LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Google on Thursday

defeated a trademark lawsuit brought by a British short film

company over YouTube's short video platform Shorts, with

London's High Court ruling there was no risk of confusion for

consumers.

Shorts International, which runs a television channel

devoted to short films, sued the tech giant last year, accusing

Google of infringing its trademark over the word "shorts".

Google-owned YouTube had launched Shorts, featuring

minute-long videos, in late 2020 as it struggled to compete with

TikTok.

Google's lawyer Lindsay Lane argued in court documents at a

trial earlier this month that it was "abundantly clear" that the

Shorts platform came from YouTube, not Shorts International.

Judge Michael Tappin said in a written ruling that none of

Google's uses of the word "shorts" would lead to any likelihood

of confusion as to the origin of the platform.

He also said that Google and YouTube's use of the word "will

not cause damage to the distinctive character or repute of

(Shorts International's) trade marks" and dismissed the lawsuit.

Google and Shorts International did not immediately respond

to a request for comment.