Re: RE: Use of "googling" on zoe.nu

Dear Mrs Hagan,

On Jun 15, 2004, at 01:22, Rose Hagan wrote:

> Please note that we cannot accept your use of the phrase "Googling your
> email" as a tagline for your service.

Please note that "ZOË" is not a service, but a software.

Please also note that "Googling your email" refers to an article dated 
October 7 2002
published in O'Reilly Network by Mr John Udell:

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/10/07/udell.html
-- Jon Udell, "Googling Your Email", O'Reilly Network, 10/07/2002

>  This use of "Googling" is both incorrect,

Please contact Mr John Udell directly if you feel the urge to correct 
his use of the common word "googling":

http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/

>  as it does not involve use of the Google search services,

Please note that "xeroxing" doesn't necessarily imply the use of a 
Xerox branded copy machine. Similarly, "googling" -to search for 
information- doesn't necessarily involve any services provided by a 
company going by the name of "Google".

>  and likely to cause confusion

How likely? What confusion? Please elaborate.

> and therefore trademark infringement.

Is referring to an article an alleged trademark infringement nowadays? 
Please elaborate.

So far, your argumentation sounds specious and your claim frivolous. 
Please elaborate.

Regards,

Z.


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