R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
On the 25th of September, Blizzard Entertainment filed through the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office a trademark for "Heroes of the Storm":
Source: http://www.iponz.govt.nz/app/Extra/Case/Browse.aspx?sid=635159231543831154
It's also been filed through OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) in Europe. The filing date is the same as for the filing in New Zealand but when the data became publicly available I don't know. The topic was anyway brought up by the poster MrWilson at MMO Champion today.
Source: http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic?#
(Can't link directly as no documents have been uploaded yet, so search Trade mark No 012170791 if you wanna look at the filing)
The filing has yet to reach the US but it could potentially be uploaded to USPTO's site today or early next week.
For reference, the most recent expansion set of World of Warcraft, Mists of Pandaria, was filed on the 2nd of August 2011 and revealed on the 21st of October the same year.
Now, considering the filing for Heroes of the Storm mentioning "Downloadable electronic game software for use on portable electronic devices such as mobile and cellular phones, laptops, handheld computers, and tablet PCs.", many people believe that this isn't related to World of Warcraft. Suggestions range from an expansion to Heartstone to an entirely new series. Some have suggested another hoax.
Whatever it is, we'll know soon enough. BlizzCon 2013 starts on the 8th of November.
Source: http://www.iponz.govt.nz/app/Extra/Case/Browse.aspx?sid=635159231543831154
It's also been filed through OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) in Europe. The filing date is the same as for the filing in New Zealand but when the data became publicly available I don't know. The topic was anyway brought up by the poster MrWilson at MMO Champion today.
Source: http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic?#
(Can't link directly as no documents have been uploaded yet, so search Trade mark No 012170791 if you wanna look at the filing)
The filing has yet to reach the US but it could potentially be uploaded to USPTO's site today or early next week.
For reference, the most recent expansion set of World of Warcraft, Mists of Pandaria, was filed on the 2nd of August 2011 and revealed on the 21st of October the same year.
Now, considering the filing for Heroes of the Storm mentioning "Downloadable electronic game software for use on portable electronic devices such as mobile and cellular phones, laptops, handheld computers, and tablet PCs.", many people believe that this isn't related to World of Warcraft. Suggestions range from an expansion to Heartstone to an entirely new series. Some have suggested another hoax.
Whatever it is, we'll know soon enough. BlizzCon 2013 starts on the 8th of November.