Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc.

Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc
Court	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Full case name	Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc.
Argued	April 3, 2008
Decided	April 3, 2009
Citation(s)	562 F.3d 123
Case history
Prior history	Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc., No. 5:04-CV-1055 NAM/GHL (N.D.N.Y Sep. 28, 2006)
Holding
The recommendation of a trademarked business name to web users during the creation of targeted ads constitutes trademark infringement.
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting	Pierre N. Leval, Guido Calabresi, Richard C. Wesley
Case opinions
Majority	Pierre N. Leval
Laws applied
Lanham Act, trademark law

Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc. 562 F.3d 123 (2nd Cir. 2009), was a case at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in which the court held that recommending a trademark for keyword advertising was a commercial use of the trademark, and could constitute trademark infringement.^[1]