Google loses the Name "Gmail"

A court in Germany today banned Google from using the name "Gmail" for its
popular webmail service following a trademark suit .... Read more

Omg...

And this coupled with Google's hate for the German legislation to ban all anonymous accounts might pull GMail out of there forever ..

^^ wich gmail r u talkin abt? the original one or the google one ...

The one that's worthy of its name

hope so...
i hav so many softs in gmail drafts

this is insane

Google loses the Name "Gmail"

When i Saw this,I was like - "WHAT"

And this coupled with Google's hate for the German legislation to ban all anonymous accounts might pull GMail out of there forever ..

Yup,But Germany Govt messed up with GOOGLE regarding Privacy issues!

it's bullshit man ...........

V

contactpraven2001 said:
it's bullshit man ...........

Tradationally trademarks and copyrights fought on some family connection...whenever the Royal name was used 'Royal underwear' the british monarch offended...They can claim their name was used for commercial name.. Google has registered its trade mark of Google along with it familiar G and the G-Mailcopyright holder couldn't use the G with his patent also mail is not a name and it is a service such as Postal.. so if some body get copyright SAM POST and if Inda Post is advertising and the party can claim the POST is copyrighted ?service name canbe affixed for clarity purpose..

However in this instant case both of Gmail and G-mail is different so no copyright is infringed.. both of them can use the titles.

with regards,
vaithy

Google Mail is fine for me

Google has also filed lawsuits against Giersch in Spain, Portugal and Switzerland...But a court in Switzerland threw out Google's case...

Google tried a buy-out and even legal brow-beating, but failed to reach a settlement. the guy was using and had regd the G-Mail trademark 3 years earlier ! so the courts ruled in his favour.

A case of corporate bullying here ? But then its not Microsoft, its Google...so things will be viewed in a different perspective ;-)

I can never ever believe Google just loosing

...They will just get a solution for it ASAP

rakeshishere said:
They will just get a solution for it ASAP

Well quirte right in Corporate world, the moto of You have money, you have a solution, but when you involve a person in to the equeation, then it changes, as EGO comes in to the place, and there money matters nothing !!