Gmail Loses Trademark Battle In Europe

February 3rd, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Google has lost the right to use the ‘Gmail’ name in Europe, and will probably have to resort to using ‘Google Mail’ to market its webmail service.

The name has been owned for over six years by a German entrepreneur that has founded a service called GMail, a same day mail delivery service, so I think the decision is fair enough.

I seriously don’t think this will be an issue for Google and to be honest, I like the name Google Mail better. Europe’s a big enough place for Google to be able to develop the Google Mail brand in addition to the Gmail brand.

I’m a heavy user of Google services, I use Gmail Google Mail for my email, Google Reader for my RSS, Google Talk for my IM just as heavily as MSN Messenger now, and of course Google Search.

Are you a Google Fanboy as well? I just can’t see at the moment how anyone is going to break Google’s market dominance, when they continue to launch the best products.

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  1. #1

    Comment by Zigire on 3 February 2007:

    I don’t know if this is relevant but when I signed up for GMail a year ago (I was a late invite getter, although saying that, I never tried to get one) they informed me my email was whatever(nothardtoguess)@googlemail.com rather than thesame@gmail.com. Clearly both work (@gmail and @googlemail.com) - but is that thinking ahead on Google’s part based upon my location or not??

  2. #2

    Comment by Vincent on 3 February 2007:

    How about the domain Gmail.com? Will it stay?

  3. #3

    Comment by Everton on 3 February 2007:

    #Zigire

    Google have been fighting over the gmail.com domain for a long time, and where using googlemail.com while the courtcase rumbled on. Now they have to permanently

    #vincent

    In the US yes, but not in Europe

  4. #4

    Comment by Enblogopedia on 4 February 2007:

    Google pays only $250,000!!!!
    Hmmm I think google should use Adsense it self :P

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