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Unauthorized Use of Trademarks in Keyword Advertising
Posted on 17 Jul 2012 by Mary LaFrance

Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc ., 676 F.3d 144 (4th Cir. 2012) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] presented the Fourth Circuit with challenging questions involving federal trademark infringement and dilution claims in the context... Read More

Troutman Sanders LLP: Summary Judgment Awarded in First EDVA Trademark Decision Since Rosetta Stone
Posted on 16 May 2012 by Troutman Sanders

By Dabney Carr The Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Rosetta Stone v. Google , 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7082 (4 th Cir. April 9, 2012) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], discussed here , has apparently not chilled the EDVA's... Read More

Fourth Circuit Offers Google Some Unfavorable “Keywords” in Rosetta Stone’s Trademark Appeal
Posted on 9 Apr 2012 by Travis Burchart

Rosetta Stone's trademark/keyword lawsuit against Google was given new life today when the Fourth Circuit vacated in part an order granting Google summary judgment. Rosetta Stone v. Google, Inc ., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7082 (4th Cir. 2012) [ enhanced... Read More

Troutman Sanders LLP: Rosetta Stone Opinion Clarifies Standard for Trademark Infringement Claim in Keyword Advertising Context
Posted on 19 Apr 2012 by Troutman Sanders

By Douglas "Doug" D. Salyers , James Moore Bollinger , Mark S. VanderBroek and Michael "Mike" D. Hobbs Jr. In Rosetta Stone v. Google [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth... Read More

Troutman Sanders LLP: Rosetta Stone and Google Settle Trademark Suit
Posted on 15 Nov 2012 by Troutman Sanders

By Megan Rahman Rosetta Stone Inc. and Google Inc. settled their trademark infringement suit Wednesday [Oct. 31st] in the Eastern District of Virginia (case no. 1:09-cv-00736). The suit, filed by Rosetta Stone (and previously posted about here and... Read More

Troutman Sanders LLP: Rosetta Stone Challenges Use of Trademark Language Online
Posted on 7 Oct 2011 by Troutman Sanders

By Matthew Osborne Late last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments in a case accusing search giant, Google, of violations of federal and state trademark laws when it sold keyword advertising based... Read More

Unauthorized Use of Trademarks in Keyword Advertising
Posted on 17 Jul 2012 by Mary LaFrance

Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc ., 676 F.3d 144 (4th Cir. 2012) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] presented the Fourth Circuit with challenging questions involving federal trademark infringement and dilution claims in the context... Read More