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Yes. But it would have to be restricted to a specific type of product - i.e. you aren't really trademarking the "word", but particular uses of it, for particul
by 6ren 15y ago
Yes.
But it would have to be restricted to a specific type of product - i.e. you aren't really trademarking the "word", but particular uses of it, for particular purposes.
e.g. "coke" is trademarked.
- smallblacksun 15y agoAs is "windows".
- ugh 15y agoWould they have to use it? Even if they had the trademark, they currently don’t seem to use only “Scrolls” anywhere. It’s always “The Elder Scrolls”. I’m guessing (but don’t know) that a trademark has to be used to be upheld. (This is obviously separate from the issue of whether a trademark for games called “The Elder Scrolls” also covers games called “Scrolls”.)
- ristretto 15y agoI think the requirement is that it is not confused with an existing product, but confusion is open to interpretation.
- ugh 15y agoWell, that’s obviously separate. The issue at hand is whether you can trademark a single word in your trademark and, without using it anywhere on its own, keep it as a trademark (ignoring, for the moment, whether or not there can be confusion). It’s a bit off-topic, really, since there only seems to be a trademark for “The Elder Scrolls”, not “Scrolls”. This is all about the possibility of confusion.