Google failed in its bid to own the Nexus One name for its Android 2.1 smartphone, as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected its application for a trademark on the moniker. That mark is currently commanded by Integra Telecom, which in December 2008 registered the trademark for its Nexus fixed bandwidth integrated voice and Internet T1 product. What does this all mean? Google could contest the ruling, pay Integra for the right to use the name or change the Nexus One name.
– Google failed in its bid to own the
quot;Nexus One quot; name for its Android 2.1 smartphone, as the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office rejected its application for a trademark on the moniker.
quot;Registration of the applied-for mark is refused
because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark…