WHAT ABOUT ACID GHOST, HUH!?
Uh, isn't this much closer to the Ghost Recon logo, and Ubisoft didn't say shit?
Infringement is perhaps a bit harshly phrased, but it is nevertheless a (federal) lawsuit regarding a trademark.Filing an opposition to trademark registration with the USPTO is not the same as suing for trademark infringement.
Rösti;193750670 said:The trademark for the PS/2 connector by IBM was registered in 1988 (and abandoned in 2009). Sony would not have been able to oppose this mark with PlayStation 2 as grounds.
Hope you guys aren't thinking of naming your studio Creed.
I would think it would be pretty trivial to prove that no one has been confused during the past five years.
The developer of Need For Speed Rivals and Need For Speed 2015.Oh yeah I forgot the obvious question.
... WHAT THE HELL IS EA'S GHOST!?
Is it like, a cloud gaming service or something?
The developer of Need For Speed Rivals and Need For Speed 2015.
No. Because they're different things named different things and no one has been confused about it for the years EA Ghost has existed.Consumers are likely to believe, mistakenly, that the goods and services Applicant offers under Applicants Mark are provided, sponsored, endorsed, or approved by Opposers
12. Applicants proposed mark GHOST mark is nearly identical to the GHOST
RECON marks used and owned by Opposers.
MY GOD! They overlap perfectly! And that one word is the same!
MY GOD! They overlap perfectly! And that one word is the same!
Surprised Activision is not in because of CoD Ghosts
I know you're sarcastic, but they both use black and white as their color scheme, you think that's just an unhappy coincidence? Yeah, didn't think so...
Probably because they can't bully Activision.Uh, isn't this much closer to the Ghost Recon logo, and Ubisoft didn't say shit?
Came for this
Are they dumb?
No confusion possible.
Is it accurate that if a company doesn't regularly defend its trademark, it could lose the ability to keep it? If so that explains 99% of these kinds of things even if they seem silly to normal people.
The Godzilla with Walter White.What movie is this from?
The Godzilla with Walter White.
Ghost reporting.
Activision haven't tried to trademark the term "ghosts"
It's actually kinda depressing how most people in here have no idea how trademarks work.
Interesting. I guess it makes more sense.Its just standard practice. Due to how trademark and copyright law is in the US, you basically have to sue anything that comes within a mile of your trademark. Otherwise it becomes harder to defend later
what? no one is allowed to use the word ghost?
A trademark owner not only enjoys the exclusive right to use its marks in commerce, but also has the right (and in fact the obligation) to stop others from using similar marks in a manner that causes consumer confusion, Kenney writes. However, a trademark owner is not permitted to misuse its trademark rights so as to intimidate another business into abandoning a mark that does not conflict with the trademark owners mark. As a result of these competing principles of trademark law a trademark owner is obligated to vigorously enforce its rights but at the same time must respect the fact that those rights are limited and not monopolistic a trademark owner frequently is left in a quandary. What measure of enforcement is sufficient to protect its rights without crossing the line? Adding to that tension is the developing concept of trademark bullying.
Rösti;193750871 said:Infringement is perhaps a bit harshly phrased, but it is nevertheless a (federal) lawsuit regarding a trademark.
Though I see now the title was changed to better reflect the event. Thanks, moderator.