Rosetta Stone Suit Against Google For Selling Trademark Keywords is Thrown Out

2010 April 29
by Michael H. Berkens

A federal judge dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by  Rosetta Stone Inc against Google back in July 2009, for selling keywords containing its trademark.

Rosetta complained that consumers who search for “Rosetta Stone” on Google could click on a “sponsored ad” and visit the site of “a software pirate that purports to be Rosetta, but in reality sells a sub-standard product.”

Rosetta, said it had hoped for a full jury trial, and may appeal to a higher court.

But for now Google has one yet another round in the many keyword trademark suits against it

5 Responses leave one →
  1. 2010 April 29

    It should come as no surprise that Rosetta is going to fight long and hard on this one. They were my first C&D ever a few years ago, despite the fact that did not have any ads on what was once a very generic term.

  2. 2010 April 29

    it was found in 1799

    ht
    tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone

    can be trademarked today?

  3. 2010 May 11

    Learn Language,the Rosetta Stone software is the best choice.Based on the results of the full application of brain research,the fastest way to learn a language.

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