American Airlines Inc v. Google Inc 
American Airlines is suing Google for allowing companies to show ads when its trademarks, including (but not limited to) "AMERICAN AIRLINES" "AMERICAN EAGLE" "AA" "A A" "AA.COM" "AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER" "AADVANTAGE" "AMERICAN CONNECTION" "AMERICANAIRLINES" are searched on.
- Google's Motion to Dismiss American Airlines' Lawsuit Denied. Professor Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Blog. October 25, 2007
- September 2007 Quick Links Part II. Professor Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Blog.
- American Airlines Sues Google Over Keyword Ads. Professor Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Blog.
| Plaintiff: | American Airlines Inc |
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| Defendant: | Google Inc |
| Case Number: | 4:2007cv00487 |
| Filed: | August 16, 2007 |
| Court: | Texas Northern District Court |
| Office: | Fort Worth Office |
| County: | Tarrant |
| Presiding Judge: | John McBryde |
| Nature of Suit: | Intellectual Property - Trademark |
| Cause: | 15:44 Trademark Infringement |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
| Jury Demanded By: | Plaintiff |
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| July 17, 2008 | 104 |  AGREED FINAL JUDGMENT: Court ORDERS, ADJUDGES, and DECREES that all claims asserted by Plaintiff are dismissed with prejudice; that Plaintiff have and recover nothing from Dft; and, that each party bear its owns costs and attorneys' fees. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/17/2008) (csw) |
| July 16, 2008 | 103 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Susan J Harriman for Google Inc (csw) |
| July 16, 2008 | 102 | STIPULATION of Dismissal by American Airlines Inc, Google Inc. (csw) |
| July 14, 2008 | 101 | Opposition filed by Google Inc to 77 Second MOTION to Compel (dld) |
| July 10, 2008 | 100 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 99 Response to Motion (Attachments: # 1 supplement, # 2 supplement) (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2008: # 3 supplement, # 4 supplement, # 5 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2008: # 6 supplement, # 7 s, # 8 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2008: # 9 supplement, # 10 supplement, # 11 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2008: # 12 supplement, # 13 s) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2008: # 14 supplement, # 15 supplement) (csw). |
| July 10, 2008 | 99 | Opposition filed by Google Inc re 71 MOTION to Compel (csw) |
| July 10, 2008 | 98 | ORDER granting 94 Unopposed MOTION to Enlarge Page Limitations (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/10/2008) (csw) |
| July 10, 2008 | 97 | Agreed ORDER granting 77 Motion to Compel. Dft is granted an extension of time until July 31, 2008, to serve an amended version of the expert report of Douglas Kidder. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/10/2008) (csw) |
| July 10, 2008 | 96 | ORDER granting 95 Motion for Leave to File a Reply. Google will file a reply if any by July 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/10/2008) (csw) |
| July 10, 2008 | 95 | MOTION for Leave to File a Reply filed by Google Inc (csw) |
| July 10, 2008 | 94 | Unopposed MOTION to Enlarge Page Limitations filed by Google Inc (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2008: # 1 supplement) (csw). |
| July 10, 2008 | 92 | Opposition filed by American Airlines Inc re 69 MOTION for Clarification of June 16, 2008 Order (csw) |
| July 8, 2008 | 91 | ORDER: Court ORDERS that parties file, by 2:00 pm on 7/10/2008, Responses to opposing party's outstanding discovery motions. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/8/2008) (csw) |
| July 8, 2008 | 90 | Report on Court Ordered Conference re 75 Order and Request for Additional Briefing Time filed by American Airlines Inc, Google Inc (csw) |
| July 7, 2008 | 89 | AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Google Inc re 83 MOTION for Summary Judgment, 84 Brief/Memorandum in Support of Motion, 85 Appendix in Support, 87 Appendix in Support, 86 Appendix in Support. (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 88 | Unopposed MOTION to Seal Portions of 85 Appendix in Support, 87 Appendix in Support, 86 Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 87 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 83 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Volume 3 of 3) (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 1 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 2 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 3 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 4 supplement, # 5 supplement) (csw). |
| July 3, 2008 | 86 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 83 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Volume 1 of 3) (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 1 supplement, # 2 supplement, # 3 supplement, # 4 supplement, # 5 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 6 supplement, # 7 supplement, # 8 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 9 supplement, # 10 supplement, # 11 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 12 supplement, # 13 supplement, # 14 supplement) (csw). |
| July 3, 2008 | 85 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 83 MOTION for Summary Judgment (volume 2 of 3) (Attachments: # 1 supplement) (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 2 supplement, # 3 supplement, # 4 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 5 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 6 supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/7/2008: # 7 supplement) (csw). . |
| July 3, 2008 | 84 | Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by Google Inc re 83 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 supplement) (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 83 | MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Google Inc (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 81 | Brief in Support filed by American Airlines Inc re 80 MOTION for Summary Judgment (krg) |
| July 3, 2008 | 80 | MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment filed by American Airlines Inc (krg) |
| July 3, 2008 | 79 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 78 MOTION to Seal (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/3/2008: # 1 supplement, # 2 supplement, # 3 supplement) (csw). |
| July 3, 2008 | 78 | Unopposed MOTION to Seal Portions of the appendix filed in Support of Google's appendix filed in support of Google's Second Motion to Compel filed by Google Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 77 | Second MOTION to Compel the Production of Documents filed by Google Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 76 | ORDER on Motion to Seal: Court orders Google file within five business days after 7/2/2008, any material it wishes to file in support of sealing the documents identified by plaintiff in the appendix to its motion to compel. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/3/2008) (csw) |
| July 3, 2008 | 75 | ORDER: Each party shall file a response by 2:00 pm on 7/9/2008, a response to the other party's motion. Court further ORDERS that lead counsel for each party have a face to face meeting by 10:00 am on July 8, 2008. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 7/3/2008) (csw) |
| July 2, 2008 | 72 | MOTION to Seal Portions of the Appendix Filed in Support of Pla's Motion to Compel and Brief in Support filed by American Airlines Inc (csw) |
| July 2, 2008 | 71 | Second MOTION to Compel and for Sanctions filed by American Airlines Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (csw) |
| July 2, 2008 | 70 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 69 MOTION for Clarification of June 16, 2008 Order (Attachments: # 1 supplement) (csw) |
| July 2, 2008 | 69 | MOTION for Clarification of June 16, 2008 Order 66 filed by Google Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (csw) |
| June 30, 2008 | 68 | Designation of Rebuttal Experts by Google Inc. (dld) |
| June 25, 2008 | 67 | NOTICE of Appearance as co-counsel by Richard H Gateley on behalf of Google Inc. (dld) |
| June 16, 2008 | 66 | CORRECTED ORDER: This corrected order replaces in its entirety the order signed by the court on June 16, 2008. Court concludes that motion of plaintiff to compel filed May 7, 2008 should be granted to the extent provided in this order. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 6/16/2008) (csw) |
| June 16, 2008 | 65 | ***REPLACED BY ORDER DOC 66***ORDER granting 34 Motion to Compel to the extent provided in this order. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 6/16/2008) (csw) |
| June 9, 2008 | 64 | Designation of Experts by American Airlines Inc. (csw) |
| June 9, 2008 | 63 | Designation of Rebuttal Experts by Google Inc. (csw) |
| June 4, 2008 | 62 | ORDER granting 61 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Melissa J Miksch for Google Inc (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 6/4/2008) (csw) |
| June 3, 2008 | 61 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Melissa J Miksch for Google Inc (csw) |
| May 22, 2008 | 60 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 59 Response to Motion (Attachments: # 1 Supplement) (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/27/2008: # 2 Supplement, # 3 Supplement) (csw). |
| May 22, 2008 | 59 | RESPONSE filed by Google Inc re 37 MOTION to Compel (csw) |
| May 23, 2008 | 58 | Designation of Experts by Google Inc. (csw) |
| May 23, 2008 | 57 | Designation of Experts by American Airlines Inc. (csw) |
| May 21, 2008 | 56 | Reply Brief Relative to 34 MOTION to Compel filed by American Airlines Inc (csw) |
| May 21, 2008 | 55 | ORDER granting 54 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Daralyn Durie for Google Inc (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/21/2008) (csw) |
| May 20, 2008 | 54 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Daralyn Durie for Google Inc (csw) |
| May 19, 2008 | 53 | ORDER granting 51 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Ragesh K Tangri for Google Inc (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/19/2008) (csw) |
| May 19, 2008 | 52 | ORDER granting 50 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Rachael Meny for Google Inc (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/19/08) (csw) |
| May 16, 2008 | 51 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Ragesh K Tangri for Google Inc (csw) |
| May 16, 2008 | 50 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Rachael Meny for Google Inc (csw) |
| May 16, 2008 | 49 | AGREED ORDER GRANTING PART OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL: Court ORDERS that by 5:00 pm on May 22, 2008, dft provide a declaration from a corporate representative with authority to bind the dft that provides information as listed in order. See order for specifics. Court further ORDERS that the remainder of plaintiff's motion to compel remains pending. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/16/2008) (csw) |
| May 15, 2008 | 48 | AGREED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO COMPEL: granting 37 Motion to Compel. Plaintiff shall produce to defendant by 12:00 noon on 5/16/08. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/15/08) (dld) |
| May 15, 2008 | 47 | ORDER: denying 43 Unopposed Motion to Seal. Google's motion to seal its response to American Airlines's motion to compel and its appendix is denied. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/15/08) (dld) |
| May 15, 2008 | 46 | ORDER: if plaintiff wishes to reply to defendant's response to motion to compel, it do so by 2:00 p.m. on 5/21/2008. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/15/08) (dld) |
| May 15, 2008 | 45 | Appendix in Support filed by Google Inc re 44 Response to Motion (csw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/15/2008: # 1 Supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/15/2008: # 2 Supplement) (csw). (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/15/2008: # 3 Supplement) (csw). |
| May 15, 2008 | 44 | RESPONSE filed by Google Inc re 34 MOTION to Compel (csw) |
| May 15, 2008 | 43 | Unopposed MOTION to Seal Document filed by Google Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (csw) |
| May 12, 2008 | 42 | ORDER: Plaintiff file its Response due by 2:00 pm on 5/15/2008 as to 37 Motion to Compel. Court further ORDERS that by such time and date plaintiff file for in camera inspection copies of all documents...see order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/12/2008) (csw) |
| May 9, 2008 | 41 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge John McBryde: Telephone Conference re addl discussion on dft's motion to compel; Court ordered pla to respond to dft's motion to compel by May 15, 2008 by 2:00 pm.. Attorney Appearances: Plaintiff - Lars Berg; Defense - Joe Cleveland Jr. (Court Reporter Eileen Brewer.) Time in Court: 9 minutes. (csw) |
| May 9, 2008 | 40 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge John McBryde: Telephone Conference re Dft's motion to compel; Court grants motion; Attorney Appearances: Plaintiff - Dee J Kelly Jr, Lars Berg, Fred Brown; Defense - Joe Cleveland Jr, Michael Page, Klaus Hamm, Benjamin Berkowitz. (Court Reporter Eileen Brewer.) Time in Court: 15 minutes. (csw) |
| May 9, 2008 | 39 | Supplemental Document by American Airlines Inc as to 35 Appendix in Support. (dld) |
| May 8, 2008 | 37 | MOTION to Compel The Productions Of Documents filed by Google Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (dld) |
| May 8, 2008 | 36 | ORDER: Google file a Response due by 2:00 pm on 5/15/2008 as to 34 Motion to Compel. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 5/8/2008) (csw) |
| May 7, 2008 | 34 | MOTION to Compel filed by American Airlines Inc with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (csw) |
| April 18, 2008 | 33 | ORDER granting 32 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice by William H. Crosby, Jr. for TM Advertising LP (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 4/18/2008) (csw) |
| April 18, 2008 | 32 | MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice by William H. Crosby, Jr. for TM Advertising LP (added as interested party) (dld) |
| April 10, 2008 | 31 | ORDER granting 30 Motion for admission pro hac vice by Jason B. Stavers for American Airlines, Inc. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 4/10/08) (dld) |
| April 10, 2008 | 30 | MOTION For Admission Pro Hac Vice by Jason B. Stavers by American Airlines Inc (dld) |
| March 28, 2008 | 29 | ORDER granting 28 Agreed Motion to Extend Deadline to Designate Experts. Each party shall designate any expert conducting a survey by 5/22/08. Each party shall designate any rebuttal experts commenting of the survey by 6/9/08. Each party shall designate any experts for any issue on which that party has the burden of persuasion by June 9, 2008. Each party shall designate any rebuttal experts to the experts designated on June 9, 2008 by June 30, 2008. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 3/28/2008) (csw) |
| March 27, 2008 | 28 | Agreed MOTION to Extend Deadline to Designate Experts by American Airlines Inc, Google Inc (csw) |
| March 26, 2008 | 27 | ORDER granting 26 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Ajay S Krishnan for Google Inc (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 3/26/2008) (csw) |
| March 25, 2008 | 26 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Ajay S Krishnan for Google Inc (csw) |
| March 21, 2008 | 25 | Order Unfiling 24 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed by Google Inc due to the following deficiency: No cert. of service. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 3/21/08) (pdm) |
| March 20, 2008 | 24 | ***UNFILED PER ORDER 3/21/08***MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice by JuNelle Harris for Google Inc by Google Inc (pdm) |
| February 8, 2008 | 23 | ORDER granting 22 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Frederick Brown for American Airlines Inc. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 2/8/2008) (csw) |
| February 8, 2008 | 22 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Frederick Brown for American Airlines Inc (csw) |
| November 7, 2007 | 21 | ANSWER to Complaint by Google Inc (csw) |
| October 26, 2007 | 20 | ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE AND PROVIDING SPECIAL PRETRIAL INSTRUCTIONS:Amended Pleadings due by 6/9/2008.,Discovery due by 8/11/2008., Pretrial Conference set for 9/2/2008 10:00 AM before John McBryde.,Joinder of Parties due by 3/3/2008., Jury Trial set for 10/14/2008 09:00 AM before John McBryde. See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 10/26/2007) (csw) |
| October 24, 2007 | 19 | ORDER denying 9 Motion to Dismiss...see order for specifics (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 10/24/07) (pdm) |
| October 22, 2007 | 18 | Reply in Support filed by Google Inc re 9 MOTION to Dismiss (csw) |
| October 22, 2007 | 17 | NOTICE of Change in Status of Cited Authority by American Airlines Inc (csw) |
| October 22, 2007 | 16 | Joint STATUS REPORT by American Airlines Inc, Google Inc. (csw) |
| October 9, 2007 | 15 | RESPONSE filed by American Airlines Inc re 9 MOTION to Dismiss (dld) Additional attachment(s) added on 12/3/2007 (White, Charlotte). |
| September 20, 2007 | 14 | STATUS REPORT ORDER: This order pertains to preparation of a status report...counsel are directed to confer for the purpose of submitting a Joint Status Report in this case. Status Report due by 4:00 pm on 10/22/2007. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 9/20/2007) (csw) |
| September 20, 2007 | 13 | ORDER granting 10 Motion Application and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Benjamin W Berkowitz) ; granting 11 Motion Application and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Klaus H Hamm) ; granting 12 Motion Application and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Michael Page) on behalf of Google, Inc. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 9/20/2007) (csw) |
| September 19, 2007 | 12 | Application and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Michael H Page) by Google Inc (wrb) |
| September 19, 2007 | 11 | Application and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Klaus H. Hamm) by Google Inc (wrb) |
| September 19, 2007 | 10 | Application and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Benjamin W Berkowitz) by Google Inc (wrb) |
| September 19, 2007 | 9 | MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by Google Inc with Brief in Support (Attachments: # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 10 # 11 # 12 # 13 # 14 # 15 # 16 # 17 # 18) (wrb) |
| September 19, 2007 | 8 | CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Google Inc. (wrb) |
| August 29, 2007 | 7 | ORDER granting 5 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Howard S Hogan); granting 6 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Terence P Ross)and are granted leave to appear pro hac vice along with local counsel, on behalf of plaintiff, American Airlines Inc. (Signed by Judge John McBryde on 8/29/2007) (csw) |
| August 28, 2007 | 6 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Terence P Ross) by American Airlines Inc (wrb) |
| August 28, 2007 | 5 | Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Howard S Hogan) by American Airlines Inc (wrb) |
| August 21, 2007 | 4 | SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Google Inc ; served on 8/18/2007. (dld) |
| August 16, 2007 | 3 | Summons Issued as to Google Inc. (dld) |
| August 16, 2007 | 2 | CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS by American Airlines Inc. (dld) |
| August 16, 2007 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Google Inc filed by American Airlines Inc. (Filing fee $350; Receipt number FW3970) (dld) |
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