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Published Monday 5th May 2008 12:02 GMT

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Finally... 

By Big Al
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 14:41 GMT
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... a judge who understands the Internet and can incorporate that knowledge into their judgements! Get them training the others, quick!

negative kywords when available, or limiting the ad networks? 

By Christopher E. Stith
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 15:10 GMT

If these people can only advertise on ad networks that allow exclusion of ads based on certain words, that's limiting the businesses with which they are allowed to market. Sure, they probably wouldn't want to use any ad network that didn't offer those features anyway, but this seems like an overly broad restriction on their trade if it requires them only to use certain companies.

Quick, someone trademark "SHOE" 

By Mike Powers
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 17:46 GMT
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If I read this ruling right, all I have to do is make up a company whose name is a common term like "shoe" or "computer" or "boob" or "gold", and nobody else can ever use that term for advertising again!

RE:"Quick, someone trademark "SHOE" 

By Jay
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 21:16 GMT
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I've just trademarked my own Website named "Shoe-Boob. Computer-Gold!". Pay up, buddy.

Orion constellation? 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 21:23 GMT
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Guess the Astronomy community is too big to sue. Or the trademark would get revoked since those stars have been around an awfully lot longer time than the company.

Re: RE:"Quick, someone trademark "SHOE" 

By Anonymous from Mars
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 23:37 GMT
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Sir, you are infringing on Shoe LLC (pronounced Shway) and ShoeboOB (Shoebo (pronounced shway-bo) Outer Businesses). If you cease and desist all activities now, including breathing, we will give you a 10% discount on our default judgment against you (for your failure to appear in court as I was typing this).

\/14gr-aa 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 6th May 2008 08:26 GMT
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Isn't Viagra a trademark, perhaps that should be come a negative adword

>Guess the Astronomy community is too big to sue. 

By JonB
Posted Tuesday 6th May 2008 08:58 GMT

...and they don't sell financial products.

Trademarks are about similar or related businesses, there has to be some element of confusion with the two companies activities.

Watch out 

By David H
Posted Tuesday 6th May 2008 09:42 GMT
Alien

A member of the Orion Syndicate might come calling...

Okay, this wasn't thought through 

By Aodhhan
Posted Tuesday 6th May 2008 14:46 GMT

Will the real "FIRST NATIONAL BANK" please step forward

I guess first one to the court room wins?

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