[quote="Neowin.net"]One Melbourne business has found itself in a David-and-Goliath battle with Google over its name - Scoogle.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the eyewear business is locked in a trademark dispute with the search giant, which is attempting to force the small business to change its name.
The business is named after the family name of co-owner Josie Meadows. A source close to the matter told the Herald Google had ''essentially just picked a fight'' and accused the company of ''bullying'' tactics. The owners of the business are reportedly up for at least $5000 in legal costs if they choose to fight the matter in court.
The naming dispute comes just days after Brisbane-based web entrepreneur, Cameron Collie, was forced to change the name of his business from Groggle to Drinkle following a six-month trademark battle with Google.
Drinkle allows users to search for the cheapest price on liquor products in their local area. A non-disclosure agreement prevents Mr Collie from discussing the terms of his settlement with Google, but a tweet from the company's account suggests he made a tidy sum from the incident.
''To celebrate the (ex)Groggle team will drink a bottle of Australia most expensive beer - Crown Ambassador,'' the tweet reads, with a TwitPic of the beer linked.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://www.neowin.net/news/google-takes-on-aussie-company-over-name[/url]
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Seems kind of moronic to me.
Googles going to rape them.
Boggle better look the fuck out.
Come on google, stop this shit.
This is why I don't use google.
I think they just search through yellow pages, ads, drive up and down streets, etc, just to find a business they can bully to change their name. They do it because they can, and that's what pisses me off the most. What harm is a company named groggle, which deals with beer, going to do to you google? Planning on entering the alcohol market soon?
I mean, WTF?
1 step closer to me going to Google-Mart for more Google-Milk.
They aren't doing anything wrong from a business point of view, from a moral point of view fuck it. MONEY is MONEY. You have to protect your business identity as much as you can.
Hang on;
[quote]Drinkle allows users to search for the cheapest price on liquor products in their local area. A non-disclosure agreement prevents Mr Collie from discussing the terms of his settlement with Google, but a tweet from the company's account suggests he made a tidy sum from the incident.[/quote]
So Google took Mr. Collie to court over his site's name being too similar, Google wins... and Mr. Collie gets a wad of money from it? How does that work?
this really sucks. when a big company sues a small one its just legal costs in the 100 thousands even before court.
Almost as bad as Monsanto suing farmers.
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[QUOTE=Sobek-;26076498]Hang on;
So Google took Mr. Collie to court over his site's name being too similar, Google wins... and Mr. Collie gets a wad of money from it? How does that work?[/QUOTE]
settled out of court most likely.
"here's $500,000, fuck off now"
[QUOTE=Sobek-;26076498]Hang on;
So Google took Mr. Collie to court over his site's name being too similar, Google wins... and Mr. Collie gets a wad of money from it? How does that work?[/QUOTE]
They settled out of court.
[QUOTE=Sobek-;26076498]Hang on;
So Google took Mr. Collie to court over his site's name being too similar, Google wins... and Mr. Collie gets a wad of money from it? How does that work?[/QUOTE]
It's called bargi- I mean bribing.
Ahh, I remember the whole thing about Groggle. The guy posted on the Whirlpool Forums that he was being sued by Google and whatnot. Guessing it worked out for him.
People don't realise but Google needs to protect their image, even if it means suing people with similar names.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;26076579]Ahh, I remember the whole thing about Groggle. The guy posted on the Whirlpool Forums that he was being sued by Google and whatnot. Guessing it worked out for him.
People don't realise but Google needs to protect their image, even if it means suing people with similar names.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure its safe to say everyone knows who Google is and differentiate between them
I for one welcome our new Google overlords
Google is the aliens
Yes google is the aliens
[QUOTE=Neowin.net]The business is named after the family name of co-owner Josie Meadows.[/QUOTE]Bullshit.
They shouldn't have picked a name that sounded so much like google, that's pretty all there is too it. They could have named their company anything and they picked scoogle. Which is a kind of moronic thing to do.
Unless they named their business before google existed, in which case I'm completely on the side of the small business.
[QUOTE=DamagePoint;26077780]Bullshit.
They shouldn't have picked a name that sounded so much like google, that's pretty all there is too it. They could have named their company anything and they picked scoogle. Which is a kind of moronic thing to do.
Unless they named their business before google existed, in which case I'm completely on the side of the small business.[/QUOTE]
I don't think that justifies going to court because something [i]rhymes[/i] with it.
Steven.
Stevon.
Stovon.
Stoon.
Stoogle.
Google.
Oh fuck, I guess I should change my name now. :frown:
Do no evil eh Google?
Google pulled a McDonald's
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[b]To Groggle![/b]
It's not just sounding similar, it's also using an established brand to market your idea. With the Groogle case, even though people obviously could tell the difference between the two, using Google's image as a marketing tool to name your company isn't fair.
Not going to work. I remember a case a few years back where Microsoft tried to sue an Aussie company, "Vista Windows", maker of large-pane glass windows, and lost completely.
[QUOTE=5killer;26083382]It's not just sounding similar, it's also using an established brand to market your idea. With the Groogle case, even though people obviously could tell the difference between the two, using Google's image as a marketing tool to name your company isn't fair.[/QUOTE]
Groggle not Groogle. Like goggle with an R. And I highly doubt it was given that name for Google's image.
Get 'em, Google! GET ALL OF THEM!
In order to keep a trademark, you must enforce it this way. If they don't and there are a load of googlesque names all over the place the trademark can be taken away.
gaggle.net is screwed
I thought Google were nice :(
[QUOTE=Alcapwne;26084180]I thought Google were nice :([/QUOTE]
They recently took "don't" out of their slogan and added "like hitler" on the end.
What do you expect from Criminal Isle?
My business name is going to be Gewgle.
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