--- title: BrandVerity's Trademark, Brand Protection, & Compliance Blog (29) description: BrandVerity's Trademark, Brand Protection, & Compliance Blog (29) --- [![](https://www.brandverity.com/hs-fs/file-3494016916-png/blog-files/google-adwords-keyword-tool_1269367989837.png) ](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/376/big-change-coming-to-european-adwords-ecj-rules-most-search-ads-on-tms-ok/) ## [Big change coming to European AdWords - ECJ rules most search ads on TMs ok](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/376/big-change-coming-to-european-adwords-ecj-rules-most-search-ads-on-tms-ok/) [As expected](https://blog.brandverity.com/291/google-wins-important-opinion-in-european-adwords-trademark-case/), the European Court of Justice ruled today that Google [is not liable for search ads purchased by competitors on search ads](http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/03/23/european-court-of-justice-google-liable-for-keyword-trademark-infringement/). [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/376/big-change-coming-to-european-adwords-ecj-rules-most-search-ads-on-tms-ok/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Mar 23, 2010 ## [Find BrandVerity at SMX West](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/373/find-brandverity-at-smx-west/) I'll be speaking at SMX West Thursday on the panel: [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/373/find-brandverity-at-smx-west/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Mar 3, 2010 ## [Feds bust creater of popular cookie-stuffing software](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/371/feds-bust-creater-of-popular-cookie-stuffing-software/) On Tuesday, US Federal authorities filed criminal charges against Christopher Kennedy, a developer of cookie stuffing software. While the developer claims to have never engaged in cookie stuffing for his own benefit, he is being charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. These charges carry a maximum fine of $250K and 5 years in prison. [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/371/feds-bust-creater-of-popular-cookie-stuffing-software/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Feb 10, 2010 ## [Find BrandVerity at Affiliate Summit](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/368/find-brandverity-at-affiliate-summit-2/) I'll be speaking at [Affiliate Summit West](http://www.affiliatesummit.com/10w-agenda/) on the Monday 2 PM Panel: Affiliate Program Compliance: Working with the Networks. My co-panelists include Rachel Corcoran, Director of Compliance at [Hydra](http://www.hydranetwork.com/), Graham MacRobie, CEO of [Alias Encore](http://aliasencore.com/) and Jamie Birch, CEO of [JEBCommerce](http://jebcommerce.com/). [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/368/find-brandverity-at-affiliate-summit-2/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Jan 18, 2010 ## [AOL Monitoring and New Reports](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/363/aol-monitoring-and-new-reports/) **AOL Monitoring** [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/363/aol-monitoring-and-new-reports/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Dec 15, 2009 ## [Useful AdWords Trademark Policy Flowchart](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/359/useful-adwords-trademark-policy-flowchart/) Marc Bitanga recently created a [flowchart for Google's Adwords Trademark policy](http://www.exclamationmarc.com/adwords/google-adwords-trademark-policy-flowchart/). Although the flowchart doesn't address affiliates, shopping engines, etc. it does do a great job of visualizing many of the common trademark complaint cases. [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/359/useful-adwords-trademark-policy-flowchart/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Dec 2, 2009 ## [Introducing the Affiliate Watchlist](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/354/introducing-the-affiliate-watchlist/) This morning we publicly [announced the Affiliate Watchlist](https://www.brandverity.com/press/2009/11/25/introducint-the-affiliate-watchlist/). The Affiliate Watchlist has been available within PoachMark for a while, and now we're finally comfortable with the breadth and depth of information available. [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/354/introducing-the-affiliate-watchlist/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Nov 25, 2009 ## [Affiliates Adding Links to your bit.ly Account](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/337/bit-ly-cross-site-request-forgeries-by-affiliates/) We recently discovered a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Bit.ly that is being used by affiliates to insert affiliate links into bit.ly accounts. [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/337/bit-ly-cross-site-request-forgeries-by-affiliates/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Nov 6, 2009 ## [PoachMark adds detection of its 50th Affiliate Network](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/314/poachmark-detects-50-affiliate-networks/) As PoachMark has grown, we've added detection for the affiliate networks our customers were utilizing. We've just recently added our fiftieth affiliate network. A few of the recently added networks include: ClickBooth, FlexOffers, CommissionSoup and CX Digital. [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/314/poachmark-detects-50-affiliate-networks/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Nov 5, 2009 ## [PoachMark Decrypts Commission Junction Encrypted Links](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/326/poachmark-decrypts-commission-junction-encrypted-links/) Commission Junction provides merchants the ability to offer encrypted affiliate links. These encrypted links usually look something like this: `http://www.tkqlhce.com/b274nmvsmu9CBGFJEC9BADHIEHC` [See Full Post](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/326/poachmark-decrypts-commission-junction-encrypted-links/) [David Naffziger](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/author/david-naffziger) Nov 4, 2009 [Previous](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/page/28) [Next](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/page/30) ###### Don't Miss Out Get the latest insights on brand protection, compliance, and paid search delivered right to your inbox. ###### Follow Us: [![](https://www.brandverity.com/hubfs/3.%20BRANDVERITY/Images/Icons/Updated%20Icons/Social/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/brandverity) [![](https://www.brandverity.com/hubfs/3.%20BRANDVERITY/Images/Icons/Updated%20Icons/Social/twitter.svg)](https://www.twitter.com/brandverity) [![](https://www.brandverity.com/hubfs/3.%20BRANDVERITY/Images/Icons/Updated%20Icons/Social/linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandverity) ###### Popular Posts - [What Is Trademark Bidding and Why Does It Matter](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/what-is-trademark-bidding-and-why-does-it-matter) - [Adwords URL Cloaking](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/23/adwords-url-cloaking/) - [New Guides to Make Sense of Trademark Bidding](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/new-guides-to-make-sense-of-trademark-bidding) - [Users Exploit Referral Programs with Ad Hijacking](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/1933/users-exploit-referral-programs-with-ad-hijacking/) - [How Do I Know If Trademark Bidding Affects Me?](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/how-do-i-know-if-trademark-bidding-affects-me) ###### Topics - [paid search](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/paid-search) - [affiliate marketing](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/affiliate-marketing) - [Events](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/events) - [Search Engine Updates](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/search-engine-updates) - [Trademark and Law](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/trademark-and-law) - [Product](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/product) - [Trademark Bidding](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/trademark-bidding) - [Culture](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/culture) - [News](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/news) - [PPC](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/ppc) - [Marketing Compliance](https://www.brandverity.com/blog/topic/marketing-compliance) ###### What you don't know will hurt you. 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