Last week, a judge threw out Erich Specht's attempt to extort $94 million from Google, Android Inc, and Open Handset Alliance. Apparently, the court wasn't swayed by the website that Specht threw up in order to prove he was still using the mark after his company went under in 2002. The judge then punctuated the decision with a cancelation of Specht's "Android Data" trademark on grounds that he attempted to use it as a "sword" against Google and because it could create confusion with the little green bot that consumers have become so enamored with.
Specht sued Google (and a bunch of other companies) over the name Android, which he trademarked back in 2002 for his company Android Data Company. Google attempted to trademark the Android name in 2007 and were rejected due to Specht's prior trademark. Specht's Android Data Company went out of business and Specht created a website to keep the name alive. [Engadget]
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