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26 January 2009

German court seeks guidance over adwords

Managing Intellectual Property

A German court has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify whether using a trade mark as a keyword for internet advertising amounts to trade mark infringement

The case has the potential to make or break Google’s AdWords business model in Europe.




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