Opps... Things get a little more rocky for Gmail
News came out today that Google didn't register the name Gmail with the US patent and trademark authorities. What is most surprising in this mistake is the following quote from Shane Smith, from The Market Age, whose firm now owns the trademark Gmail:

"When the news came out about Google's Gmail last week, I went to the U.S. patent and trademark authorities. I thought maybe we were in trouble. But they hadn't (registered),' Shane Smith, group chief executive of Market Age, told Reuters on Wednesday. "