Google Being Sued For use of 'Android' Name
01 May, 2009, 9:49 pm IST | by
Shayne Rana
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It seems like Google may have inadvertently chosen the wrong name for their open source OS. According to Forbes, a software developer named Erich Specht who also happens to be an ISP is suing the search giant for using the name Android. Not only is Specht suing Google, he’s also intent on doing the same with 46 other companies over the use of the name. He runs a company called Android Data Corp. He’s suing the companies for a whopping $94 million. Specht and his lawyers are claiming that the name is stolen trademark but Google is fighting it as hard as they can. The claimant says that his company had filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) almost 10 years ago as a company that deals in software that would help Web sites transfer data securely, whereas Google’s did so only in 2007. It’s been a back and forth battle between the two companies as Google claims that Specht’s company was inactive and apparently the company was dissolved leaving the name up for grabs. However the PTO had refused Google's proposed Android mark because the similarity with Specht's company’s name. This would obviously cause plenty of confusion. Specht intends to file an injunction that will state that all Google Android-branded products to be removed from the market and repackaged using another name. Luckily for Google there aren’t to many handsets save the G1 out there. |
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