Thread: U.S. Agency refuse Google's Nexus One Trademark

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refused the Google application for the Nexus One trademark. The rejection are not final and Google now has the chance to submit evidence and arguments in support of approval."Registration of the applied-for mark is denied because of a chance of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 3554195," according to the filing that was made previous week.

In a declaration, source said it appreciates that the USPTO is protecting its trademark rights. It also said it expects to work the matter out with Google. "Google has not contacted us since the PTO problem its objection but we hope we can work jointly to get our relevant business goals," John Nee, Integra's vice president of corporate communications, said in the statement.

Google did not reply to a request for comment.

The Nexus One runs Android, and Google sells it fully from its Web site. The phone was primarily designed for T-Mobile's network. But on Tuesday, Google started selling a version of the phone for AT&T's network, and on Wednesday Sprint said a version for its network would come out as well. When Google released the phone, it said it was also development to make it available for Verizon.