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Mrz 08, 2010
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

French Courts start ruling on Google Suggest


Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France, Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, FranceAfter a very first start bringing to an uncertainty as to the French Court positions, the French case law moves to a second step with an apparent coherence saying that Google’s liability applies. On December 4 and December 9, the French Courts actually concurred in finding that Google liability was engaged as to the combination of the plaintive name with the wording “arnaque” (i.e. “rip-off”) displayed in the suggestions of Google Suggest.  read more