Trademark News for 27-Sep-2005

    'Yet Another Gmail
    It would appear that Google's lawyers didn't do a particularly good job scouring the world for the use of the Gmail name before launching the email service. A few months ago the company officially after the guy who owned the Gmail trademark in Germany wouldn't give it up. Then there's the research firm in the UK that's over the name. The latest however is in China where a Beijing company is offering web-based email under the Gmail name . However in this case the company notes that they launched their Gmail (including the logo) long before Google launched Gmail. Of course even if that's the case Google may have a decent case of trademark infringement on the logo. It's clearly designed to look something like the Google logo (not the Gmail logo) with the same "G" and a similar font for the other letters. So Google pretty clearly has a decent case for trademark infringement because there's likely to be confusion. If the Chinese firm changed their logo though then they'd have a pretty good claim to keep the name.

    '1969 Masters Champion George Archer Dies
    Archer died at his home in Incline Village wife Donna said late Sunday night. "I was holding him and it was a beautiful experience " Donna Archer said.

    'XMLMania.com - HOME - Debian trademark policy under question
    The leader of the Debian Linux distribution has called for changes to be made to the open-source project's trademark policy to ensure it has the appropriate level of protection against legal challenges. Full article: .

    'ShoreTel redefines mobility and increases options with 6th generation of its pure IP telephony platform; Trademark flexibility manageability and eas
    The unprecedented choice and flexibility in ShoreTel 6 provides users system administrators and managers with the freedom to work how and where they want without sacrificing features and functions. An employee's work identity and profile can be put on any device including mobile phones and PDAs which eliminates the need for multiple phone numbers and voicemail accounts.

    'HUMMER H2 Limited Edition SUV and SUT Now on Sale
    DETROIT Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ HUMMER expands its product lineup yet again with a new "Pacific Blue" limited edition H2.

    'XMLMania.com - HOME - Linux trademark group denies registration failure
    The Linux Mark Institute has denied that it has failed to register the Linux trademark in Australia and that it has failed to clarified its position on Linux trademark licensing. The Institute which was founded by Linus Torvalds in 2002 to protect the Linux trademark has the aim to license the use of the word Linux and ensure it was retained as a trademark.


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