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Metatags and infringement: Eleventh Circuit says, “Yes”

By Ronald D. Coleman, Esq.

Search Engine Land: Eric Goldman reports that an 11th circuit, US Court of Appeals has upheld a district court’s decision that the use of trademark[-protected] terms in meta tags can cause confusion and thus can constitute trademark infringement. North American Medical Corp. v. Axiom Worldwide, Inc. docket number 06-01678 CV-JTC-1 (PDF) doesn’t specifically say if the trademark[-protected] [...]

Full post as published by Likelihood of Confusion on April 09, 2008 (boomark / email).