Google Acquires 'Gmail' Trademark Rights in Germany

Google Inc., owner of the world’s most-used Internet search engine, acquired the German rights to the name “G-mail,” according to a filing at the nation’s trademark office. Google, which owns trademark rights to Gmail in more than 60 nations, has been fighting with German businessman Daniel Giersch who won the rights to “G-mail” in 2000.

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