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Jews for Jesus v. Google (letter) [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Thu, 11/29/2007 - 22:28

Summary

Threat Type: 

Correspondence

Date: 

05/05/2005

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Lawsuit Filed

Location: 

New York

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Trademark Infringement
Trademark Dilution
Unfair Competition
Jews for Jesus, an "international outreach ministry," sent Google a threat letter alleging trademark infringement over the Blogspot URL "jewsforjesus.blogspot.com." The blog, whose author wrote under the pseudonym "Whistle Blower," was apparently critical of Jews for Jesus. When Google did not respond,... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Google, Inc.

Type of Party: 

Organization

Type of Party: 

Large Organization
Intermediary

Location of Party: 

  • California
  • New York

Location of Party: 

  • California
  • Delaware

Legal Counsel: 

Paul A. Winick, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
Description

Jews for Jesus, an "international outreach ministry," sent Google a threat letter alleging trademark infringement over the Blogspot URL "jewsforjesus.blogspot.com." The blog, whose author wrote under the pseudonym "Whistle Blower," was apparently critical of Jews for Jesus. When Google did not respond, counsel for Jews for Jesus sent a second letter on June 13, 2006, requesting a response from Google by June 24, 2006.

Google responded via email on June 24, 2006, saying that it is not responsible for the content of Blogspot pages and suggesting that Jews for Jesus contact the author of the blog directly. Google did not remove the blog URL, and Jews for Jesus filed suit. (For more on the lawsuit, see CMLP's database entry, Jews for Jesus v. Google [2].

Related Links: 

Technology & Marketing Blog: Google Sued for Trademark Infringement Based on Third Level Subdomain--Jews for Jesus v. Google [3]

Technology & Marketing Blog: Jews for Jesus v. Google Lawsuit Settles [4]

CMLP: Jews for Jesus v. Google [2]

Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

http://jewsforjesus.blogspot.com/ [5]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Website

Subject Area: 

  • Trademark
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • New York

Source of Law: 

  • United States
  • New York

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2005-12-21-Complaint.pdf [6]

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:04pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/jews-jesus-v-google-letter

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/jews-jesus-v-google-letter
[2] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/jews-jesus-v-google
[3] http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2005/12/google_sued_for.htm
[4] http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2006/08/jews_for_jesus.htm
[5] http://jewsforjesus.blogspot.com/
[6] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2005-12-21-Complaint_0.pdf