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Case No. C 03-05340 JF
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART COUNTER-DEFENDANT’S AND THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
(JFLC1)
** E-filed on 3/30/05 **
NOT FOR CITATION
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
GOOGLE INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
AMERICAN BLIND & WALLPAPER
FACTORY, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
Case Number C 03-05340 JF
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART COUNTER-
DEFENDANT’S AND THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO
DISMISS
[Docket Nos. 36 and 37]
AMERICAN BLIND & WALLPAPER
FACTORY, INC.,
Counterclaimant,
v.
GOOGLE INC., et al.,
Counter-Defendant/
Third-Party Defendants.
Counter-Defendant Google Inc. (“Google”) and Third-Party Defendants Ask Jeeves, Inc.
(“Ask Jeeves”), Earthlink, Inc. (“Earthlink”), America Online, Inc. (“AOL”), Netscape
Communications Corporation (“Netscape”), and Compuserve Interactive Services, Inc.
Case 5:03-cv-05340-JF Document 48 Filed 03/30/2005 Page 1 of 22
Google Inc. v. American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc.
Doc. 48
Dockets.Justia.com
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1 Two separate motions to dismiss are before the Court: (1) a motion by Google, Ask
Jeeves, and Earthlink to dismiss American Blind’s counterclaims and third-party claims and (2) a
motion by AOL, Netscape, and Compuserve to dismiss American Blind’s third-party claims.
AOL, Netscape, and Compuserve adopt and incorporate by reference the arguments set forth in
the motion by Google, Ask Jeeves, and Earthlink.
2 American Blind owns over a dozen Internet domain names, including
<www.americanblind.com>, <www.americanblindandwallpaper.com>, and
<www.americanb