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[Henry Panic]

What's funny about the post is Pokemon is the nickname, and Pocket Monsters is the actual title.

 

[SF Kosmo]

To a degree. It's valid to go after another drink trying to use the word "monster" to protect you drink brand TM.
No one would have been confused by a video game titled "Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals" or even consider it to have anything to do with Monster Energy.

You're entirely missing the point. The case is not at all because Monster thinks this is relevant to their brand, it's because going after small companies means they are more likely to settle, and a trail of people settling these lawsuits is a way for them to establish a record of defending their IP.

If they don't do this, their IP could be considered invalid on the grounds that they have failed to defend it.

So there's incentive for them to just bully small companies that can't defend themselves and there's really no incentive for them not to other than, I suppose, bas publicity. It's really a dumb system but that is the way trademark law works in this country.

 

[Guenther]

No negative ratings on Google et al?

 

[March Climber]

My favorite death flag stage of a company is the 'sue everyone' phase.

 

[Wastelander92]

If I ever make a game, I will call it Edge Monster

 

[MrA]

If I ever make a game, I will call it Edge Monster

Scrolls of the Edge Monster would be even better

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Stay relevant by making everyone hate them?

Seems to be working for Disney, Bud light, Nike, Balenciaga, M&M's, Jack Daniels, etc etc

 

[GymWolf]

 

[CamHostage]

You're entirely missing the point. The case is not at all because Monster thinks this is relevant to their brand, it's because going after small companies means they are more likely to settle, and a trail of people settling these lawsuits is a way for them to establish a record of defending their IP.

Before there was Monster Energy, there was Monster Cable, which did the same trademark trolling. They got VI l caught up though when somehow they tangled with Disney over Monsters Inc.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123869022704882969

 

[badblue]

The case is not at all because Monster thinks this is relevant to their brand, it's because going after small companies means they are more likely to settle, and a trail of people settling these lawsuits is a way for them to establish a record of defending their IP.

Monster Energy is going after Monster Hunter and Pokemon over the use of the word "monster". Those are not small companies.

 

[Skifi28]

Is this the equivalent of a blank stare? Your non-verbal protest is both brave and stunning!

 

[BootsLoader]

I forgot that monster energy exists.

 

[Ar¢tos]

I bought Monster once in a while, I liked the Tropical flavor, but now they can forget it.

 

[nikos]

Going after an indie dev, as Monster, is pretty pathetic.

Haven't had one in a few months as there are better options for energy drinks anyway.

 

[Saber]

Lawsuit? Good luck, you gonna need it for this level of idioticy lol

 

[Krathoon]

You can't sue a word that is part of language. They don't own the word Monster.

The only way they could sue them is if a can of Monster Energy Drink was a monster in the game.

 

[lachesis]

Kojima being a visionary, again...? He literally licensed it and made his game exempt!

 

[The Pleasure]

Nintendo when Monster energy comes at them.

 

[FearlessBelgian]

If I ever make a game, I will call it Edge Monster

Mine : Give me some energy, monster !

 

[Sleepwalker]

Mine : Give me some energy, monster !

Attack of the Energy drinking Monster

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

Have they already sued Capcom for their Monster Hunter games???

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

That's apparently what happens when law departments get to use Chat-GPT for their stuff.

 

[Knightime_X]

Wasn't MONSTER RANCHER a thing lobg before the energy drink?
Maybe they should cool their jets and know their roll.

EDIT: Meant m rancher, hunter.

 

[K' Dash]

They have big cojones if they’re trying to go after Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, I’ll give them that.

Best thing that could happen to the rest of the people being affected by this is this idiots going after the owners of the biggest, most profitable IP in the world.

 

[ComputerBlue]

I’ve never had a single energy drink in my life, but I’ve always associated monster energy drink with NASCAR hat type people, am I correct?

 

[Sakura]

They can't compete with Red Bull, so I guess this is their strategy to stay relevant.

Doesn't Monster have a higher market share than Red Bull?

 

[Spyxos]

Doesn't Monster have a higher market share than Red Bull?

Uff is that so? I don't drink either of them, I just knew that Red Bull has 2 Formula 1 teams and must be very successful.

 

[Kilau]

Before there was Monster Energy, there was Monster Cable, which did the same trademark trolling. They got VI l caught up though when somehow they tangled with Disney over Monsters Inc.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123869022704882969

 

[delfrickintree]

You're entirely missing the point. The case is not at all because Monster thinks this is relevant to their brand, it's because going after small companies means they are more likely to settle, and a trail of people settling these lawsuits is a way for them to establish a record of defending their IP.

If they don't do this, their IP could be considered invalid on the grounds that they have failed to defend it.

So there's incentive for them to just bully small companies that can't defend themselves and there's really no incentive for them not to other than, I suppose, bas publicity. It's really a dumb system but that is the way trademark law works in this country.

This sounds like jewish monster lawyer logic. I'll have none of it, on this holiday! Begone

I do have a guilty pleasure of monster ultra drinks though. It can be an evil addiction.. I wonder what chemicals they use instead of sugar

 

[MrA]

Doesn't Monster have a higher market share than Red Bull?

In the US, world wide red bull is no.1 at like 8 billion in sales, some china only drink number 2 with 6 billion and then monster with 4 billion....
boy that's a lot of bull ball squeezin's

 

[Mr Hyde]

Energy drinks are disgusting as is these lawsuits trying to copyright words. Hopefully Nintendo puts them in their place if they decide to take action. Or better yet, make Monster go out of business.

 

[Ozzie666]

EA should launch a counter suit for Mail Order Monsters that came out in 1984 or was it 1985.
Just for laughs.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Weird, for such a general word, you'd think that any trademarks that Monster owns would be contextual.

Sega coming for Hyundai Motor Company next: Sega says the word Genesis is ours bitches.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Monster is waaaaay better then redbull

 

[delfrickintree]

Monster is waaaaay better then redbull

Thats not the topic retard

 

[Lokaum D+]

Thats not the topic retard

Yeah, lets take a monster lawsuit over the word "monster" seriously and i m the retard one

 

[IAmRei]

advertising goes too hard?

 

[MegaBustet]

I hope the indie company counter sues them for their time and money. That's so shitty to deal with. Whoever is on the monster energy drink legal team are a bunch of total assholes.

 

[Ar¢tos]

If I ever make a game, I will call it Edge Monster

Edge Monster Saga

You forgot "Saga".

 

[Soodanim]

Before there was Monster Energy, there was Monster Cable, which did the same trademark trolling. They got VI l caught up though when somehow they tangled with Disney over Monsters Inc.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123869022704882969

I don't care how much of a bad muthafucka you think you are as a lawyer, going up against Disney is surely suicide with such a frivolous lawsuit. They probably have more lawyers than some countries have soldiers.

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Ozzie666]

What's next Monster Jam and Monster Trucks?

 

[Ar¢tos]

What's next Monster Jam and Monster Trucks?

Lady Gaga?