Google sets its own terms in IPO with 'Dutch auction'

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Google sets its own terms in IPO

Google sets its own terms in IPO 05/01/2004 03:19 AM
Business Day South Africa May 1 2004 7:25AM GMT

Google sets its own terms in IPO with
"Dutch auction" (AFP)

Google sets its own terms in IPO with
"Dutch auction" (AFP) 05/02/2004 03:36 PM
AFP - As part of its effort to be different, Internet giant Google will use a so-called Dutch auction for its initial public offering set for Wall Street in the coming months.

Motorola chip unit sets IPO terms

Motorola chip unit sets IPO terms 06/21/2004 12:31 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 21 2004 4:22PM GMT

Lindows settles with Microsoft, sets IPO
terms

Lindows settles with Microsoft, sets IPO
terms 07/20/2004 09:11 PM
The New Zealand Herald Jul 21 2004 1:24AM GMT

Shopping.com Sets Terms for Planned IPO
(Reuters)

Shopping.com Sets Terms for Planned IPO
(Reuters) 05/26/2004 09:05 AM
Reuters - Shopping.com Ltd., an online comparison shopping service, said on Wednesday it planned to sell 5 million common shares in its initial public offering, for between $14 and $16 per share.

Lindows Settles with Microsoft, Sets IPO
Terms (Reuters)

Lindows Settles with Microsoft, Sets IPO
Terms (Reuters) 07/19/2004 02:47 PM
Reuters - Lindows Inc. settled a trademark infringement case with Microsoft Corp., maker of Windows software, and set terms for a $48 million public offering on Monday, the company said.

Motorola Chip Unit Sets Spinoff Terms

Motorola Chip Unit Sets Spinoff Terms 06/21/2004 12:31 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Jun 21 2004 5:08PM GMT

Motorola's chip-making unit sets terms
for spinoff's IPO

Motorola's chip-making unit sets terms
for spinoff's IPO 06/23/2004 03:03 AM
eTaiwanNews.com Jun 23 2004 5:22AM GMT

The Real Terms of the Google Deal

The Real Terms of the Google Deal 05/01/2004 05:19 PM
Google's equity class structure (10 votes per share for "us", 1 vote per share for "you") is designed to keep insiders in control, pocketing investors' dollars while letting them sit in the back seat for the ride. In this, they're following the lead of media companies like the New York...

Now Google Getting Sued For Blocking
Trademarked Terms

Now Google Getting Sued For Blocking
Trademarked Terms 12/12/2003 03:10 PM
A few months back, France fined Google for selling ads based on trademarked terms. I was surprised, because in my own experiments with Google ads, I've had a few ads that were rejected because they (according to Google) contained trademarked terms. Personally, I don't see how buying a keyword is, in any way, a violation of trademark. The point of a trademark is to protect the company from having someone else appear to be you. You can't sell Bob's Cola and put a Coca-Cola label on it. However, if someone is looking for Coca-Cola, there's nothing wrong with suggesting they might also want to look at Bob's Cola, as well. Anyway, now it looks like Google may get hit from the other side as well. They've been fined for selling ads based on trademarks, and now, apparently, they're going to ge t sued for blocking ads based on trademark complaints. The pending lawsuit apparently says that Google is banning ads on terms that aren't trademarked as soon as anyone complains. That is, Google doesn't check to see if there's an actual trademark - they just ban the ad as soon as there's a complaint. The group that's going to sue says they've brought together over 3,000 complaining advertisers who have had ads blocked. As mentioned, I've had my ads blocked too, but this seems like a ridiculous lawsuit. Where in the law does it say that Google has to sell you ads for whatever you want? They have the right to reject ads for whatever reason they want. It is their system, after all. If people believe they're blocking ads unfairly, then isn't that an opening for competitors to better serve advertisers by offering them something that Google doesn't?

Google Says Okay To Selling Trademarked
Search Terms

Google Says Okay To Selling Trademarked
Search Terms 04/13/2004 02:10 PM
Considering the fact that they've come out on the losing end of a number of cases on this subject, it's a bit surprising that Google is so aggressively changing their ad terms to say that they will no longer prevent advertisers from buying ads based on trademarked keywords. There have been a ton of cases on this, from France< /a> to wallpap er to eBay to Playboy . In fact, despite all of this, Google was also sued by someone else who felt it was illegal that they were illega lly blocked from buying a trademarked keyword. While I think Google's position is the right one, the track record in court doesn't seem good. As we've said many, many times before, a trademark doesn't give you full control over a word or phrase. It's only designed to prevent confusion over the trademark. That is, if someone is presenting themselves as your company or your product, they have violated your trademark. However, to simply advertise themselves to anyone searching for your trademark - as long as it's clear that they're a different company - doesn't not violate the trademark. It's simply a good marketing strategy to position yourself where people are looking for that type of product. It's the same thing as making sure you're on the shelf in the store near your competitor. Thus, it seems as though Google's new rules fit with the spirit of trademark, but unfortunately too many people are misinterpreting trademark in a way to believe that it means you have total control over the trademarked word or phrase. No matter what, there are going to be a lot more lawsuits over this.

Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions

Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Google has updated their Terms and Conditions, removing the sentence that required no public statements be made about AdSense. However, they do add that people using Google trademarks should follow their Permission Guidelines, which seem a bit excessive. (All the other changes are pretty minor.) Thanks, Google!...

Changed terms and conditions for Google
AdSense

Changed terms and conditions for Google
AdSense 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
In response to some pressure from their customers and potential customers, Google has changed the terms and conditions for their AdSense program. I only took...

Google Wins Lawsuit In Germany Over
Trademarked Terms

Google Wins Lawsuit In Germany Over
Trademarked Terms 09/21/2004 12:29 PM
While the courts in the US still seem to be a bit confused over the purpose of trademarks in lawsu its against Google concerning advertising based on trademarked keywords, it looks like the German courts may have a clearer picture. A similar lawsuit brought against Google in Germany has been dismissed, though details are not given. Again, the purpose of a trademark is to avoid confusion for the customer. That is, it's designed to protect another company from misleading someone into believing they're a different (usually more popular) company. However, advertising somewhere where people are looking for a particular brand is simply good marketing, not trademark infringement. Just go into your local supermarket, and look at all the similar products stacked near each other, the aisle coupons for other products, and the receipt coupons advertising competing products after you pay. There's no confusion over brands -- it's just advertising.

AXA takes Google AdWords to French Court
over Trademarked Terms

AXA takes Google AdWords to French Court
over Trademarked Terms 04/27/2004 08:08 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 28 2004 0:30AM GMT

Baidu.com beats Google.com to rank
fourth in terms of web traffic

Baidu.com beats Google.com to rank
fourth in terms of web traffic 05/31/2004 08:22 AM
Interfax Information Agency May 31 2004 12:28PM GMT

Google IPO Scam Victims Fooled By Fancy
Wall Street Terms

Google IPO Scam Victims Fooled By Fancy
Wall Street Terms 05/10/2004 02:32 PM
Back in March we wrote about a scam from someone who convin ced a lot of people who should know better he could sell them pre-IPO Google shares. Among the still unnamed victims were "the chairman of a global telecommunications company, a New York investment banker, a corporate attorney and a senior executive at a brokerage firm." These folks forked over half a million dollars without any due diligence to the guy who claimed to know the founders of Google from attending Stanford (which he didn't) and via working at Kleiner Perkins (again not true). We also had a post noting that a simple search query on the guy's name, though not on Google, would have turned up his questionable history. It appears that the NY Times has just discovered the story, but did a little extra sleuthing to point out that, beyond their scam-blinding greed to get in on the Google IPO, what really fooled these investment bankers and big time executives was the sophisticated Wall Street lingo used by the scammer. It turns out that if you just say "participation agreement," "stock purchase agreement" and "promissory note," combined with "Google IPO" wealthy stock brokers and executives will simply open their wallets for you. Also worth noting is that the scammer doesn't appear to have stored away most of his ill-gotten gains, but rather spent a large portion of it partying at expensive clubs and restaurants.

March 30, 2005 Verizon ammends MCI
terms; Google acquires Urchin Software;
Siebel releases CRM OnDemand 7.0

March 30, 2005 Verizon ammends MCI
terms; Google acquires Urchin Software;
Siebel releases CRM OnDemand 7.0 03/30/2005 08:56 PM
destinationCRM Mar 31 2005 12:32AM GMT

Google sets $2.7B IPO

Google sets $2.7B IPO 04/29/2004 04:18 PM
CNN Apr 29 2004 7:56PM GMT

Seeing Two Sets of Google Results

Seeing Two Sets of Google Results 03/22/2005 03:46 PM
(subscription required): Members are seeing two distinct sets of Google results. Possibly a prelude to an update.

Google sets its price

Google sets its price 08/18/2004 10:03 PM
Search giant's long-awaited IPO will begin trading Thursday at $85 per share, but where will it go from there?

Google sets $2.7 billion IPO

Google sets $2.7 billion IPO 04/29/2004 09:48 PM

Google Sets IPO Pricing

Google Sets IPO Pricing 07/26/2004 09:20 AM

Google Sets Price of $85 in $1.67 Bln
IPO

Google Sets Price of $85 in $1.67 Bln
IPO 08/19/2004 12:35 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 19 2004 4:33AM GMT

Google IPO Sets Odd Precedent

Google IPO Sets Odd Precedent 08/11/2004 04:52 AM
Google's offbeat approach to its upcoming stock offering is creating plenty of headaches for Wall Street underwriters. But if all ends well, the complex, auction-style offering will represent Google's most profitable option. By Joanna Glasner.

Google Sets IPO Price at $85

Google Sets IPO Price at $85 08/18/2004 08:24 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Aug 19 2004 0:43AM GMT

Google Sets IPO Between $108-$135 a
Share

Google Sets IPO Between $108-$135 a
Share 07/26/2004 09:05 AM
Reuters Jul 26 2004 1:18PM GMT

Google Sets Date for IPO

Google Sets Date for IPO 08/10/2004 07:32 PM
Red Nova Aug 10 2004 11:49PM GMT

UPDATE 10-Google sets IPO price of $85
in $1.67 bln IPO

UPDATE 10-Google sets IPO price of $85
in $1.67 bln IPO 08/18/2004 10:01 PM
Reuters Aug 19 2004 2:22AM GMT

Google sets deadline for IPO
registration

Google sets deadline for IPO
registration 08/10/2004 12:03 PM
There's still no word on the auction date. But the event is set to take place soon after bidder registration ends.

Google sets IPO bidder deadline

Google sets IPO bidder deadline 08/11/2004 02:37 AM
The world's most popular internet search engine - Google - says it expects to close bidder registration for initial public offering by 12 August.

Google Sets Price of $85 in
$1.67 Bln IPO (Reuters)

Google Sets Price of $85 in
$1.67 Bln IPO (Reuters) 08/18/2004 10:12 PM
Reuters - Google Inc. on Wednesday said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85 per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous process beset by poor market conditions and a series of missteps.

Google sets stiff IPO price

Google sets stiff IPO price 07/27/2004 09:32 AM
New York Daily News Jul 27 2004 2:20PM GMT

Google sets IPO price range

Google sets IPO price range 07/26/2004 12:35 PM
Google has set the price range for its initial public offering, putting itself in line to raise as much as US$3.3 billion...

Google sets up Tokyo facility

Google sets up Tokyo facility 04/26/2004 03:26 AM
Silicon.com Apr 26 2004 7:47AM GMT

Google sets $36 billion price tag

Google sets $36 billion price tag 07/27/2004 05:58 AM
Mad.co.uk Jul 27 2004 10:28AM GMT

Google sets Thursday IPO deadline

Google sets Thursday IPO deadline 08/11/2004 05:07 PM
Big News Network Aug 11 2004 8:33PM GMT

Google sets share price at US$85

Google sets share price at US$85 08/19/2004 06:05 AM
Straitstimes.asia1.com.sg - Thu Aug 19, 09:46 am GMT

Google sets its IPO price range

Google sets its IPO price range 07/26/2004 08:48 AM
The search giant sets a price range of $108 to $135 a share, putting itself in line to be one of the largest-ever initial stock offerings.
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