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ROSETTA STONE LTD.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
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GOOGLE, INCORPORATED,
Defendant-Appellee.
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE EASTERNDISTRICT OFVIRGINIA AT ALEXANDRIA
BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE EBAY INC. AND YAHOO! INC.IN SUPPORT OF GOOGLE, INCORPORATED
R. BRUCE RICHJONATHAN BLOOMMARK J. FIOREW
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LLP767 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10153(212) 310-8000MICHAEL LYLEW
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LLP1300 Eye Street NWSuite 900Washington, DC 20005(202) 682-7000
Attorneys forAmici Curiae
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Case: 10-2007 Document: 115-1 Date Filed: 12/06/2010 Page: 1
TABLE OF CONTENTSPage
iINTRODUCTION AND INTEREST OF THE AMICI.................................1ARGUMENT..................................................................................................4I.TRADEMARK LAW EMBRACES THE RIGHT OF ONLINESERVICES TO ENGAGE IN KEYWORD ADVERTISING.............4II.THE DISTRICT COURT PROPERLY APPLIED THECONTRIBUTORY TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENTSTANDARD.......................................................................................11A.Inducement...............................................................................12B.Continued Supply to a Known Infringer..................................19CONCLUSION.............................................................................................23
Case: 10-2007 Document: 115-1 Date Filed: 12/06/2010 Page: 2
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Anti-Monopoly, Inc. v. General Mills Fun Group
,611 F.2d 296 (9th Cir. 1979)...................................................................10
Century 21 Real Estate Corp. v. Lendingtree, Inc.
,425 F.3d 211 (3d Cir. 2005)......................................................................9
CPC Int’l, Inc. v. Skippy Inc.
,214 F.3d 456 (4th Cir. 2000).....................................................................9
Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LPv. Von Drehle Corp.
,618 F.3d 441 (4th Cir. 2010)...................................................................16
Hard Rock Cafe Licensing Corp. v. Concession Servs., Inc.
,955 F.2d 1143 (7th Cir. 1992)...........................................................13, 21
Inwood Labs., Inc. v. Ives Labs., Inc.
,456 U.S. 844 (1982)..........................................................................passim
KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc.v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.
,543 U.S. 111 (2004)...................................................................................7
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.
,545 U.S. 913 (2005)...........................................................................13,14
New Kids on the Block v. News Am. Publ’g, Inc.
,971 F.2d 302 (9th Cir. 1992).....................................................................8
Pebble Beach Co. v. Tour 18 I Ltd.
,155 F.3d 526 (5th Cir. 1998).....................................................................9
Platinum Home Mortgage Corp. v. Platinum Fin. Group, Inc
.,149 F.3d 722 (7th Cir. 1998)...................................................................10
Prestonettes v. Coty
,264 U.S. 359 (1924)...................................................................................9
Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc.
, No. 1:09cv736, 2010 WL 3063152 (E.D. Va. Aug. 3, 2010)...........passim
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