Google Accused Of Misleading Statement in Gmail Dispute
Posted by nullbit on September 27, 2005, 2:48 am
Google have been in dispute with the British research firm IIIR (Independent International Investment Research) over the trademark ownership of the Gmail name for the last 15 months. In a Times article, IIIR -- who have threatened to bring legal action against Google -- accuse Google of making "Grossly misleading" statements.
Concerning a statement by IIIR referring to a similar success against Google of a case in Germany, Google stated:
"We can confirm that Pronet has contacted Google and that we have been seeking information on their use of the Gmail trademark but have not received any evidence to establish the rights they have claimed."
In reponse to this, IIIR wrote in a letter to Google's trademark lawyer:
"As you must be aware this is grossly misleading. It misrepresents the degree of telephone, fax, e-mail and letter contact that has in fact taken place over the last 16 months, between our companies directly, between our US attorneys and Google, and between our UK lawyers, myself and Google in conference."
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