Reuters: Technology News: Court revives Rosetta Stone suit vs. Google

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Court revives Rosetta Stone suit vs. Google Apr 9th 2012, 17:50 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Viacom wins reversal in landmark YouTube case Thu, Apr 5 2012 Google proposes Android revenue for Oracle: filing Wed, Mar 28 2012 UPDATE 2-Google proposes Android revenue for Oracle-filing Wed, Mar 28 2012 SEC, Citigroup may win appeal in fraud case Thu, Mar 15 2012 Insight: Behind the healthcare-law case: The challengers' tale Tue, Mar 13 2012 Analysis & Opinion Apple and Microsoft v. Google: patent war shifts to antitrust Prestige and power fuel Qatar's frantic shopping A woman walks past the Google Chicago headquarters logo in Chicago, March 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jim Young By Terry Baynes Mon Apr 9, 2012 1:50pm EDT (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday revived the bulk of language-software maker Rosetta Stone Inc's trademark infringement suit against Google Inc. In the suit filed in 2009, Rosetta Stone accused Google of committing trademark infringement by selling the language-software maker's marks to third-party advertisers for use as search keywords. A Virginia district court had dismissed the case in 2010, finding that sale of the keywords was not likely to create confusion in the minds of consumers over the source of Rosetta Stone's goods. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit overturned most of the lower court's ruling, reviving claims that Google committed direct trademark infringement and diluted the Rosetta Stone brand. The 4th Circuit directed the lower court to reconsider when Google first appeared to dilute the Rosetta Stone trademark, and whether that trademark was "famous" at the time. The case is Rosetta Stone Ltd v. Google Inc, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, No. 10-2007. (Reporting By Terry Baynes; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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