Just as rumors resurfaced that Google is getting into the smartwatch game, Oko International, the maker of a wide range of watches and timepieces sold under the brand name ‘Android,’ is suing the company for trademark infringement.

Oko, established in 1991, sells more than 400 watches and clocks that have been trademarked as “Android” products since 1994. Its pieces, which are marketed across North America, Japan and Western Europe, generate between $1 million and $5 million in annual sales.

The company, however, does not seem intimidated by Google. “It does not matter how big the company is. We did not give Google the right to use that name,” said Oko chief designer and CEO Wing Liang.

The timing of the suit, which was filed Wednesday in the California Central District Court, is noteworthy. It was filed the same week Google’s Android unit was reported by the Financial Times to be in the midst of developing its own smartwatch.

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