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Using trade marks as keywords

  • Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 6 2010

Following recent judgments from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the law relating to the use of trade marks as keywords has been clarified

Cooperation in the field of IPR enforcement: Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of counterfeit goods over the Internet

  • Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
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  • European Union
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  • June 15 2011

On May 4 2011, in a ceremony hosted by the European Commission, a representative group of leading rights holders and internet platforms signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Sale of Counterfeit Goods over the Internet

ECJ judgment in Interflora: keyword advertisers beware

  • RPC
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • September 28 2011

The ECJ has delivered its judgment in the long awaited “keyword” advertising case Interflora v Marks & Spencer plc (M&S), on a reference from the English High Court made in June 2010

ECJ judgment in Interflora: keyword advertisers beware

  • RPC
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • October 3 2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered its long-awaited judgment in the keyword advertising case Interflora v Marks & Spencer plc, on a reference from the English High Court made in June 2010

Update on use of competitor’s brand as Google AdWords

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • September 30 2011

Most readers will be familiar with AdWords Google’s advertising service which allows businesses to select keywords which, if searched against by Internet users, will bring up the business’s advertising link as a sponsored search result

Interflora - the sweet smell of success, or a muted victory for trademark owners?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • September 26 2011

In Interflora v Marks & Spencer, the Court of Justice ("CJEU") has provided some clarification on the scope of trade mark protection where a competitor uses a registered mark as a keyword

These are not just any flowers, these are Interflora flowers; or are they?

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • November 18 2011

Following on from the Advocate General’s opinion in the case of Interflora Inc and Interflora British Unit v Marks and Spencer plc and Flowers Direct online (the “Interflora case”), as covered in the March edition of our IP e-bulletin, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its judgment on 22 September 2011

ECJ poised for new ruling on use of trademarked terms as keywords

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 9 2011

Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?

Registration of .fr open to EU December 6

  • Fish & Richardson PC
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  • European Union, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
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  • December 5 2011

Starting December 6, 2011, registration of .fr will be open to individuals and companies in the European Union, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland

CJEU establishes framework for use of trade marks in keyword advertising

  • NautaDutilh
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  • European Union
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  • December 13 2011

Keyword advertising the best-known example of which is Google AdWords is a new and promising way of promoting a business