After four years of locking horns with Google in court, Michigan-based American Blind and Wallpaper Factory has abandoned its unique trademark infringement case against the Silicon Valley titan. The end comes just a couple of months shy of a scheduled trial date. Such a trial would have been the first time a jury took a crack at an important question in today's trademark law: whether a search engine infringes when it lets one company pay to place its ad alongside search results on a competitor's name.
Font Size: 
Google Foe Ends Unique Trademark Suit Over Keywords
The Recorder
September 5, 2007
This article requires premium access
This article requires premium access to Law.com. Please sign in or subscribe to read the full text.
