Overview of Lowering Trademark Search Costs
This chapter questions the continuing relevance of the search cost theory of trademarks as markets shift online where algorithms shape and influence consumer purchasing decisions.
We find that some trademark defenses unambiguously lower consumer search costs and thus promote the goals of trademark law. Another group of defenses, however, involves behavior that increases consumer search costs for some individuals even as it improves economic conditions for others.
Do Trademarks Reduce Search Costs in the Age of Information
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This chapter questions the continuing relevance of the search cost theory of trademarks as markets shift online where algorithms shape and influence consumer purchasing decisions.
We find that some trademark defenses unambiguously lower consumer search costs and thus promote the goals of trademark law. Another group of defenses, however, involves behavior that increases consumer search costs for some individuals even as it improves economic conditions for others.
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Trademark Search Pricing: What's Worth the Cost. This note connects the source idea with the visuals in a simple, reader-friendly way.
Sound-Alike Trademarks Can Cost You Your Brand. It gives the article a little more context before the image collection begins.
Bill Belichick's Trademark Rejections. The extra context helps the page feel more useful without forcing the same phrase repeatedly.
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