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Tag Archives: Google

Lush smells success in keyword infringement battle

19 February 2014by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

Just as a tree grows and blossoms with age, so too do principles of law.  That is clearly apparent from the latest High Court judgment in Cosmetic Warriors Ltd and […]

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Google AdWords, Infringement, iPit, ITMA Review, Trade marks
iPit: shortcut

Can Google provide a shortcut to trade mark law?

19 February 2013by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki examines the theory that aggregated wisdom of everyday people can prove far more insightful and accurate than that of individuals acting alone, even […]

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iPit: earth

Keyword advertising in the EU – where are we now?

17 February 2013by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

The invention of the world wide web in 1989 coincided with the harmonisation of the European Union’s trade mark laws. At that time, the possibility that advertisements could be interactive, […]

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Google AdWords, iPit
iPit: survey evidence

English court says no to survey evidence in trade mark litigation

31 December 2012by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

Evidence gathered by surveys is often treated with caution.  And if some of the responses given on the Family Fortunes, a long-running British game show, that hesitant approach is not misplaced (“name […]

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iPit, IPKat
iPit: Portakabin v Primakabin

Portakabin and Google AdWords: ECJ ruling in sales of used goods

08 July 2010by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ruled in the Dutch keyword advertising case of Portakabin v Primakabin. In this case the goods were legitimate but the […]

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Google AdWords, iPit
iPit: Die Bergspechte

Die Bergspechte: Google AdWords and similar marks

25 March 2010by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

In Die BergSpechte, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the ECJ) has ruled on when the purchase of keywords similar to a registered trade mark and which trigger advertisements shall […]

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Google AdWords, iPit
iPit: Google France

Google France: ECJ rules on Google’s AdWords service

23 March 2010by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

The Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment in Google France was released today. This is the first of a series of cases relating to the use of keywords […]

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Google AdWords, iPit
iPit: Google AdWords

Google changes policy on keyword bidding

19 May 2008by Robert Cumming Leave a comment

In May 2008, Google, the UK’s dominant search engine provider with a greater than a 90% market share, changed its policy of monitoring the sale of brand names.  This is […]

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Google AdWords, iPit

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Robert Cumming

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