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(c) Search Engine Companies

D. Expansion of Inwood Standard to “Non-Product” Cases: The “Direct Control and Monitoring” Test: 2. Internet Activity: (c) Search Engine Companies

When courts consider search engine company liability for trademark infringement, whether direct or indirect, they typically focus on the sale of “trademarked” keywords, or search terms, to third parties for use in advertising and directing internet traffic to websites that compete with the trademark owner. See e.g., Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc., 562 F.3d 123 [...]