Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Court rules trademarked keywords cannot be used by third parties in Adwords
In a reversal of the smaller court decision in Rescuecom v. Google for Google, the appellate court ruled in favor of Rescuecom.
This decision, though regional, will have national impact on the use of Google Adwords.
The ruling prohibits the use of trademarked keywords even in ad titles as well as in the ad text in the landing page.
The intent of the law is to prevent confusion by consumers. Read a good summary of this important case at Search Engine Land.
Greg Cryns
The Mighty Mo Website Design and Promotion
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Labels:
google adwords,
keywords,
trademark
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