Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele, found in 1799, inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic script and Demotic script, respectively, while the bottom is in Ancient Greek. As the decree has only minor differences between the three versions, the Rosetta Stone proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, thereby opening a window into ancient Egyptian history. The stone, carved during the Hellenistic period, is believed to
Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc. Stone brand awareness since the introduction of Google's new AdWord trademark policy . With regards to fair use, the Court found that the nominative fair use provisions were a defense, putting the burden on Google not Rosetta Stone to prove. Furthermore, the district court had failed to analyze whether Google had acted in good faith, a requirement for fair use. With regard to the second reason, the Court found that likelihood of dilution is a six factored analysis, in which a court should look at: The district court only analyzed one factor, the degree of recognition of Rosetta Stone's mark.