Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on September 23, 2008
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2008 3(11):683-685; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpn172
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Questions referred to the ECJ regarding use of trade marks to trigger sponsored links
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Google Inc. and Google France v Louis Vuitton Malletier, Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court), 20 May 2008
The French Cour de Cassation has referred some questions to the ECJ on the responsibility of hypertext advertisement providers, such as Google, in connection with the notion of use of a mark in the course of trade and with the qualification of the link provider as to the limited responsibility principle set by the Directive on electronic commerce.
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