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Nvidia Issues Multiple Trademarks in Europe
Compared to AMD, Nvidia certainly has a history of taking a more consistent line with its graphics card names. Following a recently completed trademark application in Europe, however, it seems that everything is still on track for at least the next three generations of GPU releases. Put simply, with the…
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Sony Officially Trademarks PlayStation 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
All going well, we fully expect the Sony PlayStation 5 to release at some point in late 2020. Yes, we’re just under a year away from the release of their next-generation console! As you might expect, however, a company such as Sony can rarely afford to concentrate on solely just…
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The Next Total War Game is Likely Getting a ‘Troy’ Setting
It has only been a little over 2 months since the release of the highly-excellent Total War Three Kingdoms and I daresay that fans of the series are still quite happily battling their way across ancient China with the hopes of unifying the country. It seems, however, that Sega may…
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Thermaltake’s Pastel Coolants Infringe on Mayhems Trademark
Thermaltake v. Mayhems: Legal Battle Brewing Thermaltake recently unveiled their new Pastel P1000 liquid coolant series at CES 2019. As the name suggests, these coolants feature high saturation colours. The problem is that the “Pastel” name for a coolant is a registered trademark of UK-Based Mayhems. In fact, they are…
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Bethesda Parent Company Trademarks ‘Deathloop’
ZeniMax Trademarks ‘Deathloop’ Bethesda may, at the moment, be suffering from more than a few PR disasters. The release of Fallout 76 has proven to be nothing short of a disaster. This isn’t purely in terms of critical reception but also based on the clear indication that sales are massively…
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MLB Planning to Contest Overwatch League Logo Trademark
You do, every now and then, hear about some very strange legal cases. Particularly when it comes to copyright. It looks like we have have another one on the horizon. Major League Baseball are preparing a legal contesting of the logo for Overwatch League. Here we go again! Is the…
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CD Projekt Red Has No “Evil Plan” With “Cyberpunk” Trademark… Phew!
CD Projekt Red filed a trademark for the word “Cyberpunk”, a move that raised a few eyebrows given the widespread cultural use of the word. This led many to speculate on how they could misuse the trademark. Of course, many are forgetting that they filed for the same trademark in…
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Is a New Need For Speed Game on The Way?
The Need for Speed franchise has been incredibly popular for a significant amount of time thanks to the accessible physics model and chaotic racing. In recent years, the series has lost its identity somewhat and didn’t evoke a strong reaction from fans. Of course, this could improve and it’s important for…
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EA Withdraws Ghost Trademark After Dispute With Ubisoft
Ghost Games, formally known as EA Gothenburg, is a video game developer based in Sweden and Romania. The studio is composed of 80 percent of the employees from iconic British company Criterion Games and produces the latest entries in the Need for Speed franchise. EA filed two trademarks for the…
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Kodi Developers Speak out about Piracy Box Sellers
The developers behind Kodi, the free, open source media player software formerly known as XBMC, are taking a stand against profiteers who are selling modified versions of its product as so-called “piracy boxes”. In the past, Team Kodi has always remained neutral on its software being used to illegally access…
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The Fine Brothers Rescind “React” Trademarks
The Fine Brothers is an incredibly popular YouTube channel with almost 14 million subscribers and gained popularity with a series of “react” videos. The concept is quite simple and revolves around of the idea of filming people’s reactions to viral videos, old technology and film trailers. Unbelievably, brothers Benny and…
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Palm Brand Sold Off By HP – New Smartphones on the Way?
Go to Palm.com right now and you’ll see the message above. After that address stopped directing people to hpwebos.com it started going to mynewpalm.com suggesting that something interesting was happening behind the scenes. It was later discovered that HP had sold off the Palm trademarks to a company called Wide Progress…
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Sony Trademarks New PlayStation Logo
Sony has filed registration for a curious new PlayStation logo with the Japanese Patent and Trademark Office. It incorporates the familiar ‘PS’ motif within a circle, flanked by a set of headphones. The trademark notice reads as follows: [Serial Number 2014-93301] Trademark: [Image] Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Filing date:…
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Samsung Sued Over Milk Music App
Samsung have been hit with a lawsuit, over its Milk Music app, from multimedia company Milk Studios. The lawsuit, filed on Monday at the US District Court of the Southern District or New York, alleges that Samsung’s Milk Music has “intentionally, wilfully and knowingly” violated Milk Studio’s trademark. Milk Studios,…
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The word iPhone becomes banned in Mexico after trademark ruling
We hear enough these days about how Apple is taking on Samsung for the nth reason yet again, but over the last few months there has been another case brewing with Apple, but this time it is against them. In Mexico, a company known as iFone S.A. de C.V. registered their name…
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