Forbes.com: Google Loses French Trademark Appeal: " French appeals court upheld a ruling against Google's advertising policy in a decision published Wednesday, ordering the Internet search engine to pay euro75,000 (US$100,300) in damages to two companies whose trademarks it infringed.
The court in Versailles, west of Paris, found that Google Inc. was guilty of 'trademark counterfeiting' and ordered it to pay the damages originally awarded to French travel companies Luteciel and Viaticum, as well as costs.
The companies' founder, Fabrice Dariot, filed the suit because Google users carrying out searches on the names of their registered trademarks including 'Bourse des Vols' - which means 'Flights Marketplace' - were offered ads for rival companies such as low-cost airline easyJet. "
Thursday, March 17, 2005
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