Google changes Gmail to Google Mail in the UK
{{date|October 19, 2005}}

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Following a dispute with [[w:London|London]]-based company Independent International Investment Research (IIIR), Internet company [[w:Google|Google Inc.]] has dropped the use of its "[[w:Gmail|Gmail]]" name for its free email service. IIIR launched its own web-based email service called Gmail more than two years prior to Google's own service. All other countries (except [[w:Germany|Germany]], where a similar dispute also resulted in a name change) will continue to use the Gmail name and domain (gmail.com).

The change took place on Wednesday, when all new Gmail accounts created from a UK [[w:IP address|IP address]] will use the ''@googlemail.com'' domain, instead of the former ''@gmail.com''.  As the service is still "invite-only", invitations for the service will also be made for the ''@googlemail.com'' domain.

Former UK Gmail users will continue to use the ''@gmail.com'' domain for the near future.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4354954.stm
|title=Google drops Gmail address in UK
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=October 19, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/19/gmail_trademark_dispute/
|title=Google loses its G-spot
|author=John Leyden
|pub=The Register
|date=19 October 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/10/19/afx2285443.html
|title=Independent Intnl Inv avoids litigation as Google changes G-Mail name in UK 
|author=
|pub=AFX News Limited
|date=10.19.2005, 06:13 AM}}

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Following a dispute with London-based company Independent International Investment Research (IIIR), Internet company Google Inc. has dropped the use of its "Gmail" name for its free email service. IIIR launched its own web-based email service called Gmail more than two years prior to Google's own service. All other countries (except Germany, where a similar dispute also resulted in a name change) will continue to use the Gmail name and domain (gmail.com).

The change took place on Wednesday, when all new Gmail accounts created from a UK IP address will use the @googlemail.com domain, instead of the former @gmail.com.  As the service is still "invite-only", invitations for the service will also be made for the @googlemail.com domain.

Former UK Gmail users will continue to use the @gmail.com domain for the near future.

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