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Report: Google determines that "Netbook" is a Psion trademark, bans ads
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... and an exec there told me that it expects most analysts will do likewise. Asus folks will refer to Eee PCs as netbooks, but only casually, in person: it even has a defined strategy of trying to make "Eee PC" a popular term for netbooks in general. So every cent Intel spent marketing "netbooks" might soon have been spent marketing someone else's netbook... assuming Psion-Teklogic is ready to actually release an update ... to its 5 year old Netbook! Google to Psion- “netbook” is indeed a protected trademark [JK] ...

Netbook Debate Heats Up As Google Bans Term From Ad Network [There Can Be Only One]
Gizmodo — ... an investigation into the trademark claim. The result is Google officially recognizes the fact that "netbook" is a protected trademark. "Google does these investigations as they are impacted when they run ads on their network. The determination by Google that the term "netbook" is duly registered and protected has prompted them to inform their ad customers that the term can no longer be used in Google ads," wrote JK's James Kendrick. No Google support = Game Set Match? [JK On the Run via Boing Boing] ...

‘Netbook’ term removed from Google ads
CrunchGear — ... Turns out that Psion’s got a case. The company told jkOnTheRun “that Google has investigated the trademark claim and determined that ‘netbook’ is indeed a protected trademark,” which has “prompted them to inform their ad customers that the term can no longer be used in Google ads.” ...

Google bans Term ''Netbook'' from Adsense
I4U News — ... The company won a battle last week with Google banning the term "netbook" from being used in ads on its Adsense network. Psion says that the banning of the term marks the conclusion of an investigation by Google that ended in the search giant finding that netbook is indeed a trademarked term and can’t be used on its ad network. The rub is that many computer makers and even Intel use the term netbook generically. Could we be calling the little machines something else soon? Via JKonTheRun Posted on Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

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jkOnTheRun — This week was a quiet one in the tech world with the Mobile World Congress starting next week.  It was likely the lull before the storm as we expect big news coming out of the MWC as usual.  Here are the top stories on jkOnTheRun you might have missed: My Phone appearance- official response from Microsoft Google to Psion- “netbook” is indeed a protected trademark GMail IMAP- the bane of the traveler Kindle’s second coming: $359, reads aloud, syncs content Google adds ...