Google closer to victory in keyword ads legal battle

Advocate General’s Opinion in Joined Cases ECJ C-236/08, C-237/08 and C-238/08: Google France & Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier, Google France v Viaticum & Luteciel
and Google France v CNRRH, Pierre-Alexis Thonet, Bruno Raboin & Tiger, franchisée Unicis

Google: Adwords http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/adwords/jumpstart/08q4.html#sourceid=awo&subid=uk-en-ha-aw&medium=ha&term=google.adwords

ECJ: Press Release, No.75, 2009: Advocate General’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-236/08, C-237/08 and C-238/08 http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2009-09/cp090075en.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 22.9.09: EU court advisor supports Google's sale of brand-based Internet ads http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4713881,00.html

BBC News, 22.9.09: EU backs Google in trademark row http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8269629.stm

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