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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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COOLEY LLP 

MICHAEL G. RHODES (116127) 

(rhodesmg@cooley.com) 

101 California Street, 5th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415 693 2181 

Facsimile: 415 693 2222 

COOLEY LLP 

BRENDAN J. HUGHES (pro hac vice) 

(bhughes@cooley.com) 

REBECCA GIVNER-FORBES (pro hac vice) 

(rgivnerforbes@cooley.com) 

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ste. 700 

Washington, DC 20004 

Telephone: 202 842 7826 

Facsimile: 202 842 7899 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Google Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GOOGLE INC., a Delaware corporation,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LOCAL LIGHTHOUSE CORP., a California 

corporation, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 4:15-cv-04219-HSG 

[PROPOSED] STIPULATED JUDGMENT 

AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

This Court, pursuant to the Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Judgment and Permanent 

Injunction between Plaintiff Google Inc. (“Google”) and Defendant Local Lighthouse Corp. 

(“Defendant”), hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES, and DECREES that: 

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1121 

and 28 and 15 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338. 

2. This Court has personal jurisdiction over the parties hereto. 

3. Venue is proper in this district under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and (c). 

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4. As used herein, the “GOOGLE Marks” refer to the marks listed at 

https://www.google.com/permissions/trademark/trademark-list.html. Defendant does not 

dispute that (a) the GOOGLE Marks are valid and protectable, and (b) Google owns all 

right, title, and interest in and to the GOOGLE Marks. 

5. Defendant has made unauthorized and infringing use of the GOOGLE Marks. 

6. Members of Defendant’s sales team have made false and misleading claims during 

Defendant’s telemarketing calls that were likely to confuse the purchasing public 

regarding the true source or nature of Defendant’s services and the relationship between 

Google and Defendant. 

7. While Defendant may use Google’s AdWords services, Defendant is not currently 

affiliated with Google; Google has not contracted with Defendant to provide Search 

Engine Optimization (“SEO”) or Search Engine Marketing services on its behalf; and 

Google does not approve, sponsor, or endorse Defendant or Defendant’s goods and 

services. 

8. Google has been, and will continue to be, damaged and irreparably harmed by the actions 

of Defendant described in Paragraphs 5 and 6. 

9. Defendant, its officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys and all persons in active 

concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of this injunction, are hereby 

permanently restrained and enjoined, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1116, from engaging in, 

directly or indirectly, or authorizing or assisting any third party to engage in, any of the 

following activities: 

a. Using the GOOGLE Marks or any other mark owned by Google, or any 

confusingly similar variation thereof, in connection with marketing, promoting, 

advertising, selling, or distributing any goods or services in any manner that is 

likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to an affiliation or 

association with, or endorsement or sponsorship by, Google; 

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b. In connection with marketing, promoting, advertising, selling, or distributing any 

goods or services, making any implied or express statement that is likely to cause 

consumers to believe: 

i. That Defendant’s goods or services originate from Google or are associated 

with, or endorsed or sponsored by, Google; 

ii. That Defendant, or anyone acting on its behalf, is connected with Google 

through sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or association, including, 

without limitation, that Defendant or anyone acting on its behalf is (1) 

“with Google,” “from Google,” a Google representative, or any similar 

representation, (2) a “Google partner” or “certified by Google” (unless 

Defendant has active Google Partner status or certification at the time of 

the representation), (3) under contract with Google or a subcontractor of 

Google, or (4) calling on behalf of Google regarding a listing on any 

Google service or any account with Google; 

iii. That Google requires a payment or an action in connection with any good 

or service or feature thereof when Google requires no such payment or 

action, including, without limitation that (1) free services are “pay for 

insertion,” (2) a person or business may lose a listing, account, or position 

in GOOGLE search, GOOGLE Maps, or any other Google platform if they 

do not participate in a telephone call with Defendant or sign up for 

Defendant’s services, (3) a listing, account, or position in GOOGLE 

search, GOOGLE Maps, or any other Google platform must be “claimed,” 

or (4) Google receives any portion of any payment solicited or collected by 

Defendant; or 

iv. That Defendant can guarantee top placement (e.g., first page placement) in 

GOOGLE search results; 

c. Destroying, disposing of, or distributing beyond its control any record or recording 

of a customer service complaint describing a possible violation of any of the 

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foregoing terms for a period of no less than two (2) years after the record or 

recording is created; and 

d. Effecting assignments or transfers, forming new entities or associations, or 

utilizing any other device with the intention of circumventing or otherwise 

avoiding any of the obligations or prohibitions set forth herein. 

10. In any marketing solicitation (whether via telephone, online chat, email, mail, or any other 

format) for or on behalf of Defendant, Defendant, its officers, employees, contractors, and 

all persons in active concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of this 

injunction, shall: 

a. Immediately following any reference to Google or Google’s products or services, 

make a statement (the “Disclaimer Statement”) identifying Defendant as the 

company on whose behalf the communication is being made and expressly 

disclaiming any affiliation or association with, or endorsement or sponsorship by, 

Google; and 

b. Respond to any question regarding Google’s relationship to Defendant or 

Defendant’s goods or services, or the nature or characteristics of any Google 

product or service, by clearly stating or restating the Disclaimer Statement and 

answering the question accurately and truthfully. 

c. Notwithstanding Paragraph 10(a), supra, subsequent Disclaimer Statements are 

not required during a verbal marketing solicitation (e.g., a telemarketing call) 

where (1) the solicitation is not the first verbal communication with the recipient 

and Defendant complied with Paragraph 10(a) during the first verbal 

communication, or (2) the recipient is an existing customer of Defendant as of the 

date of entry of this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

11. Defendant shall provide the exact wording of the Disclaimer Statement and any proposed 

modifications thereto for Google’s advance written approval and shall provide Google 

with fifteen (15) business days to approve or propose or request alternative wording for 

the Disclaimer Statement. 

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12. Defendant shall provide a copy of this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction to 

each of its officers, agents, servants, representatives, contractors who are conducting 

marketing activities on behalf of Defendant, employees, attorneys, parent and subsidiary 

corporations, affiliates, assigns, and successors in interest as soon as practicable. 

13. Defendant shall file with the Clerk of this Court and serve Google, within thirty (30) days 

after the entry of this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction, a report in writing, 

under oath, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which Defendant has complied 

with Paragraphs 9 through 12 above and implemented adequate and effective means to 

either discontinue doing business and/or continue doing business in compliance with 

Paragraphs 9 through 12 above. 

14. Defendant shall notify Google of any trade names or “doing business as” names adopted 

by Defendant or any third parties conducting marketing calls, solicitations, or other 

outreach on its behalf. Defendant shall provide such notification promptly, and in no case 

longer than thirty (30) days, after the adoption of any such names by Defendant or third 

parties operating on its behalf. 

15. Nothing set forth herein shall impair Google’s right to seek all legal and equitable 

remedies that the Court deems appropriate in the event of a violation or failure by 

Defendant to comply with any of the provisions hereof. 

16. This Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction shall be deemed to have served upon 

Defendant at the time of its execution by the Court. 

17. The Court finds there is no just reason to delay in entering this Stipulated Judgment and 

Permanent Injunction and, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(a), the Court 

directs immediate entry of this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction against 

Defendant. 

18. No appeals shall be taken from this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction; 

however, the parties preserve their respective rights to appeal any further action arising 

out of this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction. 

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19. This Court will retain continuing jurisdiction over this matter following the dismissal of 

Google’s claims in order to enforce the terms of this Stipulated Judgment and Permanent 

Injunction and the Settlement Agreement between the parties. 

20. Except as set forth in Paragraph 15, each party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs 

incurred in this matter. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, ADJUDICATED, and DECREED this ___ day of _______, 2016. 

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HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

United States District Judge 

Northern District of California 

122483083 

15th July

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