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Judge tosses 'Android' trademark suit

article published on 22 December, 2010

In early 2009, when the operating system was still in its infancy, Google was sued over the trademark to "Android" by Erich Specht, who wanted monetary damages of $94 million. Specht had run a company called "Android Data" from 1998-2002, before liquidating assets and abandoning the mark after the tech bubble in the stock market burst. In 2008, when he became aware that Google was ... [ read the full article ]

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biglo30
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_ 		22. December 2010 @ 22:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
People are always looking for a quick buck....
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mike.m
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_ 		23. December 2010 @ 20:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good to see they didn't bother to deal with this nutjob. Google is using "Android", he is using "Android Data". What the hell is he complaining about? It's not as if he invented the word Android. Even if he did, is he going to sue/charge anyone who says/use it? People will sue for anything.
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hermes_vb
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_ 		28. December 2010 @ 14:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey, he had to try...
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If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?

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