Google Changed the Rules Again

Google AdWords changed their U.S. trademark policy to allow advertisers to bid on, and include trademarked terms in advertisements. Google explains the changes here. While your ad may have limited serving in the U.S. under the new policy, ads approved under the new U.S. trademark policy that are not authorized by the trademark owner will not run on other Google domains. You should continue to request authorization from the trademark owner for terms[...]