Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword Ad Purchases–Lasoff v. Amazon
…Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. BagSpot * AdWords Buys Using Geographic Terms Support Personal Jurisdiction–Rilley v. MoneyMutual * FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts For Restricting Competitive Keyword…
Top 10 Internet Law Developments of 2016
…question. * Anarchy Rules Online Contract Formation Law. I will metaphorically shank anyone who uses the term “browsewrap” non-sarcastically in my presence. * FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts Over Competitive Restrictions…
Freelance Blogger Denied Unemployment Insurance–In re Mitchell
This case involves author Greg Mitchell. The Nation retained Mitchell as a freelance blogger in 2010. He was expected to blog on a daily/near-daily basis in exchange for $46,800/year paid…
2H 2016 Quick Links, Part 3 (Trademarks and Domain Names)
…keyword advertising is a prisoner’s dilemma. The article’s suggestion to negotiate a cease-fire with competitors is a high-risk strategy. See FTC v. 1-800 Contacts. * Cedar Valley Exteriors, Inc. v….
More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning
…* Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. BagSpot * AdWords Buys Using Geographic Terms Support Personal Jurisdiction–Rilley v. MoneyMutual * FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts For Restricting Competitive…
Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. BagSpot
…Posts on Competitive Keyword Advertising * AdWords Buys Using Geographic Terms Support Personal Jurisdiction–Rilley v. MoneyMutual * FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts For Restricting Competitive Keyword Advertising * Competitive Keyword Advertising…
Why I’ve Paused My Blogging at Forbes
…able to do more deep-dive 3k+ word posts (such as this post on the FTC’s suit against 1-800 Contacts) that seemed overwhelming to contemplate while I was actively maintaining my…
FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts For Restricting Competitive Keyword Advertising
…from bidding on “1-800 Contacts” or variants; and 1-800 Contacts reciprocally agreed not to bid on the competitors’ trademarks. 13 agreements also required the competitors to put “1-800 Contacts” on…
Message Board Operator May Be Liable For Moderator’s Content–Enigma v. Bleeping
It’s been a brutal year for Section 230 jurisprudence, and the hits keep coming. In today’s case, the parties ran into a judge who seemed unshakably determined–for reasons I can’t…
Q2 2016 Quick Links, Part 1 (Intellectual Property)
…the low likelihood of confusion resulting from merely employing trademarked phrases in a non-customer facing environment, such behavior does not constitute trademark infringement. See, e.g., 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. Lens.com,…