No Initial Interest Confusion from Use of Competitor’s Service Mark in Google AdWords Where Few Consumers Click on Results

No Initial Interest Confusion from Use of Competitor’s Service Mark in Google AdWords Where Few Consumers Click on Results

In 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. Lens.com, Inc., et al., Case No: 11-4114, 11-4204, 12-4022 (U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, order entered July 16, 2013), a federal appeals court ruled that an online contact lens business’ use of Google AdWord keyword terms similar to a competitor’s service mark was not infringing where only one and a half percent of consumers clicked the resulting ads.

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