High Court rules on use of Google AdWords/AdSense and trade mark Infringement

This article looks at the High Court decision in Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc [2017] EWHC 231 (Ch) in which UK retailer Argos Ltd lost its claim for trade mark infringement and passing off against Argos Systems Inc, a U.S. software company, with respect to the domain name argos.com. It first appeared on 1 May 2017 in the INTA Bulletin and was reprinted with permission from the International Trademark Association (INTA).