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Louis Vuitton vs. Google raises interesting questions
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Trademarks as keywords for targeted ads?

M. E. Kabay By M. E. Kabay
I've been doing research for my annual review of intellectual property law and have had a great deal of fun learning about all sorts of interesting new developments. Here's a case that might interest readers who work in commercial organizations with valuable trademarks but that raises unexpected questions about freedom of speech. Read full story

M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP-ISSMP, specializes in security and operations management consulting services. CV online.

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