Google Fights To Use “Gmail” Name In Germany

September 19th, 2006 2:54 pm by BlackWhite

Its just a name. Don’t know what the problem is with google. Google an over ta tlat in ka hria :D
Google had to stop using the name Gmail in the UK, the same thing is being fought over in Germany. Daniel Giersch, a German venture capitalist, has who has a six-year-old trademark registration of g-mail, will not give up his trademark to Google. The German courts have required Google to remove all references to “Gmail” on Google’s pages within Germany. Google is trying to argue that “G-mail” is different from “Gmail” and they should be allowed to use the name in Germany. Google is not giving up on this battle, like they did in the UK.

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11 Responses to “Google Fights To Use “Gmail” Name In Germany”

  1. 1
    J Says:

    What’s in a name
    but that which we call a rose
    by any other name
    smells just as sweet
    atih kha mawle ka pu shaggyspear’an..

    Yeah right Google ho hi thil G zawng2 an intih ta tu vek ten…g-string poh Google-string an la ti duh mai ang a :D

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  2. 2
    BlackWhite Says:

    lolzz… an la ti mai thei ni… g-me tih ka id te hi min la rawn sue duh mai thei ni…
    haha…

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    Maimawm Says:

    A dik ve tho alawm. G-mail leh Gmail chu in ang tlat hleinem. Especially if we’re talking copyright infringements here. Trademarked tel loh thleng thleng chungah in tih thu vek pawh hi khi German pa pawh khi dik bik lo.
    (Sandman rawn trawng leh trep toh ang chu)

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  4. 4
    Jonquille Says:

    I’d watch my back if I were you, bw, i dinhmun a den ta riau mai :P

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  5. 5
    BlackWhite Says:

    If the fellow took the trademark “six years” ago, then he has every right to keep the trade name.
    Google will lose this one! hehe

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  6. 6
    Maimawm Says:

    He trademarked ‘G-mail’ not ‘Gmail’. If Google loses, it’ll be because Germany has funny laws. I don’t see how the hyphen can be overlooked…

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  7. 7
    BlackWhite Says:

    No just Germany, Google is already in a dispute in the UK.
    Check out this news at CNET. hehe!
    Google will lose this one! :D

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  8. 8
    Maimawm Says:

    They haven’t really ‘officially’ losed anything as yet. This may take years, they say. Anyway, not my headache. As long as it doesn’t directly affect my paycheck :D

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  9. 9
    benjamin Says:

    BW will use Jimmy in Delhi, Jim in Chandigargh!

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  10. 10
    benjamin Says:

    Ka tan ee!

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  11. 11
    myself Says:

    how about copyleft?……copy turn around? and copy front?……

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