I've read recently that a regional court in Hamburg, Germany handed down a decision against computer behemoth company Google from using the brand "Gmail" for its expanded e-mail services. The court ruled in favor of a 33 year old businessman saying that he had the copyright in using such name for his own e-mail service. The enterpreneur has been using the "gmail" name since the year 2000, 4 years before Google launched its own expanded e-mail service.
Although this decision applies only in Germany, imagine the sum Google has to pay to this businessman for compromise if the company wants to continue using the brand "Gmail" in Hamburg! Nice
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