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TheBryanJZX90

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #1

It's a trademark dispute, over I'm guessing both the name and logo:

Valhalla Motion Pictures

Valhalla Game Studio

I don't really have much to add, just thought that was interesting! Just another problem for the game studio to deal with. The case is going to be heard this Friday at a special event in Loyola Law School.

 

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Xpliskin

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #2

Is there a link/source somewhere ?

 

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Ouren

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #3

afk tradmarking norse mythology

 

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Sinatar

Official GAF Bottom Feeder

• Nov 9, 2015

• #4

Given the movie studio has been around since 98 I assume they are suing Itagaki and not the other way around (which is what the thread title seems to imply).

 

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TheBryanJZX90

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #5

Xpliskin said:

Is there a link/source somewhere ?

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Here you go (link to the event at Loyola)
http://www.laipla.net/trademark-trial-appeal-board-ttab-comes-to-los-angeles-2015/

 

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BadWolf

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #6

The logo does look like a ripoff.

 

GrayFoxPL

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #7

Trademark disputes are retarded.

 

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TheSlySoul

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #8

You can trademark a ship's sails?
Huh...

Edit: Agree with poster below me. It is a type of ship.

 

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DrArchon

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #9

I mean, when you go with Valhalla as your name there's only so many iconic Norse images you can go with and the viking longboat is definitely one of them.

I personally think that there's enough differences for there not to be a problem, what with one of them being a movie studio and the other being in the business of movies.

 

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Cloyster

Banned

• Nov 9, 2015

• #10

Defending Lawyer:

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Prosecuting:

 

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Kabuki Quantum Lover

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #11

Cloyster said:

Defending Lawyer:



Prosecuting:

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Yaoi Phoenix Wright artwork incoming.

 

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Muchi Muchi Pink

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #12

Yeah this looks like a bit of a stretch. But oh well after the trouble before the release of DT, the garbage outcome of the game after release and now this, Itagaki can't catch a break.

 

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Kinyou

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #13

Islam should sue Valhalla pictures for stealing the half moon

 

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EoinOL

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #14

TheSlySoul said:

You can trademark a ship's sails?

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You can't, but the mark isn't just "a ship's sails", it's:

the wording "VALHALLA MOTION PICTURES" below a ship on open water in front of a crescent moon on a shaded background.

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Valhalla Motion Pictures also own similar marks for Valhalla Entertainment and Valhalla Television.

The Valhalla Games Studios mark is similar enough - it doesn't include a crescent moon, but it does have everything else. It would probably fail the "moron in a hurry" test for trademark infringement (though this is not a standard). Trademark disputes can get quite silly, but this is very far from the worst.

Anyone who is curious can see the opposition filing here.

 

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Fdkn

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #15

there was a spanish metal band called valhalla some years ago. They should sue them both for the lulz

this is stupid

 

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SomedayTheFire

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #16

rip valhalla games

 

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Keasar

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #17

Can we Scandinavians sue both of them for taking our ancestral mythology and claim "property" on it?

 

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Son Of D

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #18

Kabuki Quantum Lover said:

Yaoi Phoenix Wright artwork incoming.

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You say it like there isn't any already.

 

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Z3M0G

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #19

This is stupid...

 

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Dash Kappei

Not actually that important

• Nov 9, 2015

• #20

EoinOL said:

You can't, but the mark isn't just "a ship's sails", it's:



Valhalla Motion Pictures also own similar marks for Valhalla Entertainment and Valhalla Television.

The Valhalla Games Studios mark is similar enough - it doesn't include a crescent moon, but it does have everything else. It would probably fail the "moron in a hurry" test for trademark infringement (though this is not a standard). Trademark disputes can get quite silly, but this is very far from the worst.

Anyone who is curious can see the opposition filing here.

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That's not how the "moron in a hurry" test works.
It's actually kind the opposite, meaning a person of average intelligence could fall for it and not only a moron quickly passing-by and mistaking a logo for another.

 

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eye cum negotiator

Banned

• Nov 9, 2015

• #21

I'm assuming Devil's Third will bomb. Sucks that he has to deal with this too.

 

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2+2=5

The Amiga Brotherhood

• Nov 9, 2015

• #22

TheBryanJZX90 said:

It's a trademark dispute, over I'm guessing both the name and logo:

Valhalla Motion Pictures

Valhalla Game Studio

I don't really have much to add, just thought that was interesting! Just another problem for the game studio to deal with. The case is going to be heard this Friday at a special event in Loyola Law School.

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Everyone should be sued by Digital Illusions(DICE)

Especially Valhalla game studios, it has a shameless ripoff of DI logo

 

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Kouriozan

Member

• Nov 9, 2015

• #23

eye cum negotiator said:

I'm assuming Devil's Third will bomb. Sucks that he has to deal with this too.

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It already did in EU/Japan.