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A European body has again told Google that it cannot have trademark protection to use the Gmail mark throughout the European Union. Google's mark.(Credit: Google)Giersch's mark.(Credit: P1 Private GmbH) The European Union's trademark regulation agency denied Google's appeal in late February. The ruling concluded that the mark is too similar to the G-mail trademark owned by German businessman Daniel Giersch. Giersch runs an electronic postal delivery business that goes by the name G-mail, which is short for "Giersch mail." "There is a likelihood of confusion," the agency wrote. Google representatives in the U.S. ***

Adobe Creative Suite users will soon have to turn to other Web-based or local stock photography services to get their stock photo fix. Adobe on Monday quietly announced the end of its stock photography service. The Stock Photos service has been a part of the popular Creative Suite since the introduction of Adobe Bridge in version 2. The cutoff date is March 31st, giving users a little less than two more months to use the service to acquire legal shots to use in design work. According to ***

Well, It doesn't appear that Microsoft will be taking direct aim at the iPhone on Tuesday. Rather, the software maker is playing to its strengths, announcing a new piece of server software to help businesses manage a company's worth of smartphones. That doesn't mean Microsoft isn't interested in say, adding a full Web browser into Windows Mobile, according to Scott Horn, a general manager in Microsoft's mobile device unit. "Do I see a path where we are going to have a phenomenal browsing experience," Horn said. "Yes, I do." But the bulk of Microsoft's announcements for Tuesday focus on the company's enterprise strengths. ***