Microsoft dropped a big piece of news last week: they’re bringing their trademark use policies closer to Google’s. In the past Microsoft had a similar policy to Google, but when they took over PPC for Yahoo they adopted Yahoo’s archaic trademark editorial policies. As of March 3rd , Microsoft Adcenter will once again allow bidding on trademarked terms and use of competitors’ trademarks in your ad text under certain circumstances: Use of a competitor’s trademark in ads only may be allowed if its use is truthful and lawful, for example, if: Your ad compares your own product’s attributes to those of your competitor’s product, as represented by independent, third-party research

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Big Changes: Adcenter Trademark Policy Updated
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