http://72kilowattsaffiliatemarketing.disqus.com/enThu, 22 May 2008 13:16:23 -0000http://72kilowatts.com/2008/05/22/its-not-just-trademark-poaching/#comment-511406<p>Often too, they call it Trademark bidding when in fact they haven't trademarked the terms, much less prohibited it in writing. That's actually a separate issue :)</p>Kevin WebsterThu, 22 May 2008 13:16:23 -0000http://72kilowatts.com/2008/05/22/its-not-just-trademark-poaching/#comment-511369<p>Yeah, the use of the term 'trademark' in 'trademark poaching' implies trademark abuse. It just happens that trademarks are the most commonly restricted terms.</p><p>I've even seen examples where merchants are angered by trademark bidding, but they haven't disallowed those actions in their bidding.</p><p>Perhaps the proper term is 'Restricted Keyword Poaching' or maybe just 'Keyword Poaching'.</p>BrandVerityThu, 22 May 2008 13:12:32 -0000