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Thank you (and others who answered). So, no copyright, no patents, and I forgot to ask about trademarks, but I think I can do without naming things for what the
by jakobdabo 9y ago
Thank you (and others who answered). So, no copyright, no patents, and I forgot to ask about trademarks, but I think I can do without naming things for what they are if I ever go for my idea of that game.
- duskwuff 9y agoAs a number, "6502" was never trademarkable, and what was left of the original manufacturer (MOS) was liquidated in 2001. So there's no trademark rights either.
- jacquesm 9y agoLiquidation might have moved those trademarks to a new owner.
- vidarh 9y agoKeep in mind that Western Design Centre also has/had rights to the 6502, and they're still selling variations, so the fact that MOS was liquidated doesn't necessarily mean much. But presumably you're right in terms of ability to trademark it anyway.
- tinus_hn 9y agoYou can't trademark a number as Intel found with the 80486, which is why they went with the 'Pentium' name instead of with 80586 for the next release.