Geico Decision Rocks Google
Talkback Who really won (lost) in GEICO v. Google? The answer to this mystery may just be in the settlement.
[September 10, 2005, 6:57]
Geico Decision Rocks Google
News Paid third-party ads on Google that use the trademark of car insurance company Geico in the text of ads could infringe trademark law and Google may be liable for such ads, according to a recent court opinion.
[August 17, 2005, 9:05]
Insurer Manages Corporate Software More Efficiently With Team Development Tools
White Papers GEICO (Government Employees Insurance COmpany), one of the largest auto insurance companies in the United States, develops hundreds of custom software applications. A team of about 30 developers and engineers manages DirectNet, ensuring that both...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Internet Ads Will Face Trademark Lawsuit
News Insurance giant Geico can sue Google and Overture Services for allegedly selling advertisements linked to its trademarks, a federal judge has ruled, ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has learned. It could also ultimately threaten their livelihood...
[September 3, 2004, 10:35]
Internet Ads Will Face Trademark Lawsuit
Talkback THEN we see just how much geico's business suffers when people start to realize that even linking to GEICO-related products will remove them from the nets two major search engines? Why don't Google and Yahoo both simply agree to remove ANY site...
[September 6, 2004, 0:22]
Google Wins Keyword Trademark Suit
News Judge Leonie Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Google's motion to dismiss a trademark-infringement complaint brought by Geico. The insurance company had charged Google with violating its trademarks by...
[December 16, 2004, 8:00]
Gmail Threatened By UK Lawsuit
News Last week, the company settled a lawsuit with car insurance firmr Geico for an undisclosed amount. Geico had complained that Google was responsible for trademark infringement for displaying advertising paid for by Geico's rivals when Internet users...
[September 14, 2005, 9:30]
Sounds Like Microsoft's Upgrade Theory
Talkback Even sounds like the Geico Caveman comercials. Wow.what a money making scheme. Upgrade. Why? Because the older version is bad and the newer version is better. Guess Norton's software people are smart enough to write bad code to cause users to...
[August 12, 2007, 4:43]
Google's Copyright Controversies
News In addition, its keyword advertising has antagonised some trademark holders, though Google did prevail against Geico in a dispute two years ago. In the 1970s, an adult cinema in Dallas claimed it had the right to show a pirated copy of Behind the...
[August 8, 2006, 16:55]
Trademark Infringement Suit Hits Search Again
News Google won a lawsuit filed by Geico that alleged that Google's search ad business encourages unlawful use of trademarks, but other cases are pending against the search giant. A Colorado-based dating Web site has sued Yahoo and three other companies...
[June 19, 2006, 10:00]
Google Sued By Start-up Over Code
News But it is embroiled in other lawsuits, including one by Berkshire Hathaway's Geico insurance company (which is also suing Yahoo). A Silicon Valley start-up has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming an engineer employed at the search giant stole...
[July 1, 2004, 9:10]
Adware Firm Quietly Settles Suits
News The No.search provider is fielding lawsuits from American Blind and Wallpaper as well as Geico. Adware company Claria has quietly settled litigation brought by Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other online businesses, which charged that its delivery...
[September 1, 2004, 9:15]
Cleaning Up A Bad Email Reputation
News Companies such as WalMart.com, Staples, Vanguard, Geico and Tickets.com have hired its services, Habeas said. About a year ago, Publishers Clearing House set out to make sure its email reputation was squeaky-clean.
[April 27, 2006, 15:30]
