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11 May 10:05 pm by Eric
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 sales on behalf of just one aggrieved trademark owner client when they could sue Google on behalf of thousands of trademark owners? GOBOGH! (Go big or go home). After all, even if Rescuecom wins an injunction on its own ...
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18 May 9:29 am by Travis Crabtree
FPX, LLC d/b/a Firepond filed a class action lawsuit against Google last week seeking to represent every trademark owner in the state of Texas. The only surprise about this is that it took so long. As pointed out in these prior posts, the trend has recently gone against Google finding that using a trademarked term to trigger AdWords is a "use in commerce" which is the first element in a trademark infringement claim. There is still little, if any guidance, as to whether the practcies creates ...
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1 Jul 2:24 pm by Travis Crabtree
... by advertisers alleging Google charged more than their "Daily Budget" called for. The suit was CLRB Hanson Industries, LLC v. Google, Inc., Case No. C 05-03649. I discussed the filing of the suit here. Hereis ... Europe. Just hit the "Trademarks and Copyrights" tab to the left to read the many stories. The trademark issue is the part of several more class action lawsuits. Here is my earlier discussion on the FPX, LLC d/b/a Firepond case which was one of, if not the first, trademark class action. It ...
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15 May 8:21 am by Eric
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 (FPX v. Google) alleging that Google's AdWords infringed the rights of Texas trademark owners. The same group of lawyers has now filed a second putative class action lawsuit against ...
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29 Jun 8:32 am by Eric
By Eric Goldman Ascentive, LLC v. Google, Inc., 2:09-cv-02871-JS (E.D. Pa. complaint filed June 25, 2009) Guess who got sued again? Google now has 6 pending lawsuits challenging its AdWords service. The previous five are: * Rescuecom v. Google * FPX v. Google * John Beck Amazing Profits v. Google * Stratton Faxon v. Google (this wasn't a trademark case last I checked) * Soaring Helmet v. Bill Me The latest lawsuit has ...
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3 Aug 4:51 pm by Eric
By Eric Goldman Google, Inc v. John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC, C09 03459 (N.D. Cal. complaint filed July 27, 2009). [Warning: 1.4MB file] The Justia page. A couple of interesting developments in John Beck ... be coming after them too. Let's see how that message is received. The current roster of pending AdWords cases: * Ezzo v. Google * Rescuecom v. Google * FPX v. Google * John Beck Amazing Profits v. Google and now Google v. John Beck Amazing Profits * Stratton Faxon v. Google (not initially a ...
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6 Nov 7:17 am by Eric
By Eric Goldman Parts Geek LLC v. US Auto Parts Network Inc.,3:2009cv05578 (D.N.J. complaint filed Nov. 2, 2009) [warning: 3MB PDF]. The Justia page. In my world, we have an ... troubled by the implications of treating obscure browsewraps as effective anti-crawling mechanisms. The roster of pending AdWords cases: * Ezzo v. Google * Rescuecom v. Google * FPX v. Google * John Beck Amazing Profits v. Google and the companion Google v. John Beck Amazing Profits * Stratton Faxon v. Google (not initially ...
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