The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is suing Google over the search engine giant’s claim that it is infringing on IP rights and trademarks, the tech giant’s lawyer told the court in a motion filed Tuesday.
In the filing, Google’s attorney, Michael Cherkas, argues that the court should reject ICANN’s claims that Google infringed on copyright by providing the search company with the domain names and domain-hosting services it uses to offer its Google Search service.ICANN argues that Google is using the domain name “google.com” to infringe on its intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, according to court documents.ICN says that it has filed a number of copyright infringement lawsuits against Google, including a class action lawsuit against the search giant in 2014.
Google and other search engines have said that they are not responsible for infringing intellectual property.
In October, the search firm admitted to “potentially” infringing on the copyright of others.
