Legal Trademark Issue With Web Site?
Hello,
I have gotten a summons in a civil action today about a website I was running.
I was buying the keyword of their business name to draw traffic to a review page that compared their product to another one.
The site was not slanderous at all and what was stated was fact.
I am not sure exactly how to respond to this. It says "you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or motion under rule 12 of the fed rules of civil procedure.
Does anyone have any advice? I think this is part of something bigger as others have tried to sue Google for infringement.
Any advice would be great or if you need more information just let me know.
Thank you!
Also, I did email the attorney saying that I have ceased and diseased the site and google adwords campaign.
I had no idea that this was this big of a deal. It was just a simple one page review site that is now causing all this trouble.
Filed under: adwords
In all honesty, the only useful advice I can give you is to contact your attorney ASAP so that you can discuss your case in confidence and determine what your rights and liabilities are with regards to this particular complaint. From there, you can decide whether you simply want to take the website down or file an answer to the complaint.
Unfortunately, it’s impossible for any strangers here to provide you substantive advice since we are not apprised of the specific facts of this case and we do not have a copy of the complaint. Some causes of action are legitimate, while others may be absolute B.S. Your attorney will be able to judge this after reviewing the complaint.
Also, as a bit of practical advice, given that this is a real case in a real court of law, you should not disclose any further details in a public forum.