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Social Media is becoming pervasive in today’s society. This CLE looks at how it intersects with legal issues crossing a broad spectrum of specialty areas to give all practitioners the information they need to be aware of the special risks and issues social media presents. Our speakers will look at how it … Continue Reading

The Texas Attorney General has been investigating whether Google places its own products over competitors in violation of anti-trust rules.  The Texas AG had not filed suit yet and technically still has not filed an anti-trust suit.  Instead, we learned this week that the Texas Attorney General sued to force Google to turn over documents … Continue Reading

 We haven’t discussed Google AdWord trademark cases much here lately.  For the most part, the courts had determined that using a trademark term to trigger an ad was a use in commerce.  Google has generally prevailed, however, because the trademark owners have had trouble proving consumer confusion.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals may have provided trademark … Continue Reading

Bloomberg News is reporting that ShopCity.com has filed an antitrust complaint against Google claiming Google favors its own sites over those of ShopCity in the search engine’s results.  Google is already the subject of antitrust inquiries in the U.S. and in Europe for related behavior. 
ShopCity is a website that helps local businesses sell products that owns thousands … Continue Reading

Suing Google for allowing your competitors to bid on your trademarked terms is so 2010. 
Although most courts have held that using a trademarked term to trigger an paid search advertisement is a “use in commerce” – the first step to a trademark infringement claim – Google still seems to be prevailing at the courthouse.
The most recent win … Continue Reading