Google and the Department of Justice
Date: 2006-01-24 Source: Search Engine Guide
If you've not been living under a rock the past week or so, you've likely heard one or two (or a thousand) people comment on the battle that is raging between Google and the Department of Justice.
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There’s Gold at the Patent Office
Date: 2005-05-04 Source: Search Engine Guide
The search engine optimization community is prospecting for gold in two patent applications recently made public. One was filed by Google in December 2003, the other by Yahoo in March 2004. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google United - Google Patent Examined
Date: 2005-04-07 Source: Search Engine Guide
Google's newest patent application is lengthy. Some of the ideas and concepts covered in the document are almost certainly worked into the current algorithm running Google. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Lawsuit Against Google May Prove Costly for AFP
Date: 2005-03-23 Source: Search Engine Guide
AFP is going to court to keep their customer's Web sites from being listed in Google news. One wonders how their customers feel about this, after all, a victory could result in less traffic to customers' Web sites. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Trademark Issues Remain Unresolved
Date: 2004-12-16 Source: ClickZ
Despite a key win in court yesterday against auto insurance giant GEICO, Google's trademark-related legal battles are not yet over, and individual advertisers can still be held accountable for trademark violations in search engine ads. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Trademark vs. Search: Do you Soo...gle?
Date: 2004-09-08 Source: SearchDay
Does Geico's trademark lawsuit against Google have merit? How will the case be argued? What's the likely outcome of the trial? A mock court of trademark experts weighs in with their verdict. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Lawsuit Filed Over Search & Gambling Ads
Date: 2004-08-19 Source: SearchDay
Yahoo, Google and other major web sites have been hit with a lawsuit saying they carry online gambling ads in violation of California law. This comes after two of the major search companies earlier this year made moves that were supposed to remove online gambling ads entirely. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Why You Can't Sue Google
Date: 2004-05-25 Source: FindLaw
As Google prepares for its Initial Public Offering, it's worth reflecting on a special advantage the law gives to it, and to other, similar search sites: Such sites are, in effect, immune from much of the liability risk a traditional publisher of news and other factual information faces. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
A Tale of Two Patents
Date: 2004-05-19 Source: InternetNews.com
Google applied for a patent on serving ads to Gmail users. But an upstart called Sponster might have beaten it to the punch. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Suit Against Google, Overture, Kanoodle Moves Forward
Date: 2004-04-07 Source: ClickZ
The suit alleges the defendants infringed on Pets Warehouse's (PW) trademarks by selling its name as a keyword to their paid placement advertisers. It also accuses them of unfair competition, trademark dilution, deceptive practices, and interference with prospective business advantage. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Hands Off! That Fact Is Mine
Date: 2004-03-04 Source: Wired
Imagine doing a Google search for a phone number, weather report or sports score. The results page would be filled with links to various sources of information. But what if someone typed in keywords and no results came back? That's the scenario critics are painting of a new bill wending its way through Congress that would let certain companies own facts, and exact a fee to access them. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Searching for Trouble?
Date: 2004-01-22 Source: BusinessWeek
Keyword ads are big earners for Google, Yahoo!, and AOL, so trademark lawsuits currently in the courts could spell major hassles. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Web ad trademark law to be retested
Date: 2004-01-16 Source: News.com
An appeals court reopens a lawsuit challenging the unauthorized use of trademarks in ads linked to search engine keywords--a potential setback to the Web search ad market. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Playboy OK to continue Internet search lawsuit against Netscape
Date: 2004-01-14 Source: The Gadsden Times
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Chicago-based adult entertainment company could proceed with its case against the Mountain View-based subsidiary of American Online Inc., which used words such as "playboy" and "playmate" in online search engines to link to advertisements for adult-themed rivals. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
