Google Applies To Trademark the Term Knol, More 2007 Google Trademark Apps Also Listed
No surprise here. One the day Knol was announced, Google applied to trademark the term. Knol is the new Google knowledge sharing service.
G & S: publishing services; information services; education and entertainment services.
Here are a few more terms that Google has applied to trademark during 2007. This is far from a comprehensive list. The first + is the name. The ++ is the goods and services categorie(s) it covers.
+ Dalvik
++ hardware; software
+ Android
++ hardware; software
+ OpenSocial
++ Software
+ Open Handset Alliance
++ educational services
+ Panoramio
++ computer software; electronic and online manuals
++ omputer services; mapping services; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software; hosting online content for others
++ photo-related services
+ YouTube Sketchies
++ entertainment services; educational services; providing a video sharing portal for entertainment and education purposes; digital video, audio, and multimedia publishing services; contest services
+ Google (one of several for the term. NOTE: Many trademarks for "Google" are already approved)
++
Computer services, namely, search engine services; computer services, namely, acting as an application service provider to host the applications of others; computer services, namely, acting as an application service provider to host, manage, develop, and maintain applications, software, websites, and databases in the field of in personal productivity, collaboration, communication, and publishing; computer services, namely, monitoring, tracking and reporting on the performance of the website and online content of others; computer services in the nature of customized web pages featuring user defined information, personal profiles, and information; providing on-line non-downloadable software for use in personal productivity, collaboration, communication, and publishing; providing on-line non-downloadable software for use in database management, for use as a spreadsheet, and for word processing; providing on-line non-downloadable computer software for tracking documents over computer networks, intranets and the Internet; providing on-line non-downloadable software for creating and maintaining websites and blogs; providing on-line non-downloadable software for document collaboration and revision tracking; providing on-line non-downloadable software for granting and controlling access to documents; providing on-line non-downloadable software for managing individual and group calendars and schedules; providing on-line non-downloadable software featuring online storage of documents and databases; providing on-line non-downloadable software for language translation; providing on-line computer mapping services; mapping services, namely, providing a website and website links to geographic information, map images, and trip routing; providing online non-downloadable software for tracking, managing, and optimizing advertising and promotional campaigns, and calculating return on investment in connection with the same. providing online non-downloadable software for tracking website traffic, e-commerce activity, customer loyalty, and sales conversion rates; providing online non-downloadable software for optimizing website navigation; providing online non-downloadable software for managing, collecting, monitoring and analyzing web, blog and other online site traffic, user preferences and links in real time; technical support services, namely troubleshooting of problems of software for managing, collecting, monitoring and analyzing web, blog and other online site traffic, user preferences and links; design and development services for others of software for managing, collecting, monitoring and analyzing web, blog and other online site traffic, user preferences and links; technical support services, namely troubleshooting of computer hardware, computer software, and network problems; computer and computer software consultation services
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