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peterska2 10-19-2005 03:48 PM
Google Renames Gmail In U.K.
 
This just landed in my inbox. I thought it was interesting so thought I'd share it with you guys.


Quote:
A trademark battle in Europe has forced Google to change the name of its web-based email service.

New email accounts created in Germany and the U.K. will be under the name Googlemail instead of Gmail. A UK-based financial research company, Independent International Investment Research, owns the the trademark G-mail in around 80 countries, FT.com reported.

Google plans to continue to fight IIIR's claim, but an executive noted that Google changed the name to avoid confusing people. Existing Gmail accounts will retain the Gmail.com address.

A German court had ruled another company owns the Gmail trademark there, forcing Google to make the Gmail/Googlemail name swap.

Google and IIIR had been in discussions about the name and rights to using it. IIIR values the Gmail name at between $45 million and $60 million dollars. A spokesperson for IIIR said they had not heard from Google since August.

TyleR 10-19-2005 04:00 PM
its only worth that much because google used it for the email LMAO..bet ya the day after gmail was announced they trademarked that and been thinking this up..what bs.

KTBleeding 10-19-2005 06:57 PM
Dang. That's one expensive mistake to have made. I wish I were the guy who found out it wasn't trademarked.. haha.

noppid 10-19-2005 07:05 PM
haha, google gets slapped!

kevinj 10-19-2005 09:51 PM
Quote:
haha, google gets slapped!
* Kevin Slaps google with a wet trout.

Quote:
Existing Gmail accounts will retain the Gmail.com address.
Isn't keeping the domain name as gmail.com going to confuse people when they have changed their name?

skizzy203 10-20-2005 12:24 AM
Like goole can't afford it now?? You gotta be kidding me.

Buy the damn thing for an offer at $30 mil, tell them to take it or leave it... make the insightful bastard rich, get the name back and move on.

>> skizzy runs to check: G everything......

hmm.... gbrowser, ,gBrowse, gOS, googleOS, gSpace, gMessenger, gLife, gLove, gNet, gWeb, gWorld, gCom, gVIOP, gTalk, gPhone, gCell, gCellular, gBulletin.....

and last but not least, and definetely my favorite of all....

gSpot

LOL

sKiz

tscbh 10-20-2005 12:59 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by skizzy203
Like goole can't afford it now?? You gotta be kidding me.

Buy the damn thing for an offer at $30 mil, tell them to take it or leave it... make the insightful bastard rich, get the name back and move on.

>> skizzy runs to check: G everything......

hmm.... gbrowser, ,gBrowse, gOS, googleOS, gSpace, gMessenger, gLife, gLove, gNet, gWeb, gWorld, gCom, gVIOP, gTalk, gPhone, gCell, gCellular, gBulletin.....

and last but not least, and definetely my favorite of all....

gSpot

LOL

sKiz
You forgot g-String, but already taken. :nervous:


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