Legal Opinion
1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. Lens.Com, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2013No. 11-4114, 11-4204, 12-4022PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127, prohibits the infringement of trademarks (used to identify products) and service marks (used to identify services). It was enacted in 1946, but because it speaks in general terms it can be applied to technologies unimagined at the time of enactment. One such technology, the Internet, has created a number of challenging issues. The case before us concerns Internet search engines, which present advertisers with new means of targeting prospective customers and therefore new possibilities for claims under the Lanham Act. The dispute…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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