It was a little bit of a surprise to see Google lose out in their attempt to register Nexus One as a trademark. Apparently, Integra Telecom had registered “Nexus” as a trademark for themselves back in 2008.
Clearly it isn’t a huge issue, Apple didn’t even control the iPhone trademark from the beginning, it was a Cisco property registered in 1999!
With the ongoing patent war between Apple and Google, currently begin fought by way of HTC, a few hurdles are appearing for Google to clear as they march towards the eventual release of their Nexus One phone on all four major carriers.