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Court of Justice strikes a fine balance between trademark owners and keyword advertisers
Practice Area: Trademarks
Sector: Information technology
Jurisdiction: European Union
Published: 19 March 2010
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie
Overview
The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered its long-awaited decision in Google France and Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier. It has concluded that Google is not liable for
trademark infringement in relation to its AdWords programme, but that advertisers may be.
Click to read more about the wider implications of this landmark judgment.
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