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RSS geicoInsurer Manages Corporate Software More Efficiently With Team Development Tools
White Paper GEICO (Government Employees Insurance COmpany), one of the largest auto insurance companies in the United States, develops hundreds of custom software applications. A team of about 30 developers and engineers manages DirectNet, ensuring that both... [01 Apr 2007]
Google under pressure as keyword lawsuit gets the nod
News In September, auto insurance provider Geico settled a trademark lawsuit with Google over Google's sale of keywords using Geico's mark to Geico's competitors. A court has ruled that a lawsuit over a company purchasing a rival's trademark as a search... [30 Mar 2006]
Google to face new lawsuit over Gmail?
News Last week, the company settled a lawsuit with auto insurer Geico for an undisclosed amount. Geico had complained that Google was responsible for trademark infringement for displaying advertising paid for by Geico rivals when internet users searched... [14 Sep 2005]
Google in court over ad trademark spat
News Paid third-party ads on Google that use the trademark of car insurance company Geico in the text of ads could infringe trademark law and Google may be liable for such ads, according to a recent court opinion. [17 Aug 2005]
Ask the Lawyer: Trademark disputes and stopping spammers
Comment In the Geico v Google case referred to by your UK competitor, the relevant US court found that use of a trademark as a keyword did constitute use of the mark "in commerce" but that since Geico, the trademark owner, had failed to provide any... [27 Apr 2005]
Google gets French lesson in trademarks
News In the United States, however, the company recently won a favourable ruling in a case brought by Geico, the car insurance company. In December, a judge in Virginia ruled that as a matter of law, Google's use of Geico trademarks to trigger ads did... [21 Jan 2005]
Google sued over alleged code theft
News The company has filed for a public offering, expected to be one of the biggest this year but it is embroiled in other lawsuits, including one by Berkshire Hathaway's Geico insurance company (which is also suing Yahoo). [01 Jul 2004]
The secret email the Microsoft VP wrote Buffett
News Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a kind of umbrella company that owns the Geico insurance company and portions of other businesses, including 11.8 per cent of American Express, 18.1 per cent of The Washington Post Co.and 8.2 per cent of... [18 Mar 2004]
