Foreign language education company Rosetta Stone has lost its court case against Google for allowing rival advertisement copycat software when Rosetta Stone trademarks were used in “search” terms. Rosetta Stone Inc. was completely shocked and “deeply disappointed” in the decision of a U.S. District Court. Rosetta Stone believes that Google is aware of counterfeit software being advertised and isn’t taking effective steps to stop activity. Google responds that the uses of trademarks as search words are completely legal and all Google users have a chose of choosing a variety of competing advertisers with no evidence of confusing customers.
The court has set a new action for Google and if the test goes well then Google should be fine as long as they’re aware of misuses of an ad quickly. Rosetta Stone is considering an appeal upon reviewing the court’s written decision and will most likely have this issue taken to court again.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100430/ap_on_hi_te/us_rosetta_stone_google_2
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