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Independent International Investment Research (IIIR) is near to a settlement with Google regarding its claim to the Gmail trademark in the United States, according to a request for extension filed by IIIR at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

This week a San Jose federal judge approved a settlement in the class action click fraud suit brought against Yahoo from several advertisers looking to recuperate $5 million in legal fees and credits for fraudulent clicks that date back nearly three years.

Google's part in an Arkansas lawsuit comes to an end after an Arkansas judge approved a $90 million settlement reached by the two sides.

An attorney for plaintiffs in a California click fraud case against Google has submitted a lengthy list of complaints about Google's Arkansas settlement to the search engine and asked that they meet about problems perceived with that settlement.

A $90 million settlement of claims brought in a class-action click fraud lawsuit against Google has been approved by the courts, but a number of people have filed complaints with the bench about the settlement's terms.

Accusations of fraud and improper accounting practices at AOL led to lawsuits against Time Warner in 2004 because of their effect on pension and investment funds in Pennsylvania.

The $90 million agreement negotiated to end a lawsuit by Arkansas-based Lane's Gifts and Collectibles has progressed to court approval of the preliminary settlement.

One can imagine Joseph Kinney's thoughts, when he learned that the only cash handed out from Google's click fraud settlement was going to attorneys, and that in order to claim his compensation (paid in advertising credit), he would have to re-launch the Google ad campaign he had already abandoned.