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	<title>Comments on: Googleâ€™s Advertising Policy On Trademarks Costs Corporations Millions, As The Search Giant Obscenely Profits From The Unethical Practice</title>
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		<title>by: jeux de carte</title>
		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-19614</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-1608</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>by: Google Adwords Lawsuit: How Real Trademark Protection Will Affect Google, Advertisers, And Users&#160;&#187;Technology News &#124; Venture Capital, Startups, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0 Tech</title>
		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-17</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] I&#8217;ve done a bit of reading and I want to address some concerns and false perceptions stated on multiple forums, regarding Google&#8217;s trademark policy and their upcoming jury trial. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] I&rsquo;ve done a bit of reading and I want to address some concerns and false perceptions stated on multiple forums, regarding Google&rsquo;s trademark policy and their upcoming jury trial. [&#8230;]
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		<title>by: Tom Crandall</title>
		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-12</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 00:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>marksman, it's unlikely we will be able to influence the other on our polar perspectives, but I'm going to try anyway! ;)

Would you agree that companys spend a lot of money to brand their products and/or services?

Me, too. It is not only unethical, but unfair (illegal) for a third party (Google, in this case) to use a trademark holder's heavily vested "name" to engage in commerce.

This is why trademarks exist--to protect the owner(s) of a successful company, product, or service, who has gone to extraordinary lengths to protect their creation. The attempt by direct and non-direct competitors to steal traffic with paid search engine ads on an unrelated trademark is called "Brand Siphoning."

The problem that brands face today is trying to police all this infringement through their in-house legal practitioners. True, when I instruct a client's attorney to send a C&#038;D (Cease &#038; Desist letter) to a direct/indirect competitor running ads on the client's trademark, they are gone in short order. But this nonsense is costing corporations millions which I will allude to next month with the debut of my "Google Compensatory Damages Calculator."

I have never searched "Dodge trucks" in Google to find a Ford--in fact my brand loyalty is so strong with Dodge I would be annoyed to see a Ford advertisement for this search.Â  Ford understands this, that is why they don't advertiseÂ on Dodge-related searches, and vice-versa.Â 

This brings us to generic searches--what visitors search for when they are unsure of a specific brand they are looking for.

What do you do for a living, marksman?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>marksman, it&#8217;s unlikely we will be able to influence the other on our polar perspectives, but I&#8217;m going to try anyway! ;)</p>
<p>Would you agree that companys spend a lot of money to brand their products and/or services?</p>
<p>Me, too. It is not only unethical, but unfair (illegal) for a third party (Google, in this case) to use a trademark holder&#8217;s heavily vested &#8220;name&#8221; to engage in commerce.</p>
<p>This is why trademarks exist&#8211;to protect the owner(s) of a successful company, product, or service, who has gone to extraordinary lengths to protect their creation. The attempt by direct and non-direct competitors to steal traffic with paid search engine ads on an unrelated trademark is called &#8220;Brand Siphoning.&#8221;</p>
<p>The problem that brands face today is trying to police all this infringement through their in-house legal practitioners. True, when I instruct a client&#8217;s attorney to send a C&#038;D (Cease &#038; Desist letter) to a direct/indirect competitor running ads on the client&#8217;s trademark, they are gone in short order. But this nonsense is costing corporations millions which I will allude to next month with the debut of my &#8220;Google Compensatory Damages Calculator.&#8221;</p>
<p>I have never searched &#8220;Dodge trucks&#8221; in Google to find a Ford&#8211;in fact my brand loyalty is so strong with Dodge I would be annoyed to see a Ford advertisement for this search.Â  Ford understands this, that is why they don&#8217;t advertiseÂ on Dodge-related searches, and vice-versa.Â </p>
<p>This brings us to generic searches&#8211;what visitors search for when they are unsure of a specific brand they are looking for.</p>
<p>What do you do for a living, marksman?
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		<title>by: marksman</title>
		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-9</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 01:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Sorry but I don't see it. Google might have an obligation to have a trademarked entity at the top of the SERPS for a trademarked term, but to prevent anyone else from appearing, sorry, I don't see how any copyright law allows for that.  You are not infringing on someone's copyright by buying advertising on a search engine, irregardless of the keyword searched.  I can agree with not using terms in ads, but I see no reason why it should apply to trademark terms.  First of all this would horribly stifle the usefulness of search engines, across the board.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry but I don&#8217;t see it. Google might have an obligation to have a trademarked entity at the top of the SERPS for a trademarked term, but to prevent anyone else from appearing, sorry, I don&#8217;t see how any copyright law allows for that.  You are not infringing on someone&#8217;s copyright by buying advertising on a search engine, irregardless of the keyword searched.  I can agree with not using terms in ads, but I see no reason why it should apply to trademark terms.  First of all this would horribly stifle the usefulness of search engines, across the board.
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		<title>by: &#187;</title>
		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-8</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 22:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] I have done a lot of reading and IÂ want toÂ addressÂ some concerns and false perceptions stated on multiple forums,Â regarding Google&#8217;s trademark policyÂ and their upcoming jury trial. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] I have done a lot of reading and IÂ want toÂ addressÂ some concerns and false perceptions stated on multiple forums,Â regarding Google&#8217;s trademark policyÂ and their upcoming jury trial. [&#8230;]
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		<title>by: Jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.semreportcard.com/googles-advertising-policy-on-trademarks-costs-corporations-millions-as-google-obscenely-profits-from-the-illegal-practice/#comment-6</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 00:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>go figure. I wonder if this trend will continue.....</description>
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