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From: Erika Patron <erika@...>
Date: May 26, 2006 6:10 AM
Subject: [CHMINF-L] Chemistry search engine provider eMolecules
changes "Chmoogle" web site name under pressure from Google
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Chemistry search engine provider eMolecules changes "Chmoogle" web site name
under pressure from Google


Del Mar, California, 5/24/2006 - eMolecules announced today that, under
pressure from industry giant Google, it is changing the name of its premiere
chemistry search engine to www.emolecules.com, and dropping the name
"Chmoogle" in favor of "eMolecules."

Google has mounted an aggressive campaign to claim any trademark related to
-oogle, including some unsuccessful high-profile skirmishes with Froogles
and Booble. On May 23, 2006, eMolecules received notice that Google filed an
opposition to the trademark application for "CHMOOGLE" at the US Trademark
office, claiming it is "highly similar" to "GOOGLE" and is "likely to cause
confusion." eMolecules had previously stated and substantiated that, because
the search engine's content, functionality and audience are fundamentally
different, confusion can never occur.

"It's not about right or wrong, it's who has the deeper pockets," said
co-founder and CEO Klaus Gubernator. "Although we firmly believe we have a
legitimate trademark, and our attorneys advise us our case is solid, we do
not want to waste valuable time and resources in a protracted legal battle.
We would rather advance the cause of chemistry on the internet, an area that
thus far is neglected completely by the dominant web search engines."

"We're excited about our upcoming database expansion, which includes
millions of molecules from more than fifteen million sources," said Craig
James, co-founder and CTO of eMolecules. "We're scientists and engineers,
and can't be distracted by Google's strange legal theories that seem to be
in conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court and with Google's own public
pronouncements. If Google wants to try cheminformatics, that's a battle we
would welcome."

eMolecules, Inc. has created the world's leading free open-access chemistry
search engine. The company's mission is to discover, curate and index all of
the public chemical information in the world, and make it available to all
scientists. eMolecules distinguishes itself by extremely fast searches, an
appealing presentation of results, and high-quality chemical drawings.
Founded in 2005 and located in San Diego County, with offices in London, it
has rapidly become the world's most popular public chemistry search engine.

For additional information, contact: Klaus Gubernator, CEO, eMolecules, Inc.
info@... or visit www.emolecules.com .

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See also: http://www.emolecules.com/doc/google_vs_chmoogle/index.htm




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