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Google Loses Gmail Trademark Case

Posted by samzenpus on from the ooglemail-coming-soon dept.

amigoro writes "A court in Germany today banned Google from using the name 'Gmail' for its popular webmail service following a trademark suit filed by the founder of G-Mail. Daniel Giersch, started using the name G-Mail in 2000, four years before Google released 'Gmail'. "Google infringed the young businessman's trademark that had been previously been registered," said the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in its judgement."

8 of 293 comments (clear)

  1. Where are the trolls? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was waiting for some to suggest gnaaMail

  2. Re:sort of makes me wish by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bill.Gates@gmail.com

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  3. Re:sort of makes me wish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me help you with that typo: techgeek@gmail.com. A very nice address it is, and I'd be happy to bid $0.75 if it is spam free.

  4. Re:sort of makes me wish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's good I never tried PleaseSpamMe@gmail.com

  5. Re:Close it down! by Balthisar · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I were Google I would simply shut down Google.de and the German GMail and give the whole country the big old middle finger. I bet it would only take months for local public pressure to force g-mail to get out of the way of the real Google GMail.

    And if I were the entire automotive industry, I'd refuse to do business in California!
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  6. Re:sort of makes me wish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does yours get spammed a lot?

    I keep getting spam for new furniture and chair repair...
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  7. Re:sort of makes me wish by j0nkatz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I get spammed a lot on mine from shampoo and soap sales.

    richard.stallman@gmail.com

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  8. Re:sort of makes me wish by Errtu76 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now that's not very nice of you, mentioning techgeek@gmail.com 's email address. Why, if i was techgeek@gmail.com i would be very upset now. Imagine all the email harvesting bots that'll pick up techgeek@gmail.com as a valid email address? Poor techgeek@gmail.com and his inbox. Well, i won't participate in that, techgeek@gmail.com !! Rest assured that i will never give away techgeek@gmail.com on any website and i will say to anyone using or posting techgeek@gmail.com that they should stop it, because techgeek@gmail.com is getting enough spam as it is!

    There. You're welcome.