I am writing a childrens book and a character in it is supposed to be called Google. Is that legal? I am only using the word 'google' and not the colors, font etc that the word is written on the actual site. Mr. google knows everything about everyone :)
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Related: Can you trademark a proper noun from a work of fiction?, Using copyrighted or trademarked names for different ideas in fiction – Brandin Apr 18 at 6:59
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Could go either way. Google is, after all, a preexisting word in the English language before it was a company name. – ohwilleke Apr 18 at 21:10
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The famous example would be from Douglas Adams, "Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy" which has a character "Ford Prefect" named after a trademarked car model. That was satire, however, so special considerations applied. – ohwilleke Apr 19 at 2:58
