The U.S. Supreme Court hear arguments for the first time via telephone, with the first case from online travel search engine Booking.com, which is appealing a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refusal to grant a trademark to the company. Solicitor General Erica Ross said "the core problem with Booking.com is that it allows [Booking.com] to monopolize booking on the Internet" to the exclusion of other sites like hotelbooking.com.
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