Google recently updated its trademark policy, and although some believe the changes are cause for concern, citing increased costs per click, that may not be the case. The following aims to bring some clarity to the issue.
Google has consistently expanded its Google Ads policy in allowing trademark keyword bids and the use of trademarked terms in the text of advertisements. The tech giant has always expanded these policies by regions, and just last week, Japan was added to the mix.
About the Editor
Greg Duff founded and chairs Foster Garvey’s national Hospitality, Travel & Tourism group. His practice largely focuses on operations-oriented matters faced by hospitality industry members, including sales and marketing, distribution and e-commerce, procurement and technology. Greg also serves as counsel and legal advisor to many of the hospitality industry’s associations and trade groups, including AH&LA, HFTP and HSMAI.
His popular weekly digest, Online Travel Update, offers a global perspective of key trends and issues at the intersection of the hospitality, online travel and technology arenas. Since 2019, Greg has been recognized among JD Supra’s Top Authors in its annual Readers’ Choice Awards for Airlines/Aviation, Transportation and Artificial Intelligence, including being named the content platform’s #1 Author for Transportation in 2021.

