Google and its war

February 3rd, 2007 by alex

Google has failed to win the right to register the term “Gmail” as a wide-ranging European trademark.

After a stiff battle with German-born venture capitalist Daniel Giersch Google’s appeal was rejected by the the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM), the body which is responsible for European community trademarks.

Giersch, the owner of “Gmail” trademark for almost six years has been in a battle since Google Mail service “Gmail” was launched in 2004 but finally he managed to win the fight with the mighty Google…

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  1. Google and its war « Universe_JDJ’s News Blog Says:
    February 3rd, 2007 at 3:27 am

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  2. Qwerty_ Says:
    February 3rd, 2007 at 7:37 am

    What will this mean for Google and their current Gmail addresses? Will they have to be removed?

  3. alex Says:
    February 3rd, 2007 at 10:43 am

    I think they will use googlemail.com like they use in UK actually…

    Well I am not so sure about this :D

  4. Ryan Says:
    February 3rd, 2007 at 2:21 pm

    It’s good to see that it’s not always about money in these situations.

    If he has a legit use for Gmail then Google should be SOL as they are.

  5. alex Says:
    February 5th, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    Yes you are perfectly right :) Well at least from my point of view.

  6. 1raj Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 4:51 am

    Thx for this bit of info.

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