Like Apple’s initial problem with Cisco using the “iPhone” name, Google is facing its own problems using the Android name.

The back story: In 1999, Illinois entrepreneur Erich Specht started a company called Android Data Corporation, and began selling various software under the Android name.

In June 2000, Erich filed for trademark protection over the name “Android Data.” The registration was granted in October 2002 by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

This past April, Erich filed a lawsuit over trademark infringement of the name Android against Google, Motorola, Samsung, and Sprint Nextel. He also wanted $100 million dollars in damages.

Since then, the court has dismissed those charges, leaving Google the only defendant left.

The latest: Not one to back down from a legal challenge, Google’s lawyers have responded by counter-suing Erich Specht. Google wants punitive damages, attorney fees, denial of payments requested, and an order for the US Patent and Trademark Office to cancel Erich’s “Android Data” registration.