. 1-800 Contacts’ trademark terms have higher conversion rates than non-branded search terms. Similarly, for 1-800 Contacts’ online rivals, advertising displayed for searches on 1-800…
Another Failed Trademark Suit Over Competitive Keyword Advertising–JIVE v. Wine Racks America
…Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800…
Negative Keywords Help Defeat Preliminary Injunction–DealDash v. ContextLogic
…Tidbits From FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Sues…
The Florida Bar and Competitive Keyword Advertising: A Tragicomedy (in 3 Parts)
…Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword…
Another Court Says Competitive Keyword Advertising Doesn’t Cause Confusion
…infringing: “Virtually no court has held that, on its own, a defendant’s purchase of a plaintiff’s mark as a keyword term is sufficient for liability.” Cites to: 1-800 Contacts v….
Top Internet Law Developments of 2017 (Very Late)
…lawsuits. The FTC’s win over 1-800 Contacts now suggests that efforts to suppress competitive keyword advertising are not merely ineffectual, they could be anti-competitive. * Copyright Office Killed Off Section…