M&S Loses Trademark Case Against Interflora Over Online Ads

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Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest clothing retailer, lost a court ruling in London over whether it used Interflora Group Ltd.’s trademarked terms to trigger flower delivery advertisements on search engines.

Judge Richard Arnold ruled today that the London-based retailer can’t use the keywords, which include Interflora and Interflora Delivery, to drive customers to its website through advertisements on Google Inc.’s search engine.