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I think you'll pay a lot of money for an appliance that cooks with a light bulb! That's what it does, ya know? I can't think of even one thing it can do that you can't do better in a regular oven. It's big and takes up much space, yet only does one thing
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., 2009 WL 3878251 (ND Ill. Nov. 16, 2009). In this case, the trademark owner sued the seller for the purchase of his trademark as a keyword and run an ad with the copy: "The Real NuWave ® Oven Pro Why Buy an Imitation? YTG Day 90. "
Interestingly, a copy of the announcement did not specifically reference mark of the owner of the mark. And, as noted by Goldman, the owner of the mark has survived the advertiser 12 (b) (6) motion to dismiss.
So what is the take away for advertisers interested in buying keywords?...
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