Keyword Ad Lawsuit Isn’t Covered By California’s Anti-SLAPP Law
The plaintiff, Los Angeles Yellow Cab, and defendants compete in the taxi industry. The defendants bought keyword ads at the search engines, such as the following triggered by the search…
Another Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuit Fails–Infogroup v. DatabaseLLC
The plaintiffs run several well-known databases, such as infoUSA and Salesgenie. The defendants are former employees of plaintiffs who split off and launched a competitive rival. The plaintiffs are upset…
Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 Quick Links Part 1 (Privacy/Security)
Photo credit: 3D Quick Link Crossword // ShutterStock Sony * Fusion: The Sony Pictures Hack Included Many Employees’ Detailed Medical Information * WaPo: The cyberattack on Sony Pictures made employees…
The Righthaven Debacle, 5 Years Later
“Your content is protected by copyright laws and a complete lack of interest.” // ShutterStock You probably recall Righthaven, the now-defunct copyright enforcement entity (some might call it a copyright…
Damages from Competitive Keyword Advertising Are “Vanishingly Small”
…1,000 impressions and 61 clicks. 800-JR Cigar v. GoTo.com: the search engine defendant generated $345 in revenue (not profit, just revenue) from the litigated terms. 1-800 Contacts v. Lens.com: Lens.com…
More Defendants Win Keyword Advertising Lawsuits
Photo credit: Keyword Advertising 3d render concept with blue and white arrows flying over a white background // ShutterStock I’m reporting results in keyword advertising lawsuits as I see them….
Trademark Owners Just Can’t Win Keyword Advertising Cases–EarthCam v. OxBlue
…the doctrine actually helped a plaintiff win a case; and to the extent other courts follow the 1-800 Contacts v. Lens.com ruling, we may never see another successful initial interest…
Q2 2014 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP)
Photo credit: 3D Quick Link Crossword // ShutterStock Trademark * Barton Beebe has posted a new free casebook, Trademark Law: An Open-Source Casebook. Quite possibly the new gold standard of…
How Well Do You Know IP Trivia? Let’s Find Out
Like all other exams administered by law professors, this one was designed to make you question if you are smarter than a snail. Photo credit: The word Quiz in red…
Is It Software? Is It a Service? It Matters for Trademark Registration Purposes
…on the software, and cancelled the registration. The decision is consistent with, and cites, the 2012 Federal Circuit decision in the long-running saga of Lens.com v. 1-800 Contacts. In Lens.com,…