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Feb 08, 2011
Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France
Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, France

GOOGLE is still not responsible


Franck Soutoul, Inlex IP Expertise, France, Jean-Philippe Bresson, Inlex IP Expertise, FranceThe Paris Court of Appeal has now affirmed that even trademark with reputation can not engage GOOGLE liability for sponsored links reproducing the mark in the context of its AdWords system. Further to the decisions of the CJEU of March 2010 and of French High Court of July 13, 2010, the Court of Appeal of Paris has considered last November that GOOGLE could not be liable for trademark infringement in the context of its AdWords system even though the reputation attached to a mark (the mark in concerns was “Belle Literie”) was this time particularly involved.  read more