This issue comes up a lot with other projects. General protocol is that you couldn't call it Android Nav, but you could say Nav For Android. Using abbreviations like And or Bot or Droid sound fine to me, as there is no confusion that they are from Google and part of Android. Of course, it's Google's call and I doubt they will comment, unless it's some notice in your inbox informing you of a perceived violation of the name. Of course, the word Android, is hardly one Google could trademark.
Shane On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not a lawyer, so I can only give my personal opinion here, on > which of course you should not rely, since you don't know me. > > I've seen AndroidGuys.com obviously without any problems, there is > AndDev.org as a webpage, AndNav the application, AndPipes, AndSudoku, > AndPishty, TeeDroid, etc... none of them seem to have had a problem > with their names. > > Now, regarding your name FitRoid, I really don't see how the Report of > Item Discrepancy (ROID) on a Framework of Integrated Test (FIT) has > anything to do with a robot designed to resemble a human ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android ). > > If Google sees a problem with this, they will call you. So relax and > wait for their call :-) (and in the meantime publish your app > FitRoid!) > > Peli > > On Oct 28, 1:24 am, donden1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have had the worst experience today trying to contact google. I've > > never tried to contact google but I was surely dissapointed by how I > > was treated and no help was offered. I just signed up for the Android > > Market Place and upon reading the branding page, I noted that it said > > that one cannot use a derived name from the word "Android" for a > > product. Only thing is that I have been working on an application for > > over a year now and I called it "FitRoid" I've paid for the domain > > name and am designing the website then google springs this up on me. > > So I decided to contact google to find out if the name "fitroid" was > > ok for my application. Only problem is that there is no link on the > > web to send any queries, or any contact information relating to > > contacting the Android Branding team or whatever...The Android Market > > place has not contact information and you end up being directed to > > googles regular contact page, which of course does not have a category > > for Android. So I called Google this evening and the first lady was > > not interested in helping me at all and told me that no one on the > > phone could help me and I had to rely on the web. She then told me to > > go towww.android/supportonly that after I hung up and tried that, > > the url does not even exist. So I called a second time and this time I > > got a rude gentleman (ok scrap the gentle) - a rude person who could > > not tell me where I could get help online or with a person. He said I > > needed the exact extension to speak to anyone.... (jeez and I thought > > Comcast was bad!) so finally he gave me an email address > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] just so that he could get rid of me. Upon sending my > > email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] of course I get another telling me that that > > email is not an address that gets any response and this email directs > > me back towww.google.com/supportwhich has no Android Category... > > > > I was very annoyed at the rude google employee and it made me wonder > > why on earth have I been so enamored by google and their products... > > I've been a developer with GWT and Android and have really pushed > > those two products.. only to be treated like this. ALL I WANT TO KNOW > > IS WETHER I AM ALLOWED TO KEEP USING THE NAME "FITROID" THAT I HAVE > > BEEN USING FOR MY APPLICATION FOR THE LAST YEAR.. > > > > Forgive the yelling every one.... > > > > Thanks, > > --donden1 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
