Google Holds Onto Its Trademark As Federal Court Rules It Has Not Become Generic
By Scott Davenport | | Business Issues, Copyright & Trademark, Critics, Google, Legal
According to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Google hasn’t committed “genericide.” Although people have used the term “google,” referring to searching online, for almost 20 years, that doesn’t invalidate the company’s trademark. The legal dispute began when an individual by the name of Chris Gillespie, registered hundreds of domains that contained the word “google,” …
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